Nearly Weds

Married Parents A Minority By 2031

2007-10-07T21:47:00.000+01:00

A report on family like by the Office for National Statistics suggests that Britain is 24 years away from a situation where married couples will be a minority. The recently published report indicates the number of couples living together has increased 65% to 2.3 million in the last 10 years. In the same time period married couple families dropped by 4% to 12.1 million.

The report includes forecasts, predicting that by the year 2031 there will have been a 250% in cohabiting couples aged 45-64.

Real Flower Confetti

2007-09-20T15:56:00.000+01:00

When we got married (over 10 years ago) we wondered beforehand if the vicar would allow us to have confetti thrown outside the church. At the time, it wasn't a problem and our family and friends threw handfuls of paper confetti.

Nowadays however, paper confetti is often frowned upon and sometimes is not allowed. But don't worry! The Real Flower Petal Confetti Company offers a fantastic, completely natural, superior alternative. Using a wide range of flower petals including:

Delphinium
Hydrangea
Rose
Skeleton leaves

confettidirect.co.uk have a great, unique product that also solves the problem of paper confetti - flower petals are of course biodegradable.

Iced Gems From icedgems.co.uk

2007-09-14T16:08:00.000+01:00

Rosemary Evans is offering a range of wedding cakes from her appropriately named website icedgems.co.uk. Rose is based on The Wirral so we feel obliged to give her a mention because that's where our search marketing company is based too!

So, if you live on The Wirral, make sure you pay a visit to Iced Gems and tell Rose that found her via weddings junction.

Helpful boyfriend. Lazy Husband

2007-08-31T21:01:00.000+01:00

A survey for the Journal of Family Issues suggests that married men do fewer chores at home than live-in boyfriends!

Civil Partnerships Can Avoid Inheritance Tax

2007-08-23T10:12:00.000+01:00

Ron Lynch, the partner of the Are You Being Served? star John Inman (pictured), inherited almost all of the £2.8m estate and did not have to pay any inheritance tax (according to the Telegraph).

Because the pair underwent a civil partnership ceremony in 2005, the Government's civil partnership legislation meant that Mr Lynch was exempt from an inheritance tax charge.

Disclaimer: Always seek professional advice for tax matters.

Wedding Cheese Cake

2007-06-28T11:42:00.000+01:00

The discerning cheese merchants Paxton and Whitfield have come up with an unusual idea for a wedding cake. It's a cheese cake, not an american style cheese cake, but one that is made of layers of cheese such as cheddar, cheshire and specialist regional cheeses such as Yarg from Cornwall.

Decorated with seasonal fruits and nuts these cakes are certainly different and make a change from the more traditional fruit cake covered in Royal icing.

For a completely unique cake why not plonk your very own handmade cake topper on the top too!

Wedding Cake Toppers

2007-06-27T18:07:00.000+01:00

If you're looking for a truely personal and unique wedding cake topper we recommend that you pop over to Michelle Sugar Art. These fantastic sugar or clay wedding cake models are based upon photos that you provide.

Here's what they say...

Our wedding cake toppers are unique. They are hands-sculpted to match your requirements for your special day.
We will help you create a wedding cake topper that can express the bride and groom's own uniqueness on their special day.
We always pay attention to every single detail from your wedding dress, suit, even your accessories and flowers. It is designed to suit your budget and needs.

Aren't they great?

Let us know if you know of any other great wedding services like this.

Marks and Spencer Bridal Wear

2007-06-27T17:22:00.002+01:00

M&S have now made their fantastic bridal wear available online. Not to be outdone, John Lewis also stock a range of products including bridal lingerie. Bridal wear isn't strictly true as there's a whole range of wedding attire for:

bride
groom
bridesmaids
pageboy
jewellery
occassional wear

In addition, you can buy wine and champagne from M&S too - ideal if you're buying your own drinks for your wedding. If you are buying your own wine and champagne then take a look at these online wine offers.

Getting Wed Is Less Scary Than A New Job

2007-06-26T21:38:00.000+01:00

A survey of 2000 adults by jobsite.co.uk, the recruitment company, highlights that starting a job is three times more frightening than getting married.

