The typical British bank holiday boosts retail sales, and wedding parties and memorabilia should add to the consumer boom.
More hotels (even those without in-house wedding planners) are offering their whole property, giving wedding parties an improved rate and creating exclusive event packages.
An estimated two million people will take part in street parties to celebrate the wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton.
Thousands of people across Northern Ireland have held parties to celebrate the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey.
Computers have been whipped out during birthday parties, date nights and wedding receptions.
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The prime minister has called on the nation to "get on and have fun" on the day of the royal wedding, urging Britons to organise street parties.
Following the wedding ceremony, there are expected to be some street parties in and around London.
To start converting the AirTran workforce, Southwest staged massive hangar parties in Dallas, Orlando and Atlanta, complete with a mock wedding between two 737s.
Among Britons, 24% expressed excitement, 17% tweeted about planning street parties, 13% relayed their infatuation with Kate and another 13% dispensed wedding gossip.
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She used to run a gay and lesbian advocacy group, she was a visible player in the push to legalize gay marriage in the state, and her 2012 wedding to her longtime partner, attorney Kim Catullo, was one of the biggest political parties of the year.
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