Wedding Industry Facts and Economics

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  1. Overview of UK Weddings 2011

    Overview of UK Weddings 2011

    The results are in! Our latest survey on weddings last year is now live. The results cover topics including how much people spend on a wedding, what the best memories of the day were and which suppliers...

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  2. Who answered our 2011 Survey?

    Who answered our 2011 Survey?

    With over 600 respondents, this survey focused on couples married in 2011, and was sent to registered hitched.co.uk users who gave us their wedding dates for 2011. Who answered our survey: Unsurprisingly...

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  3. Wedding Budgets for 2011

    Wedding Budgets for 2011

    Whilst the total wedding spend is just over £16,000, more couples stuck to their budget or underspent than overspent....

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  4. How was Wedding Supplier Satisfaction in 2011?

    How was Wedding Supplier Satisfaction in 2011?

    Satisfaction with wedding suppliers was generally high , but there were significant scores for dissatisfaction with florists and bridal wear shops. The supplier category which seems to disappoint the most...

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  5. Each year UK Weddings are worth £10 billion

    Each year UK Weddings are worth £10 billion

    The UK's most popular wedding website hitched.co.uk , surveyed thousands of newlywed couples last year to reveal an industry worth a whopping £10 billion . Planning an engagement through to the...

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  6. 277,736 Total UK Marriages in 2010

    277,736 Total UK Marriages in 2010

    The latest government published data for the total number of marriages in the UK for 2010 is 277,736. The most recent year is currently provisional and it is expected that this number could increase by...

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  7. 266,950 Total UK Marriages in 2009

    266,950 Total UK Marriages in 2009

    The latest government published data for the total number of marriages in the UK for 2009 is 266,950 . The most recent year is currently provisional and it is expected that this number could increase by...

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  8. Wedding Budgets in 2010

    Wedding Budgets in 2010

    Whilst the total wedding spend is just over £15,000, more couples overspent than either stuck to their budget or underspent. In a recessionary climate and with an event as important as a wedding...

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  9. Do all couples have gift lists?

    Do all couples have gift lists?

    Only 50.4% of couples getting married have a gift list.

  10. The Dress Size of UK Brides

    The Dress Size of UK Brides

    We asked brides what their wedding dress size they were or will be when they walk down the aisle....

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  11. Honeymooners Dismiss Impact Of Rise In Airport Departure Tax

    Honeymooners Dismiss Impact Of Rise In Airport Departure Tax

    Hitched.co.uk has published the results of a poll conducted on its site which show that over two-thirds of respondents did not think the rise in tax would affect their honeymoon plans. With only 4.4% claiming...

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  12. 270,403 Total UK Marriages in 2008

    270,403 Total UK Marriages in 2008

    Government published data for the total number of marriages in the UK for 2008 is 270,403 . To view the latest government published figures for total marriages in 2009 , go to: hitched-wife.org/266-950...

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  13. Popular honeymoon destinations for 2010

    Popular honeymoon destinations for 2010

    For the second year running, America is the most popular honeymoon destination. Places like the Caribbean and South America are popular destinations as 22% of Hitched viewers suggested....

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  14. Who's Paying the Bill?

    Who's Paying the Bill?

    Couples paying for their own wedding have risen by 1% in the last year, as the bride’s family paying has decreased by 1% ....

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  15. Going over budget

    Going over budget

    Even with lower budgets, more people are expecting to go over budget this year. With 3% less people planning on sticking to their budget....

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  16. How much is being spent on weddings?

    How much is being spent on weddings?

    Wedding budgets have also decreased since last year, with a 5% decrease in people budgeting between £5000 and £15,000 . These figures exclude the cost of the honeymoon...

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  17. How Many Guests...

    How Many Guests...

    The 2010 Hitched annual survey has revealed that people are inviting less people to their wedding compared to their 2009 results. The number of people inviting 50 to 100 guests has decreased by 7%, whereas...

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