Well in my opinion that's hardly the find of the century. Doesn't almost everyone find the experience of the first day of a new job somewhat daunting? And why should getting married be frightening anyway?

Black Meringue Magazine

2007-06-15T14:19:00.000+01:00

We were contacted about 3 weeks ago by Blaze Publishing, a magazine publishing house based in Warwickshire. Now you wouldn't know by looking at their website which predominately promotes magazines about shooting and outdoor life but they are soon to publish a new bookazine entitled Black Meringue. This new title is all about alternative weddings and should be available in all WH Smiths shops from late August. Sounds like it could be an interesting read - I love the title.

Blaze were enquiring about us placing an ad within Black Meringue for wedding insurance products. Unfortunately our ad spend for this year had already been budgetted for, so we won't be taking them up on the offer.

Along similar lines, if you're considering or preparing for your own alternative wedding pay a visit to like-minded people who discuss their own weddings at offbeatbride

Weird Wedding Locations

2007-06-08T20:39:00.000+01:00

To some to-be weds a church ceremony is just way too mundane and just doesn't cut the mustard. So, for such couples they need a different way of celebrating their wedding day. With more and more venues applying for and obtaining the appropriate legal licence, couples can now get married in the strangest of locations. For example...

In Mid Air

Caroline Hackwood and Justin Bunn got married in mid air on top of an Utterly Butterly air display bi-plane over Rendcomb Airfield nr Cirencester in 2001.

In Freefall

Jumping out of a plane with your partner and the vicar is another bizare way of getting hitched. Hope the old wedding insurance cover is in place!

At The End Of A Rope

French bungee jump couple Christine and Stephane Rosetti tied the knot whilst being tied to the end of a bungee line.

Underwater Weddings

You've probably seen footage of several couples getting married in fish tanks, in swimming pools and in full diving suits under the waves of some far flung ocean.

In A Phone Box

A Norwegian couple, Frode Stromo and Grete Myrslett, who met via a text message, got married in a phone booth.

In all of these cases I think that you have to feel just a little sorry for the vicar!

Feel free to comment if you know of any other weird weddings.

When One Marriage Isn't Enough

2007-05-28T14:15:00.000+01:00

I presume that you to-be weds reading this are only planning on getting married just the once?

Well once is nowhere near enough for some. The Telegraph reports that a Georgia Minister, Bishop Anthony Owens (35) who served two years in prison on bigamy charges for having eight wives has been arrested over accusations of trying to marry at least four more! Officials say there is no evidence that he divorced the previous eight.

Dear me!

Eco Friendly Weddings

2007-05-18T16:47:00.000+01:00

The Church of England has published a new guide to encourage to-be weds to reject the extravagant culture surrounding weddings and to embrace a more simplistic approach.

The Making The Most of Weddings publication offers suggestions to curtail both the financial expenditure and the environmental impact of a wedding. Suggestions include:

fair-trades material could be used to make the dress
buy a second-hand dress from a charity shop, to be returned after the day
organic food to be served at the reception
guests to bring a bottle
gift list to be in association with a charity

Whilst some of these suggestions and others might not have popular appeal, bare in mind that recent figures estimate that the average cost of a UK wedding is about £17,000!

79 Years And Counting!

2007-04-16T21:29:00.000+01:00

We thought that we would start this weddings blog off with a post that will be inspirational to all you nearly weds.

On May 26th, the UKs current longest married couple, Frank and Anita Milford will celebrate their 79th wedding anniversary. The couple married on May 26th, 1928 at Torpoint Registry Office in Cornwall. Mr Milford was earning the princely sum of £2.35 a week and saved up for months in order to afford his brides-to-be £6 diamond engagement ring.

The couples advice for other couples is simple: make time for a little romance everyday. Anita says

Couples these days don't last because they don't take enough time for each other, there isn't enough respect. Love is about give and take.

The couple have their eye on the record for recorded longest-ever marriage. Percy and Florence Arrowsmith, of Hereford, were married for just 80 years!

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2007-04-16T18:36:00.000+01:00

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