Rise in marriage as 22,045 couples tied the knot last year

Marriage is on the rise with 22,045 couples tying the knot last year, but the number of babies born in 2014 was down.

The number of people getting wed in 2014 was 1,365 more than in 2013.

The marriage rate in 2014 was 4.8 per 1,000 of population versus 4.5 in 2013.