Brides ‘Want A Big Value Day’
By admin • Apr 6th, 2010Many women spend their lives dreaming about tying the knot, but the credit crunch may have poured cold water over some of their childhood ambitions.
Indeed, as the economy limps out of recession, many brides-to-be may now be wondering just how they will get the wedding they have always wanted on a tight budget, without having to sacrifice too much.
Luckily, help is at hand from Rachel Morgan, editor of Wedding Ideas Magazine, who said many women are determined not to cut back when it comes to their big day, but are instead looking for the best value for money they can lay their hands on.
She explained that while some ladies are delaying their plans to wed to allow them to save more, others are making sure that they shop around by looking for discount bridal and bridesmaid dresses and making smarter purchases.
Another way to save valuable cash on the big day is to look for an all-inclusive package but then ask to have the things that are not really necessary taken out to reduce the cost, she added - such as removing certain dishes which do not suit the theme of the day from the wedding breakfast menu.
For example, brides planning to get hitched in the summer may prefer to offer their guests a glass of Pimms instead of the traditional, and more expensive, champagne.
Regarding the time of year many couples are planning to get married, Ms Morgan claimed all seasons are continuing to prove popular, although there has been an increase in demand for lighter chiffon dresses by Mary Lee, suggesting more Britons are heading abroad to tie the knot.
Elsewhere, recent research by Ultralase has revealed that vanity may be having a negative impact on couples’ enjoyment of their day.
The survey found that one in three men - or 24,000 grooms every year - are unable to see their wife-to-be as she makes her entrance as they do not want to be seen in their glasses.
And grooms were not alone in this vanity, with 33 per cent of brides admitting their biggest concern about their wedding was looking good for the photographs.
While this may not be an unsurprising finding - as the pictures will be a life-long reminder of the event - what is perhaps more shocking is that this was almost twice the percentage of ladies who claimed their biggest fear was the groom not turning up (18 per cent).
The top fashion faux pas cited by brides and brides-to-be on their wedding day was found to be trouser suits (38 per cent), glasses (23 per cent), support knickers (16 per cent), flat shoes (12 per cent) and white tights or stockings (ten per cent).
Meanwhile, for grooms the top style no-nos were a wig or toupee (50 per cent), visual piercings (19 per cent), white socks (13 per cent), facial hair (ten per cent) and glasses (seven per cent).
Would you care what your man wore on the big day?