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Average number of marriages per day, England and Wales (files.catbox.moe)
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Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/marriagecohabitationandcivilpartnerships/datasets/marriagesinenglandandwales2013

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[–] Coffee_Addict 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Just from looking at these dates and cross-referencing them with the day of the week and major holidays, it would seem the following is true:

  • Weekends (including Friday) are more popular.

  • People are superstitious and do not like the 13th of any month lol.

  • Mid August - August 18th in particular - looks to be the most popular, but so do other weekends in August. (Again, excluding the 13th lol.) Summer months in general are popular.

  • Some people really like getting married on Valentines Day, but not the rest of February or the cold months in general.

  • Very few couples want to get married on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day. However, New Year’s Eve seems to be slightly above-average for December.

Altogether, not too surprising, but interesting nonetheless.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Thanks!