Wedding woes: how getting married just got a lot more expensiveWith inflation running at new highs and hotels trying to recoup Covid losses, many couples are finding that their big day has some new and unwelcome costs
Up to 40,000 weddings expected next year due to backlog from pandemicThe projected figure is twice what it would be in a normal year as the hospitality industry also tries to find staff to replace those who left
Nadine O’Regan: Is the Church now divorced from the reality of ordinary people’s lives?Boris Johnson’s frankly baffling decision to opt for a Catholic ceremony for his third marriage last week shone a spotlight on how the Church does not always apply its own rules equally
How the big day got smaller: the rise of the micro weddingRather than postpone (again), many couples are opting to get married now but with tiny guest lists, a lot less fuss – and, in many cases, a lot more intimacy and relaxation