| The
latest
www.WeddingChaos.co.uk survey, with 1,250 votes, had
a clear target for which wedding service would get the
chop first - a little over 27% said that the wedding
transport would be the first to go.
England (PRWEB)
April 10, 2007 -- Despite the ready access to bank loans
there is still plenty of wedding couples who choose to
keep tight budgets and cut out elements from the day
that they feel are non-essential. Our WeddingChaos.co.uk
survey, with 1,250 votes, had a clear target for what
would get the chop first - a little over 27% said that
the wedding transport would be the first to go.
This finding is disconcerting for anyone providing
wedding transport, perhaps there is a single reason that
stands out from the rest - the increase in the number of
couples getting married in a venue, able to conduct the
civil ceremonies itself, the wedding breakfast, the
evening reception and even offer accommodation for the
bridal party.
Nicki, from Worcestershire, told us that she has "cut
the cost of their wedding by having an all in one venue
- the cars are so expensive, and you are in there for a
few minutes in most cases, so having an all in one venue
saves the expense of a wedding car".
This sentiment was repeated by our bride-to-be Ally,
from Hertfordshire, who goes on to say: "I'm staying at
the venue the night before the wedding so there's no
need to make a grand arrival in a posh car. If that
wasn't the case, I still wouldn't be too bothered, it's
what happens when you get there that counts".
To redress the balance we asked Nick Gash, from
www.weddingsroyce.co.uk, what his thoughts were on
the survey results. Nick believes that the money saved
by not having something special to get you to your
wedding does not make sense "given that any percentage
saved on transportation, when compared to the Honeymoon,
Photographers, Banquet et al - is going to be small
change." Nick goes on to tell us that wedding couples
are perhaps under a false impression as to the costs of
hiring a luxury wedding car. "It is my belief that the
majority of couples believe that the hiring of a luxury
Rolls Royce, for example, will be far too expensive, and
therefore often do not enquire as to the cost and will
opt for a friends / family car. The reality of it is
that last year, our average cost was £245!"
Moving on from the wedding transport we saw that 18%
of our members polled were willing to cut back on their
honeymoon budget in the first instance. Go back 20 years
and this figure would probably have not been as high as
traditionally the honeymoon, for many couples, was the
only opportunity they would get to go on an extended
holiday. However with the increase in low-cost flights
more couples are able to travel to distant parts at a
fraction of the cost.
A comfort for the photographers and videographers is
that less that 8% of our voters said they would cut back
here first. When it comes to keeping the memories of the
wedding day there is no better way than photographs or a
video, and this seems to be keeping these professionals
safe.
Most of our voters are future brides, so it came as
no surprise that only 6.3% would consider slashing their
wedding dress budget. This could be something that
changes over time with high street stores continue to
produce and sell ever expanding ranges of budget bridal
wear. Asda, BHS, H&M and M&S are leading the way, and if
they persist, maybe we will see even more brides with
wedding dresses in their shopping trolleys.
Possible the most welcoming news was for the wedding
entertainment industry, in this sector there was less
than 1 in 10 wedding couples that would cut back as the
first option, music to the ears of
www.djashleyriggs.co.uk, who had this to say "Pay
less for your wedding entertainment and you run the risk
of booking a sub par dj, who provides a sub par
performance, with sub par equipment. Feedback from our
clients indicates that the bride and groom consider the
entertainment to be between 70 and 90% responsible for
the success of their receptions so I am happy to see
that 90% of wedding couples would not cut the
entertainment first."
Despite the range of options that could be voted for
the poll concluded with over 40% of voters indicating
that they would cut either transport or flowers first,
it is the wedding professionals in these sectors that
need to redouble their efforts to demonstrate why they
are invaluable to the success, of perhaps, the biggest
day in the bride and grooms life. |
