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WEDDING TRENDS

1 Oneinfiveweddingceremoniestake placeinachurch.In2014,itwasone inthree.

2 Weddingceremoniesinbarnsandonfarmshavedoubledinthepastfiveyears,withoneineightcouplesnowmarryinginthesevenues.

3 Oneintenweddingsnowinvolveamarquee*.Howeverrisingnumbersofcouplesareholdingweddingsinmuseums,librariesandtheatres.

Weddingsarebecomingmoreinformalandrelaxedascouplespickandchoosethetraditionstheywanttokeepandaddtheirownpersonaltouches.Here,werevealthenewtrendsfor2019.

WEDDING DATES

1 Weddingbarnburneddown

2 Mother-of-thebride’soutfitwasunwearableafteritfelloutofacarroofbox

3 Flowerpollendamagedthebride’sdress

4 Weddingplannerfailedtoplanthewedding

5 Bride'sdressdidnotarrivefromtheUS

6 Weddingvenuewasturnedintoablock offlats

7 Weddingcancelleddueto‘extremesnow’

8 Photoboothscam

9 DJdidnotshowup

10 Weddingcarbrokedown

2019WEDDING INSURANCE

MAYMayissettobethe mostpopularmonth togetmarriedby2020 –overtakingAugust.

40%-^THURSDAY WEDDINGS

Thursdayweddingshaveriseninpopularityby40%since2014.

2/3SATURDAY WEDDINGS

TwothirdsofweddingsstilltakeplaceonaSaturday.

*JohnLewisWeddingInsuranceoffersoptionalmarqueecover

£34.20 TheaverageWeddingGiftListspendis£34.20.

£2,699 ThemostexpensiveitemonGiftListsfor2019isanAppleMacBookPro.

CafetièresareoutsellingteapotsontheGiftListforthefirsttime.Cafetièresarethe56thmostpopularitemontheGiftListwhileteapotshavenowfallento58th.

TOP TECH

ThemostpopulartechitemsaretheSonosPlay1speakers,DysonV7MotorheadcordlessvacuumcleanerandtheKenwoodMultiproClassicFoodProcessor.

BEST SELLERS

Bowlsareourbestsellingitemfor2019reflectingtheriseofcasualdiningandtheunstoppabletrendforbowlfood.

G IFTL ISTCouplesareshunninghightechgiftsandaregoingbacktotraditional

weddinglists,optingforbowls,plates,towelsandcutlery.

WEDDING DESTINATIONS

Onein10weddingsarenowheldabroad.

Italyisthemostpopularcountryfor weddingceremonies.

Greeceisnowinsecondplace,beatingFrancetothenumbertwospotforthefirsttime.

CroatiaandMaltaarenewentrantsinthetop10destinationsascouplesfavourMediterraneandestinations.

MexicoandSouthAfricahavefallenout ofthetop10sincelastyear.

1 . ITALY2 . GREECE3 . FRANCE4. SPAIN5 . CYPRUS6 . IRELAND7. PORTUGAL8 . USA9. CROATIA10 . MALTA

MOST POPULAR

Researchisbasedon2019datafromJohnLewisFinanceWeddingInsuranceandJohnLewisGiftList.