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How much does it cost to get married? A UK Guide

The number that shocks most couples isn’t the dress or the venue. It’s the total. In the UK, the average wedding cost reached £20,850 in 2024, and that was up 8% from the previous year according to Hitched’s average wedding cost guide. That figure is useful, but it also causes panic. I get it. You get engaged, open a few tabs, ask one or two venues for brochures, and suddenly “how much does it cost to get married” stops feeling like a fun question and starts feeling like a threat. My adv