UK Wedding News
15/04/2014
It is thought a reason for this is due to the recession as men are increasingly worried about the financial pressures associated with getting engaged. While many men now choose to spend less on a ring, others delay proposing to their girlfriend – leaving many women to follow their own plans and propose themselves.
The study, which was carried out by World of Wedmin, found that while tradition often says at least two month's salary should be spent on an engagement ring, only 10% of men are actually spending this amount. A further 24% of men admit to spending less than two weeks' salary on the item of jewellery.
Of the newlyweds surveyed, 89% of men said they had bought a ring for the proposal, while 14% of women said they were the ones who did the asking. Interestingly, only 31% of women decided to get down on one knee, compared to 78% of men.
One in five (19%) of men said they were 'ring carriers' and decided to propose on the spur of the moment, when they felt the time was right, while 49% said they spent more than a month planning the perfect proposal. 2% confessed they had been planning the proposal for over a year.
When it comes to the planning, 35% of men said the proposal happened at a restaurant, while 30% said it happened at home. Some 24% of women claimed that the location is the most important aspect of the proposal, followed by the element of surprise (23%), and then the ring (22%).
Robin Weil, CEO of World of Wedmin, is quoted by the Daily Mail as saying: "Marriage may be on the rise, but the rules of engagement have certainly changed.
"The majority of the UK has felt the pinch since the start of the economic downturn.
"If you couple that with the fact that the average cost of UK wedding is now in excess of £22,000, then it's no wonder men are trying to budget where they can. It is ironic though that the cost of the proposal appears to be going down while the costs of the wedding are as high as ever.
"But breaking with convention needn't be a bad thing. If women followed the Leap Year tradition, they would have to wait until 2016 before popping the question."
(JP/IT)
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Men Now Spend Less On An Engagement Ring
A new survey has revealed that almost a quarter of men will spend less than two weeks wages on an engagement ring for their partner.It is thought a reason for this is due to the recession as men are increasingly worried about the financial pressures associated with getting engaged. While many men now choose to spend less on a ring, others delay proposing to their girlfriend – leaving many women to follow their own plans and propose themselves.
The study, which was carried out by World of Wedmin, found that while tradition often says at least two month's salary should be spent on an engagement ring, only 10% of men are actually spending this amount. A further 24% of men admit to spending less than two weeks' salary on the item of jewellery.
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Of the newlyweds surveyed, 89% of men said they had bought a ring for the proposal, while 14% of women said they were the ones who did the asking. Interestingly, only 31% of women decided to get down on one knee, compared to 78% of men.
One in five (19%) of men said they were 'ring carriers' and decided to propose on the spur of the moment, when they felt the time was right, while 49% said they spent more than a month planning the perfect proposal. 2% confessed they had been planning the proposal for over a year.
When it comes to the planning, 35% of men said the proposal happened at a restaurant, while 30% said it happened at home. Some 24% of women claimed that the location is the most important aspect of the proposal, followed by the element of surprise (23%), and then the ring (22%).
Robin Weil, CEO of World of Wedmin, is quoted by the Daily Mail as saying: "Marriage may be on the rise, but the rules of engagement have certainly changed.
"The majority of the UK has felt the pinch since the start of the economic downturn.
"If you couple that with the fact that the average cost of UK wedding is now in excess of £22,000, then it's no wonder men are trying to budget where they can. It is ironic though that the cost of the proposal appears to be going down while the costs of the wedding are as high as ever.
"But breaking with convention needn't be a bad thing. If women followed the Leap Year tradition, they would have to wait until 2016 before popping the question."
(JP/IT)
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