10 unusual reasons for payouts
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.
