‘Bride and doom’: 12,500 weddings a week at risk if UK fails to fully reopen

PM expected to comment specifically on the topic in his address on Monday

The UK’s wedding industry was worth £14bn in 2019
The UK’s wedding industry was worth £14bn in 2019
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Couples who have planned summer weddings will face “painful decisions and heartache” if the UK doesn’t fully reopen on 21 June. The so-called “freedom day” would see Covid restrictions lifted and weddings able to have more than the current limit of 28 guests, plus the happy couple.

However, if the government delays the full reopening, then 50,000 weddings planned in the month from 21 June would be at risk of cancellation, the Daily Mirror reports. On its front page today the tabloid has a headline of “bride and doom” as couples desperate to marry plead: “Let us have our day.”

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Mike Starling is the former digital features editor at The Week. He started his career in 2001 in Gloucestershire as a sports reporter and sub-editor and has held various roles as a writer and editor at news, travel and B2B publications. He has spoken at a number of sports business conferences and also worked as a consultant creating sports travel content for tourism boards. International experience includes spells living and working in Dubai, UAE; Brisbane, Australia; and Beirut, Lebanon.