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10 unusual reasons for payouts WEDDING TRENDS 1 One in five wedding ceremonies take place in a church. In 2014, it was one in three. 2 Wedding ceremonies in barns and on farms have doubled in the past five years, with one in eight couples now marrying in these venues. 3 One in ten weddings now involve a marquee * . However rising numbers of couples are holding weddings in museums, libraries and theatres. Weddings are becoming more informal and relaxed as couples pick and choose the traditions they want to keep and add their own personal touches. Here, we reveal the new trends for 2019. WEDDING DATES 1 Wedding barn burned down 2 Mother-of-the bride’s outfit was unwearable after it fell out of a car roof box 3 Flower pollen damaged the bride’s dress 4 Wedding planner failed to plan the wedding 5 Bride's dress did not arrive from the US 6 Wedding venue was turned into a block of flats 7 Wedding cancelled due to ‘extreme snow’ 8 Photo booth scam 9 DJ did not show up 10 Wedding car broke down 2019 WEDDING INSURANCE MAY May is set to be the most popular month to get married by 2020 – overtaking August. 40% THURSDAY WEDDINGS Thursday weddings have risen in popularity by 40% since 2014. 2/3 SATURDAY WEDDINGS Two thirds of weddings still take place on a Saturday. * John Lewis Wedding Insurance offers optional marquee cover

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Page 1: THURSDAY WEDDINGS SATURDAY WEDDINGS · One in 10 weddings are now held abroad. Italy is the most popular country for wedding ceremonies. Greece is now in second place, beating France

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

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£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