After the recent announcement that church weddings are increasing in popularity, brides and grooms planning to marry in a Church of England establishment may change their minds after a 40% increase in the cost of this part of the wedding was declared.
Previously, the cost of marrying at a Church of England church was £296. As of January 2013 however, wedding budgets will need to accommodate £415 to walk down the aisle and marry before the altar.
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Moves by the Church of England to make planning a wedding in a Church seem to be paying off, as the number of weddings that took place in Anglican churches rose in 2010 for the first time in years. The increase of 4% is hoped to be the start of growing popularity for the Church as a wedding ceremony location once again.
With more wedding venues being granted licenses to complete civil ceremonies, and attending church on a regular basis being something that isn’t as popular with people now as in the past, couples had started to move away from the traditional white wedding. Relaxed rules put into place by the Church of England, however, could be responsible for more people visiting their local church to book in their wedding service.
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