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The Wedding Market

This report looks at both weddings and civil partnership ceremonies and includes those who are marrying or entering a civil partnership for the first time as well as those who are remarrying. This study looks at attitudes towards marriage and civil partnership and examines whether weddings are becoming less formal.

The analysis also considers what influences people's choices of where, when and how they celebrate their big day, including the type of ceremony they have, their choice of venue and how they pay for it. It evaluates the buying behaviours of respondents regarding venues, wedding wear, food, flowers, transport, photography, stationery, entertainment and decorations, and whether couples are compromising on certain aspects in order to cut costs because of the current economic climate.

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50 questions were asked in total, covering the following segments of the market:

  • Marital status
  • Marital status and situation prior to marriage
  • Reasons for getting married
  • Funding the wedding
  • Type of ceremony
  • Month and day of wedding
  • Planning the ceremony
  • Cost-saving measures
  • Preparation for the big day
  • The venue
  • Number of guests
  • Catering
  • Wedding outfits
  • Bridesmaids and page boys
  • Transport
  • Flowers
  • Stationery
  • Cake
  • Photographer
  • Gift lists.