Wedding Budgets for 2011 Plummet
WeddingChaos.co.uk, the wedding planning experts, have surveyed over 4,000 future brides and grooms to find out just how much they are planning on spending on their wedding and the results show that the lavish weddings of pre-recession times are largely a thing of the past.
Despite the accepted wisdom drawn from other survey sources that the cost of the ‘average’ wedding is approaching £20,000 – our research, one of the most extensive surveys yet conducted, shows this figure is miles away from actual budgets. In actual fact the largest grouping intended to spend less than £5,000 on their big day. A startling 68% of respondents were planning on spending less than £10,000.
“I think this survey shows that many modern brides and grooms are being much more realistic about their wedding finances,” explains WeddingChaos founder David Cartlidge. “You look at some of the extravagances that were previously part of the wedding experience, such as lasering messages onto rose petals, and they seem particularly frivolous given the current financial climate.”
The rush to keep costs low on their big day has seen more and more people turning towards websites like Wedding Chaos as canny brides look to shave money off the budget.
“We are certainly seeing people becoming savvier,” says Cartlidge. “They are setting sensible budgets and then trying hard to stick to them using the extra resources and discounts that the web can put them in touch with. From what we’ve seen the economy is biting hard into the wedding budget.”
Complete survey results
- £0 – £2,500 (18.9%)
- £2,501 – £5,000 (21.2%)
- £5,001 – £7,500 (13.7%)
- £7,501 – £10,000 (13.7%)
- £10,001 – £12,500 (10.1%)
- £12,501 – £15,000 (7.3%)
- £15,001 – £17,500 (3.5%)
- £17,501 – £20,000 (4.3%)
- £20,000 + (7.3%)
Has the state of the economy forced you to re-think your budgets?
The Dodo Book of the Big Day (Press Release)
The ‘Book of the Big Day’ – a practical planner for a marriage made in heaven
If the sound of wedding bells is driving you batty, then this indispensable gilt-edged organiser will save any and everyone’s Big Day from descending into a farce of cantilevered wedding cakes, cantankerous in-laws and cack-handed vicars.
With a plethora of pockets and pouches to stuff and store in, the DODO BOOK OF THE BIG DAY brings together anything and everything to do with keeping wedding plans in order. Printed using sumptuous metallic inks and held closed by an elastic bandeau, this is a very special keepsake for a very special day. It includes a variety of pouched dividers for Guest lists and invitations, Dress/Hair/Make-up, Bridesmaids/Pageboys, Service/Ceremony, Cars/Transport, Reception , Flowers/Cake, Photography, Wedding List, Honeymoon, Guest accommodation etc. This elegant ring binder includes a ziplock pouch and 100 extra pages to completely personalise its use and create a unique wedding organiser.
The Dodo Book of the Big Day is available from nationwide stockists retailing @ £19.95 or from www.dodopad.com or by phone from the mail order hotline 0845 053 1166 @ £23.50 (P&P inclusive).
Humorous illustrations and quotes are scattered throughout to make you smile as you plan your big day. Rebecca Jay, Managing Director, commented “This is something we’ve been asked for over and over again – a wedding organiser that is not only highly practical, but at the same time lots of fun and an enjoyable keepsake.”