Traditional values changing in 2013, says results of Ireland’s largest wedding survey by WeddingsOnline.ie

Press Release
Swords, Dublin
26.02.2013

Irish wedding website WeddingsOnline.ie, together with CX Analytics, polled over 1700 brides-to-be in January this year to create the most comprehensive survey of its kind in the country. Over 90% of respondents were in the process of planning their wedding.

Results show that Irish marriages are moving away from the conservative values of the past, with 18% opting for a civil ceremony rather than a church wedding. Family structures followed suit with 26% of those yet to tie the knot having children already.

WeddingsOnline.ie announced their findings at their recent annual conference ‘Building a Better Wedding Business’ in Clontarf Castle, where guest speakers from the USA and UK discussed the future of the Irish wedding industry.

Irish Wedding Stats 2013

Other top line results show that weddings in Ireland continue to be an expensive event, with people prepared to spend significant amounts on their big day. While the most popular bracket was the €15,000-€20,000 (24%), over 21% of respondents still planned to shell out between €20,000 and €25,000 on their special day.

The average price per head at a wedding remains steady, with over 25% of those surveyed budgeting €40-€50 per guest on the reception meal. At the higher end of the scale, 3% plan on spending €80-€90 per head and nearly 4% have a budget of €90-€100 per guest.

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Click here for the full results of this Irish wedding survey

About WeddingsOnline.ie

WeddingsOnline.ie was launched in 2000 and has since become Ireland’s busiest wedding community. Over 80% of all engaged couples in Ireland use WeddingsOnline.ie at some point in their wedding plans. WeddingsOnline.ie is popular for its lively forums (where users are warmly referred to as ‘Wollies’), online wedding directory, competitions, real weddings and daily tips and advice on everything from wedding dress trends to budget friendly wedding ideas. Over 1000 wedding industry suppliers have made weddingsonline Ltd their marketing partner.

About the Survey

Please contact Jonathan at [email protected] or 01 883 9275 for more details about those polled and full details about the statistics quoted in this article.

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