• A recent study has revealed that the average couple gets engaged 2 years, 11 months and 8 days after beginning a relationship, but most women consider themselves ready to wed after just 2 years, 7 months and 24 days!
• According to a survey by You & Your Wedding magazine, the average wedding cost £20,273, which includes £7,724 for the reception, £1,412 for the engagement ring, and £3,220 for the honeymoon.
• One in five single professional women claim that they are secretly putting aside cash for their wedding day - despite the fact that they have not yet found a groom!
• In England and Wales, the Marriage Act of 1836 and the Registration Act of 1836 were enforced by the national authorities during 1837. Throughout 1838 there were 118,000 marriages in England and Wales.
• The concept of marriage as a religious sacrament can be traced back to Saint Paul, who, in a Letter to the Ephesians, related the connection between a man and his wife to that of the holy Christ and his church.
• According to one researcher, washing the dishes together is the secret to a long and happy marriage, followed by sharing other household chores
• Of 3,000 engaged or married couples who took part in a recent survey, one in ten had set a time limit to be married after their engagement, and 75% claimed that they would have ended the relationship had the time limit been exceeded

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