ING Says UK Couples Postponing and Foregoing Weddings Due To Cost

A growing number of UK couples are postponing wedding plans or foregoing the event altogether due to the rising cost of wedding ceremonies. Financial planner ING Direct says that as many as 102,000 engaged couples in the UK have indefinitely postponed wedding ceremonies, citing their cost as the primary reason for the delay. This number, which represents 15 percent of the country’s engaged couples, has risen from 10 percent over the last 20 years.

Also according to the survey results, 41 percent of respondents indicated that they had exceeded their wedding budgets by an average of £3,700 (AUD$8,000); 14 percent of respondents said their spending choices were driven by a desire to outdo friends and family members’ weddings; and 25 percent said they felt pressured to make certain spending decisions by pictures they viewed in the media.

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