Nutmeg<\/a> reveals that wedding budgets are on the rise, honeymoon destinations are becoming more exotic and parents are footing increasing amounts of the bill. Not only that, but guests are spending more money per wedding too!<\/p>\nThe most interesting aspect of this research is that although the cost of the average wedding has risen by \u00a37,000 in the last 10 years, the average number of guests has actually reduced by 7%. This suggests that weddings are becoming smaller and more intimate to make way for more glamorous and expensive locations. It could also take into account the rising cost of, well, everything from flowers to food which has had a dramatic impact on the cost of the big day.<\/p>\n
Here at WeddingDates we know that you can have your dream wedding no matter what your budget but it\u2019s interesting to see how much the costs can amount to when you have a specific picture in mind and won\u2019t settle for anything less. According to this survey, the top single wedding day cost is the honeymoon. This makes sense, we all want to jet off in newly-wed bliss straight after the big day, but if your budgets are tight it might be worth thinking about taking a \u2018mini moon\u2019 to somewhere less exotic while you save up for the \u2018real deal\u2019.<\/p>\n
Why not check out our Top 10 Wedding Budget Tips<\/a> for other ways to ensure that your budget doesn\u2019t spiral out of control. Or, alternatively, if your parents are willing to foot the bill, go all out and just enjoy the day of your dreams!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I think it is safe to say that budgets are every bride\u2019s worst nightmare. Sticking to a strict budget can seem so easy at first but after you\u2019ve scouted Pinterest, visited wedding fayre\u2019s and found the dream dress it is easy to see how the wedding in your head won\u2019t quite add up on the calculator. Although people say that we are still in the midst of the recession and purse strings are tight, here at WeddingDates we\u2019ve found some […]","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":4681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[194],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4680"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4680"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50357,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4680\/revisions\/50357"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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