Saying 'I Do' to All the Costs ; Couples Defy National Trend to Keep Spending On Their Big Day According to Research Released This Week, a Couple''s Average Spend On Their Wedding Is Down From Over Pounds 20,000 to Pounds 15,261. But Oliver Astley Finds Out From Wedding Suppliers in Derby That the Credit Crunch Is Having Little Impact On Happy Couples..

Derby Evening Telegraph › July 08, 2009

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THE decision to get married is rarely based purely on economics and even when the supply of easy credit dries up, people will still tie the knot.

Furthermore, despite credit being less freely available, those involved in providing wedding services in Derby are mostly finding that couples' wedding spend is holding fir m.

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Saying 'I Do' to All the Costs ; Couples Defy National Trend to Keep Spending On Their Big Day According to Research Released This Week, a Couple''s Average Spend On Their Wedding Is Down From Over Pounds 20,000 to Pounds 15,261. But Oliver Astley Finds Out From Wedding Suppliers in Derby That the Credit Crunch Is Having Little Impact On Happy Couples..

One corner of the wedding market where corners are not being cut is bridal wear.

Kim Millington is managing director of bridal wear shop Beau Belles, in Borrowash.

She said: "We have found that there's been no difference whatsoever to our business although the feedba...

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