UK Wedding News
12/06/2014
The figures, published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), found that the number of those aged between 65 and 70 who were married in 2012 increased among both men and women, by a quarter and a fifth, respectively.
Overall, there was an annual rise of 5% in the number of weddings held in England and Wales in 2012. The number was 262,240 – the highest total since 2004. There were more brides and grooms in every age group, but the ONS report revealed that people are now choosing to marry later in life, with the average age of a bride now 34. This compares to under 29 in the 1970s.
The largest jump in the number of marriages happened among those aged between 65 and 70. Between 2011 and 2012, grooms in their late 60s increased by 25% to 3,520, while brides of the same age rose by 21% to 1,990.
Around one in 10 were said to be single before they married, while two-thirds were divorced. The remaining number were widowed.
Meanwhile, the number of couples choosing to marry in a church also increased by 4.6% to 77,910. However, of this number, seven in 10 weddings are civil ceremonies, with most conducted in "approved premises".
It isn't all happy news though, as the ONS added that a third of marriages will end in divorce by the 20th wedding anniversary.
(JP)
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Weddings Increase For Over 65s
The number of people over the age of 65 who are getting married is increasing, according to the latest research.The figures, published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), found that the number of those aged between 65 and 70 who were married in 2012 increased among both men and women, by a quarter and a fifth, respectively.
Overall, there was an annual rise of 5% in the number of weddings held in England and Wales in 2012. The number was 262,240 – the highest total since 2004. There were more brides and grooms in every age group, but the ONS report revealed that people are now choosing to marry later in life, with the average age of a bride now 34. This compares to under 29 in the 1970s.
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The largest jump in the number of marriages happened among those aged between 65 and 70. Between 2011 and 2012, grooms in their late 60s increased by 25% to 3,520, while brides of the same age rose by 21% to 1,990.
Around one in 10 were said to be single before they married, while two-thirds were divorced. The remaining number were widowed.
Meanwhile, the number of couples choosing to marry in a church also increased by 4.6% to 77,910. However, of this number, seven in 10 weddings are civil ceremonies, with most conducted in "approved premises".
It isn't all happy news though, as the ONS added that a third of marriages will end in divorce by the 20th wedding anniversary.
(JP)
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