Hitched W.I.F.E. is the definitive source of data for UK weddings.
Information is collected through a variety of surveys,
with a minimum of three specific subject surveys each year and
two major annual surveys which focus on the planning aspect and
then the post wedding feedback respectively.
Information is collected through a variety of surveys,
with a minimum of three specific subject surveys each year and
two major annual surveys which focus on the planning aspect and
then the post wedding feedback respectively.
The surveys use Hitched’s reputation and significant visitor numbers
as the UK’s most popular wedding website to gather data from
representative samples. The research data is then analysed and published,
free of charge, here on the Hitched W.I.F.E. website.
as the UK’s most popular wedding website to gather data from
representative samples. The research data is then analysed and published,
free of charge, here on the Hitched W.I.F.E. website.
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 the number of people inviting less than 50 guests has risen by 3%.
Wedding budgets have also decreased since last year,
with a 5% decrease in people budgeting between £5000 and £15,000.
This does not include the cost of the honeymoon.
with a 5% decrease in people budgeting between £5000 and £15,000.
This does not include the cost of the honeymoon.
Even with lower budgets, more people are expecting to go over budget this year. With 3% less people planning on sticking to their budget.
Couples paying for their own wedding have risen by 1% in the last year,
as the bride’s family paying has decreased by 1%.
as the bride’s family paying has decreased by 1%.
For the second year running, America is the
most popular honeymoon destination.
most popular honeymoon destination.
Places like the Caribbean and South America are popular
destinations as 22% of Hitched viewers suggested.
destinations as 22% of Hitched viewers suggested.
The latest government published data for number of marriages
in the UK is for 2008. The most recent year is currently provisional and it is expected that this number could increase by 1% once the final figure is published in February 2011
The high street department stores are still the most popular
place to create a wedding gift list.But...Only 50.4% of couples getting married have a gift list.
We asked brides what their wedding dress size they were or
will be when they walk down the aisle. All content of this blog post is credited to http://hitched-wife.org/
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