Marriage rates have fallen to the lowest level since records began, according to figures released today. Provisional figures for 2006 published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal the number of marriages fell 4% to 236,980 compared to the previous year.The marriage rate for men over 16 was 22.8 per 1,000, and for...
Monthly Archives: March 2008
‘AMICABLE’ SPLIT ENDED IN ACRIMONY
When Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills first announced their split two years ago, they insisted the parting would be amicable. But it wasn’t long before their break-up was mired in acrimony and accusations.It reached a low point in October 2006 when a leaked document set out a catalogue of sensational allegations made by...
THOUSANDS POSTPONING WEDDING DAY DUE TO SPIRALLING COSTS
The spiralling cost of getting married is forcing thousands of couples to postpone their wedding or even abandon it altogether, a survey showed today. One in five people who recently tied the knot said they were forced to delay their big day, with more than half of these couples putting it off for financial...
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QUOTES OF THE DAY“I met my wife at a friend’s wedding. We were in an orchard and she did a cartwheel. In my book, if a girl does that you marry her” – Actor Ben Miller. “I don’t live my life for the critics. If I were to listen to people and what they...
THIRD WEDDING FOR ‘NEVER HAPPIER’ ULRIKA
TV star Ulrika Jonsson has told of her joy at wedding number three, saying: “I don’t think I have ever felt happier.” The 40-year-old presenter married advertising executive Brian Monet at the weekend.She is pregnant with his baby – her fourth child by four different fathers. The “very modern” wedding took place at Blakes...
CAVERN IN BID TO STAGE CAVE WEDDINGS
Couples may soon been able to seal their love by getting married in caves which are the UK’s oldest prehistoric site. Kents Cavern has applied to Torbay Council in Devon for a marriage licence to stage weddings in its caves, which date back more than 500,000 years. If successful, the show caves, which rank...
SECRETS, DISAPPROVAL AND DECEPTION, WEDDING SPEECH
New results from a survey conducted by the free to use wedding speech site http://www.chargeyourglasses.com suggest that a typical wedding party is likely to be a hotbed of secrets and disapproval. The website helps best men, grooms and fathers-of-the-bride compose their wedding speeches. But behind the platitudes and cleverly worded toasts lie a myriad...
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