Couples should avoid the “expensive extravaganza” of big weddings, according to the Bishop of London, Sarah Mullally.
As someone who’s postponed their wedding because they want an “expensive extravaganza”, I couldn’t have rolled my eyes more.
Speaking in a Lords debate, The Right Reverend Sarah Mullally called on the government to “encourage couples to understand that marriage itself matters far more than the commercial trappings of a wedding day”.
“The fees for a church wedding or a simple registry office ceremony are very modest indeed,” she said. “But the wedding industry is busily ramping up expectations of what a big day should involve.”