LONDON, January 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Hitched Ltd has been rapidly expanding, celebrating the New Year by adding two new, eagerly awaited wedding websites in South Africa and Canada.

First established in 1997, http://www.hitched.co.uk is the UK's number one wedding website. The website is the UK's leading online authority on all things wedding related, attracting over 723,000 visits per month. The site also boasts a highly populated wedding forum and issues a monthly newsletter to over 50,000 dedicated subscribers.

In 2010 Hitched Ltd first expanded by launching hitched.ie in Ireland and hitched.com.au in Australia, both of which have proved a big hit with brides across the globe, who regularly visit the sites to access a range of planning tools and advice, all in one central location. http://www.hitched.ie and http://www.hitched.com.au have grown rapidly since their launch and have more recently expanded to include a wide range of features on bridalwear as well as detailed planning articles with advice from leading, local wedding experts.

In December 2011, Hitched Ltd launched a further two brand new wedding sites, http://www.hitched.co.za in South Africa and http://www.nuptales.ca in Canada. While both sites are currently just a few weeks old, both have received a fantastic response from their individual wedding markets and the company has ambitious plans to expand these sites over the coming months.

Managing Director of Hitched Ltd, Dean Yardley says: "This is an exciting time for the business. Despite the current economic climate, the wedding industry continues to thrive, with engaged couples still keen to achieve that perfect wedding day. Since the launch of our UK site, we have experienced a big following from brides keen to access the range of advice and guidance available on the site. As a result, we decided to expand the Hitched Ltd brand globally, allowing us to provide locally specific, tailored advice to brides across the world."

Hitched Ltd helps couples to plan their big day, using a range of advice and expertly developed wedding planning tools. The site is also packed full of wedding ideas and inspirations, as well as an extensive list of wedding venues and suppliers. Visitors to the site can access a range of planning articles as well as wedding inspiration galleries with thousands of images; all provided to ignite the creative side of newly engaged couples. Newlywed couples can then share their big day in the Real Weddings section, which currently boasts over 140 weddings from across the world.

About Hitched Ltd

hitched.co.uk has been named the #1 website in the Lifestyle - Weddings industry for 2010 in the latest Experian Hitwise UK Top 10 Awards programme.  Hitched.co.uk features 26,000 images, lists 3,000 venues, has over 40 other wedding supplier categories and 50,000 registered users.  Receiving on average 5.1 million page impressions per month and visited by an average 467,000 unique users a month, hitched.co.uk is the nation's most popular wedding website.  For more information visit http://www.hitched.co.uk

SOURCE Hitched.co.uk