It's becoming too expensive to have a wedding, says a Leeds-based wedding dress designer.
Each spring the wedding industry gears up for another busy season - but this year the biting cost of living crisis has left its mark across the sector.
The 27-year-old said rising costs meant she had had to forego a honeymoon as well as dip into her future house deposit savings.The average cost of a UK wedding has more than doubled over the past decade, according toThey took data from more than 5,000 wedding insurance policies and discovered the average cost back in 2012 was £11,441.However, CWI reports showed that despite the hit to their bank balances, the number of couples planning to tie the knot had not yet slowed down.
Anita Massarella began designing couture wedding dresses out of her Leeds studio 32 years ago and her bespoke designs have been featured in Vogue, Tatler and Bride Magazine.Despite her success, Ms Massarella said that increased energy prices had made "costs astronomical".Ms Massarella was also concerned about the rising cost of fuel needed to import fabrics.
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