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Civil weddings outnumber religious total for third year
Civil weddings are continuing to beat religious services as the marriage ceremony of choice in Scotland, with latest figures showing higher numbers for the third year running.Latest statistics from the registrar general yesterday revealed that 52% of weddings last year were civil ceremonies, compared with 48% that were religious.
The numbers are up on both 2006, when 51% of unions were civil celebrations, and 2005, when numbers first crept over the 50% mark.
The Church of Scotland, which was the most popular type of wedding [sic] until the 1980s, said it was disappointed at the growing trend.
But it welcomed the news that the overall number of couples choosing to marry had remained stable.
Full story at The Herald.
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