The Magical World of Weddings

Crazy cool garter sold on Etsy

If you love something, you should incorporate it into your wedding right? Well, one of the newest trends hitting the wedding scene is fantasy weddings. With the rise of internet sites such as Tumblr other social media websites, it is apparent that fandoms are everywhere. Everyone has their favorite show or movies that they wish they could actually live out. With this new trend, people are getting to live out their love of these shows. movies, and books on their wedding days. One quick trip to Pinterest (just kidding, there is no such thing as a quick trip to Pinterest) shows you hundreds of ideas on how to make your big day perfect. The wedding industry is already a huge industry with people pouring tens of thousands of dollars into their big day. But, is there a niche market within the wedding industry from these fantasy weddings?

If we break down basic wedding statistics, they look something like this.

• 2.3 million couples wed every year (6,200 a day) 
• $72 billion per year is what is spent on weddings 
• The average cost of a wedding is $20,000 

(If you want to look at these stats and more click here: Wedding Stats)

Even if only five percent of all weddings was a fantasy themed wedding, that would result in roughly $3.6 billion being spent on these fantasy weddings. This seems like it could certainly be a niche market to me. Now with all sorts of online sales, Pinterest, and Etsy I am sure that finding decorations and all things fantasy for your big day might be easy. However since sites like Etsy are still small businesses, usually one person creating amazing things in their garage, they might not be able to create enough of what you are looking for to supply your wedding. It seems as though someone could generate a lot of revenue from creating these fun and fantastical weddings for couples. All one would have to do is take a quick trip through the world wide web to find any ideas that those sharing their big day would absolutely love!

So whether you are crazy about Doctor Who

Check out this awesome Doctor Who themed wedding! 

Or you absolutely love Harry Potter 

Lots of Harry Potter ideas here! 

You can probably find someone just as crazy about your fandom as you are, and the possibilities for wedding decorations are endless. Don't be scared to go big on your big day, plenty of people are just as in love with your favorite fantasy as you! 

P.S. You can read the original article here