Meet the expert: Mark Slater is the suit buyer at Slater Menswear, a gentlemen's outfitters offering a large selection of men's wedding suits and accessories with a store on The Promenade in Cheltenham. Mark says: Slater Menswear has researched what weddings this summer and beyond may look like now and some of the key findings were that there has been a 62% increase in Google searches for small weddings since last year, a 15% increase in searches for small wedding ideas and a 6% increase in searches for intimate wedding venues. There was also a 41% increase in sales of suits after the roadmap out of lockdown was announced. Weddings taking place this year, and during 2022, will see smaller ceremonies remaining very popular. Rather than facing the possibility of having to un-invite guests or losing deposits if any more future guidelines are put in place, more couples are investigating the possibility of hosting an intimate ceremony. Whether it's a way to save money on their budget or to simply avoid disappointment, the data suggests that more people are opting to have a smaller ceremony than in previous years. Intimate wedding venues are here to stay. It's not just the number of guests that we've seen shrink; more couples are choosing smaller venues, too. Of the 71% of British couples that are rescheduling their nuptials currently, one in five are opting for a micro wedding with 20 guests or fewer. This is partly due to a rising trend of 'sequel weddings' which means couples can officially tie the knot with a small handful of loved ones and then host a bigger bash at a later date to invite those who couldn't originally attend. Suit sales soar! Many couples believe that this is the year for their big day, small or large, and it's a time to get suited and booted. Suit sales at Slater Menswear are increasing every day with more grooms feeling optimistic about their upcoming nuptials.