UK Wedding News
08/04/2014
The research, which looked at modern marriage trends, suggested that the traditional "no sex before marriage" mantra is now dead and buried – even if it leaves them open to cheeky winks and nudges on their big day.
Furthermore, it was also discovered that the number of women ordering maternity wedding dresses to allow them to make their way up the aisle with "a bun in the oven" has doubled in the last five years.
The study found pregnant brides are no longer viewed as a social taboo in the UK, with more than three quarters of those who took part in the study saying they do not believe there is a stigma attached to brides with bumps, as the conception of children out of wedlock has become more relaxed in recent years. Around nine in 10 agreed feelings towards pregnant brides had changed for the better in the last five years, while just 4% said they thought it was "unacceptable".
In addition, 98% of 25-34 year olds said that children out of wedlock was not taboo, compared to 83% of 35-54 year olds - showing that it is younger people who are most likely to consider pre-marital pregnancy as socially acceptable.
The findings also showed that a fifth of those questioned were influenced by celebrity culture with Jessica Alba, Drew Barrymore and Lily Allen all sporting baby bumps on their wedding day.
A spokeswoman for maternity wear label Tiffany Rose, who commissioned the survey, said: "The results show a significant change in social perceptions towards pregnant brides.
"There was a time when nothing got tongues wagging faster than a visibly pregnant bride walking down the aisle but nowadays this is not just socially accepted but turning into the norm.
"With two thirds of brides now living with their partner prior to marriage, pregnancy out of wedlock and brides with bumps have become much more familiar in modern life; it's moved away from the hushed secret it was years ago.
"Most of us know someone who had had children before marriage even if we haven't done it ourselves so the taboo status has lost much of its power.
"I think it's encouraging to see the value marriage still holds with couples today now they have the freedom to have children regardless of having a ring on their finger."
(JP)
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Pregnant Brides Still Wear A White Dress
Six out of 10 brides who were pregnant on their big day wore a virginal white dress, a new study has revealed.The research, which looked at modern marriage trends, suggested that the traditional "no sex before marriage" mantra is now dead and buried – even if it leaves them open to cheeky winks and nudges on their big day.
Furthermore, it was also discovered that the number of women ordering maternity wedding dresses to allow them to make their way up the aisle with "a bun in the oven" has doubled in the last five years.
The study found pregnant brides are no longer viewed as a social taboo in the UK, with more than three quarters of those who took part in the study saying they do not believe there is a stigma attached to brides with bumps, as the conception of children out of wedlock has become more relaxed in recent years. Around nine in 10 agreed feelings towards pregnant brides had changed for the better in the last five years, while just 4% said they thought it was "unacceptable".
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In addition, 98% of 25-34 year olds said that children out of wedlock was not taboo, compared to 83% of 35-54 year olds - showing that it is younger people who are most likely to consider pre-marital pregnancy as socially acceptable.
The findings also showed that a fifth of those questioned were influenced by celebrity culture with Jessica Alba, Drew Barrymore and Lily Allen all sporting baby bumps on their wedding day.
A spokeswoman for maternity wear label Tiffany Rose, who commissioned the survey, said: "The results show a significant change in social perceptions towards pregnant brides.
"There was a time when nothing got tongues wagging faster than a visibly pregnant bride walking down the aisle but nowadays this is not just socially accepted but turning into the norm.
"With two thirds of brides now living with their partner prior to marriage, pregnancy out of wedlock and brides with bumps have become much more familiar in modern life; it's moved away from the hushed secret it was years ago.
"Most of us know someone who had had children before marriage even if we haven't done it ourselves so the taboo status has lost much of its power.
"I think it's encouraging to see the value marriage still holds with couples today now they have the freedom to have children regardless of having a ring on their finger."
(JP)
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