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What If You Invested Your Wedding Budget in Amazon?
The average American wedding cost $22,000 in 2005. Put that into Amazon, one of the era's clear winners, and you can trace what holding through every drop since actually did to it.
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Married in 2000
$19,000 invested in 2000
Worth today
$1,402,000
26.6 years
+17.6% annualized
Married in 2005
Best$22,000 invested in 2005
Worth today
$2,427,537
21.6 years
+24.3% annualized
Married in 2010
$27,000 invested in 2010
Worth today
$1,026,344
16.6 years
+24.5% annualized
Married in 2015
$32,000 invested in 2015
Worth today
$430,168
11.6 years
+25.1% annualized
Based on price data through 2026-06-01. Price return only (no dividends).
About this calculation
Average wedding cost data from The Knot Real Weddings Study.
Returns are based on price appreciation only (no dividends reinvested). Past performance does not guarantee future results. Not financial advice.
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