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Coronavirus: What are the rules on weddings?
May 30, 2020
About 250,000 weddings take place in the UK each year - adding an estimated £10bn to the economy.
But ceremonies this year have been devastated by the coronavirus outbreak.
If yours was cancelled, or you are thinking about postponing, what are your rights - and are you entitled to a refund?
Are weddings allowed to take place at the moment?
Only in exceptional circumstances.
The prime minister banned weddings and christenings when lockdown started on 23 March, and that guidance is still in effect.
However, the government is looking into allowing small weddings to start taking place again in England. This may be as soon as June, but bigger celebrations are unlikely to be permitted until later on. Weddings in Wales and Scotland are also currently on hold.
Northern Ireland currently allows weddings to take place if one partner is terminally ill , and will allow outdoors weddings with 10 people present from 8 June .
Some English councils have also applied for emergency powers to allow weddings where one partner is ill.
'Our wedding is cancelled but we still have to pay'
What am I allowed to do now?
What should I do if I am due to get married soon?
If your wedding cannot take place, or you feel it will be too different from the day you wanted, it is generally better to postpone rather than cancel it.
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