Married Parents A Minority By 2031

A report on family like by the Office for National Statistics suggests that Britain is 24 years away from a situation where married couples will be a minority. The recently published report indicates the number of couples living together has increased 65% to 2.3 million in the last 10 years. In the same time period married couple families dropped by 4% to 12.1 million.

The report includes forecasts, predicting that by the year 2031 there will have been a 250% in cohabiting couples aged 45-64.

Real Flower Confetti

When we got married (over 10 years ago) we wondered beforehand if the vicar would allow us to have confetti thrown outside the church. At the time, it wasn't a problem and our family and friends threw handfuls of paper confetti.

Nowadays however, paper confetti is often frowned upon and sometimes is not allowed. But don't worry! The Real Flower Petal Confetti Company offers a fantastic, completely natural, superior alternative. Using a wide range of flower petals including:

• Delphinium
• Hydrangea
• Rose
• Skeleton leaves

confettidirect.co.uk have a great, unique product that also solves the problem of paper confetti - flower petals are of course biodegradable.

Iced Gems From icedgems.co.uk

Rosemary Evans is offering a range of wedding cakes from her appropriately named website icedgems.co.uk. Rose is based on The Wirral so we feel obliged to give her a mention because that's where our search marketing company is based too!

So, if you live on The Wirral, make sure you pay a visit to Iced Gems and tell Rose that found her via weddings junction.

Helpful boyfriend. Lazy Husband

A survey for the Journal of Family Issues suggests that married men do fewer chores at home than live-in boyfriends!

Civil Partnerships Can Avoid Inheritance Tax

Ron Lynch, the partner of the Are You Being Served? star John Inman (pictured), inherited almost all of the £2.8m estate and did not have to pay any inheritance tax (according to the Telegraph).

Because the pair underwent a civil partnership ceremony in 2005, the Government's civil partnership legislation meant that Mr Lynch was exempt from an inheritance tax charge.

Disclaimer: Always seek professional advice for tax matters.

Wedding Cheese Cake

The discerning cheese merchants Paxton and Whitfield have come up with an unusual idea for a wedding cake. It's a cheese cake, not an american style cheese cake, but one that is made of layers of cheese such as cheddar, cheshire and specialist regional cheeses such as Yarg from Cornwall.

Decorated with seasonal fruits and nuts these cakes are certainly different and make a change from the more traditional fruit cake covered in Royal icing.

For a completely unique cake why not plonk your very own handmade cake topper on the top too!

Wedding Cake Toppers

If you're looking for a truely personal and unique wedding cake topper we recommend that you pop over to Michelle Sugar Art. These fantastic sugar or clay wedding cake models are based upon photos that you provide.

Here's what they say...

Our wedding cake toppers are unique. They are hands-sculpted to match your requirements for your special day.
We will help you create a wedding cake topper that can express the bride and groom's own uniqueness on their special day.
We always pay attention to every single detail from your wedding dress, suit, even your accessories and flowers. It is designed to suit your budget and needs.

Aren't they great?

Let us know if you know of any other great wedding services like this.