My wife reminded me that peak wedding season is starting here in the U.S. This pattern is simple but useful for those who have seating assignments at wedding receptions.
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Wedding Facts:
Every year an average of 2.4 million weddings are performed in the U.S. (approx. 150,000 per year in Canada).
Today’s median age for first-time brides is 25 years. For grooms, it’s 27 years.
Second marriage median age is brides 35 years, grooms 38 years.
The average amount spent on a traditional American wedding is $22,000.
67% of women continue to wear the same fragrance they wore on their wedding day.
The number 1 wedding city in the U.S. (and number 2 in the world) is Las Vegas with an average of 114,000 weddings per year (the number 1 in the world is Istanbul, Turkey with 166,000).
The number 2 wedding city in the U.S. is Gatlinburg, TN with 42,000 weddings.
The number 3 wedding city in the U.S. is New Orleans, LA with an average of 36,000 marriages.
Source: Association for Wedding Professionals Int’l <http://afwpi.com/wedstats.html>
Marriages by the month:
June is the most popular month for weddings, followed by August, May, September, and October.
January 4.7%
February 7.0%
March 6.1%
April 7.4%
May 9.8%
June 10.8%
July 9.7%
August 10.2%
September 9.6%
October 9.4%
November 7.4%
December 7.8%
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An Old but Useful Tip:
As scroll saw users we cut a lot of small parts that need to be glued together. Many times clamping is a challenge. You carefully glue and line up the parts. When you try to install a clamp the pieces slid around and lose alignment. If you don't notice this movement it can be a challenge to fix after the glue cures.
This trick has been around for years but if you are new to woodworking you may have not run across it yet. Salt can be a huge help. Apply the glue and spread it around. Shake just a few flakes of salt in the glue. Don't over-salt the board. Just a very few flakes. Now when you press the parts together the salt will grip the face of each board and help hold it in place.
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