Most people plan on only getting married once in their lives which is why - from the picturesque venue and the delicious catering to the beautiful dress – people are willing to shell out the big bucks for their ideal Big Day.

Although we’ve been under no false illusions over the expense of weddings, recent research has shown that the figure is (unfortunately) set to rise. The average wedding in the UK may cost £27,000 in 2018, but in 10 years’ time it will have amounted to £32,064 (basically a house deposit for most places in the UK).

The report, carried out by Money.co.uk by compiling data from the Office of National Statistics, took into consideration rising inflation and expenses to make the prediction. While looking at data from the past 80 years, they found that the average wedding cost £18,773 in 2016 – meaning that in just 22 years, there will have been a predicted 60% increase in martial expenses by the time 2028 rolls around.

With British couples currently saving £105 per month for the Big Day, it will take around a decade to save for a wedding (if the prediction is spot on).

The rising cost of the average wedding has been revealed