Weddings are becoming increasingly secular as new figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal that the percentage of religious ceremonies in the UK has fallen to a record low.
According to the figures out Thursday, the number of couples tying the knot in a religious ceremony fell to its lowest ever in 2016 (24 per cent).
Religious marriage ceremonies fell by 4.1% on the previous year and by nearly half (48%) the percentage of couples who opted for a religious ceremony two decades ago.
"This is partly due to the long-term decline in the overall number of all marriages but also the rise in popularity of civil marriage ceremonies," the report said.
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