More than half of future newlyweds have decided to forego their honeymoon trip — mostly due to fear of getting sick during the trip, the inability to enter the desired country due to “covid” restrictions, and unwillingness to mess around with visas, which are subject to increased requirements due to the pandemic. from a survey of IC "Rosgosstrakh life" and "Rosgosstrakh" together with the research center A2, received in.
As a rule, Russians don’t care how “beautiful” the date of their wedding is, but it’s important what time of the year it takes place.
It is likely that in 2022 the proportion of couples who decide to go on a honeymoon will slightly decrease. If among those who got married in 2021, 60% went on a trip, then among the respondents whose wedding is planned for this year, 47% of respondents told about travel plans.
In 2021, respondents most often traveled to Egypt (46%), Greece (15%), Turkey (12%), UAE (6%), Thailand (5%) and the Maldives (4%). In 2022, Egypt (24% of respondents plan to go there), the Maldives (22%), the United Arab Emirates (15%), Greece (15%) and Turkey (13%) can become the most popular destinations for honeymooners.
The vast majority of respondents (79%) do not seek to tie the wedding to a beautiful date. Among those who care about when to go to the registry office, women are predominant (31% versus 14% of men).
Respondents give much more importance to the time of the year suitable for a wedding. 87% of respondents do not care what time of the year to hold a wedding. Of these, over 40% consider summer to be the best season, every fourth (25%) - early autumn, 22% - winter and 13% - autumn.
At the same time, 2021 was marked by an increase in the cost of Russians for weddings. If among the respondents who got married before last year, almost half (49%) met the amounts not exceeding 500 thousand rubles, then in 2021, 70% of the respondents, the wedding cost more. In particular, 47% of the respondents spent 500-800 thousand rubles on it, every sixth (18%) - 800-1000 thousand rubles, 3% - 1-1.5 million rubles. and 2% - more than 1.5 million rubles.
About wedding expenses from 500 thousand rubles. Mostly respondents from Moscow and the Moscow region (15%), St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region (11%), Krasnodar region (9%), Bashkortostan (9%) and Voronezh region (8%) spoke.
The increase in spending can partly be explained by the attitude of respondents to this event. If among those who got married before 2021, a wedding in grand style was considered a matter of principle by 44% of respondents, then among those who got married in 2021, every second (55%) thinks so.
Among those who planned a wedding for 2022, dreaming of a celebration on a grand scale is slightly less - 51%. And, accordingly, there are fewer of those who plan to spend more than 500 thousand rubles on this. (41%). 59% planned more modest spending. In particular, 28% would like to meet 300-500 thousand rubles, 17% - in an amount not exceeding 100 thousand rubles, and 14% - 100-300 thousand rubles.
Respondents planning to spend at least 500 thousand rubles on a wedding live mainly in Moscow (16%), Krasnodar Territory (14%), Volgograd Region (13%), Krasnoyarsk Territory (11%) and Bashkortostan (10%).
At the same time, the number of couples who use borrowed funds for their wedding is expected to increase. Of the respondents who got married in 2021, 28% took the money to organize the celebration. Of the respondents whose wedding is scheduled for this year, 42% of respondents spoke of such a possibility.
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