Young people 'are still wedding planning'

The younger generation of Britons are potentially more likely to be wedding planning than their elders, according to figures published by The Times.

A Civitas survey reported by the newspaper shows that 70 per cent of people aged between 20 and 35 want to get married - proving it is by no means a dying institution.

What's more, the younger end of the age range expressed an even greater desire to tie the knot, with 76 per cent of respondents under 25 hoping to marry in the future.

Article author Lucie Whitehouse notes the example of Rachel, a 31-year-old legal publisher who recently married despite having no great desire to do so during the two decades since her parents split up.

For Rachel, it was neither the traditional aspect of marrying, nor the excitement of the wedding planning process that lured her into getting hitched.

Instead, it was the simple desire to say "I love you" to her husband in front of all of their family and friends.

The Civitas research could indicate a departure from recent trends, where the Office for National Statistics found that the average age at which a man marries is now 36.5 years, compared with a typical age of 33.8 years among women.

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