Wedding Survey Finds That Big Day Celebrations Are A Popular Place To Look For Love

The Place 75% Of Men Are Looking For Love

Forget the bar scene! According to a new survey conducted by online dating site Cupid.com, weddings may be the perfect place to meet your match.

Roughly half of women (46 percent) and nearly three-quarters of men (74 percent) say they're on high alert for other singles the minute they arrive at the wedding venue, a Cupid.com press release reveals. Twenty-eight percent of the 1,000 people surveyed said weddings are the best social function to meet a partner.

And men: don't be afraid to get a little choked up at the ceremony. A whopping 92 percent of women said they love seeing men cry at weddings. Bring on the waterworks!

Click through the slideshow below for some of the most interesting findings from The Knot's annual Real Weddings Study.

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2012 Real Weddings Survey

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