{"id":48912,"date":"2020-06-04T18:22:23","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T17:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/?p=48912"},"modified":"2021-02-23T11:52:03","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T11:52:03","slug":"covid-19-june-2020-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/covid-19-june-2020-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 June 2020 Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Here at WeddingDates HQ, we&#8217;ve decided to put together a list of COVID-19 Wedding News. Get caught up on the latest with WeddingDates Monthly Roundup.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h2><strong>News From The UK<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Weddings given the green light with limit of 30 guests allowed<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-53232963\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Couples react as ban on weddings lifted in England<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><em>BBC.com<\/em><br \/>\n<em>June 30<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/love-sex\/coronavirus-wedding-ceremonies-uk-booking-when-30-people-a9580981.html\" class=\"broken_link\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Wedding Ceremonies to be allowed with up to 30 people<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><em>independent.co.uk<\/em><br \/>\n<em>June 23<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>NHS Doctor argues if people are allowed to visit Primark, small weddings should be allowed to go ahead<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk\/news\/uk\/nhs-doctor-starts-petition-to-allow-small-weddings-as-shops-begin-to-open-39286791.html\" class=\"broken_link\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">NHS doctor starts petition to allow small weddings as shops begin to open<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><em>BelfastTelegraph.co.uk<\/em><br \/>\n<em>June 15<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Funerals, outdoor weddings and civil partnerships to go ahead from Monday June 8 in Northern Ireland<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/news\/northernirelandnews\/2020\/06\/04\/news\/stormont-confirms-more-lockdown-restrictions-to-be-lifted-1963509\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Small, outdoor weddings and civil partnerships can go ahead from Monday June 8<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<em>IrishNews.com<\/em><br \/>\n<em>June 4<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Couples in the UK are curious to find out when will weddings resume and what the regulations will look like<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart.co.uk\/news\/coronavirus\/weddings-in-lockdown-rules-at-home-ceremony\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">When will weddings resume again in the UK, what are the Government&#8217;s Coronavirus rules and can I get married at home?<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Heart.co.uk<br \/>\n<\/em><em>June 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2020\/06\/01\/when-will-weddings-resume-uk-12788496\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">When will weddings resume in the UK?<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Metro.co.uk<br \/>\n<\/em><em>June 1<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/explainers-52811509\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Coronavirus: What are the rules on weddings?<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><em>BBC.com<br \/>\nMay 30<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>News From Ireland<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><b>Westlife are prepared to perform at a venue of your choice to raise funds for charity<br \/>\n<\/b><strong><span style=\"font-size: 0.9em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/entertainment\/2020\/0622\/1148874-win-westlife-to-sing-at-your-wedding-or-anywhere\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Win Westlife to sing at your wedding &#8211; or anywhere!<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><em>Rte.ie<\/em><br \/>\n<em>June 22<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Department of Health confirms that the number of people who can attend a wedding includes venue staff<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/news\/2020\/0620\/1148615-coronavirus-weddings\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Venue staff must be included in wedding numbers<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Rte.ie<\/em><br \/>\n<em>June 20<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gatherings of One hundred people are permitted to attend weddings, funerals and outdoor events from July 20<\/strong><br \/>\n<span class=\"breadcrumb_last\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.ie\/blog\/?p=80142&amp;preview=true\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Weddings are back on as gatherings of up to 100 people allowed From July 20<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<em>WeddingDates.ie<\/em><br \/>\n<em>June 19<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chief Medical Officer and his team will meet next week to discuss the issue of larger weddings<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsvplive.ie\/news\/irish-news\/wedding-guest-numbers-reviewed-next-22180127\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Wedding guest numbers to reviewed next week says Tony Holohan<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>RSVPLive.ie<\/em><br \/>\n<em>June 12<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Government officials and hospitality bodies are currently finalising guidelines for venues for post-lockdown Ireland<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.ie\/blog\/expect-weddings-ireland-post-covid\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">What to Expect for Weddings in Ireland post COVID<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><em>WeddingDates.ie<br \/>\nJune 9<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishexaminer.com\/breakingnews\/lifestyle\/features\/are-small-scale-celebrations-the-future-of-weddings-1004052.html\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Are small scale celebrations the future of weddings?<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>IrishExaminer.com<\/em><br \/>\n<em>June 8<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Small weddings expected to be future of weddings<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8216;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/wedding-simon-harris-5116530-Jun2020\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Highly unlikely&#8217; weddings with over 100 people will take place &#8216;over the next few months&#8217;, says Harris<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><em>The Journal.ie<\/em><br \/>\n<em>June 6<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Funerals and outdoor weddings with reduced numbers to go ahead in Northern Ireland from June 8<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/news\/ireland\/irish-news\/weddings-funerals-with-small-groups-to-resume-in-northern-ireland-1.4270840\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Weddings, funerals with small groups to resume in Northern Ireland<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<em>IrishTimes.com<\/em><br \/>\n<em>June 4<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sinn F\u00e9in Politician writes a parliamentary question to Minister of Health seeking clarity on wedding numbers<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clareecho.ie\/clarity-needed-on-wedding-numbers-wynne\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Clarity needed on wedding numbers<\/a><br \/>\n<em>ClareEchoNews.com<br \/>\n<\/em><em>May 31<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wedding Planner says to expect smaller weddings until late 2020<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.echolive.ie\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Small weddings likely for next few months says wedding planner<\/a><\/strong><em><br \/>\nEchoLive.ie<\/em><br \/>\n<em>May 30<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>News From Elsewhere<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Belgium\u2019s wedding sector is angry that the expansion of the number of people allowed to attend events from 1 July will not apply to weddings.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brusselstimes.com\/all-news\/art-culture\/118518\/absurd-belgian-wedding-sector-angry-over-summer-rules\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>\u2018Absurd\u2019: Belgian wedding sector angry over summer rules<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<em>brusseltimes.com<\/em><br \/>\n<em>June 25<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Northwest Montana and Glacier National Park notice a rise in micro-weddings<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whitefishpilot.com\/news\/2020\/jun\/17\/couples-still-coming-here-to-marry-but-with-9\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Couples still coming here to marry, but with smaller wedding parties<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<em>whitefishpilot.com<span style=\"font-size: 0.9em;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>June 17<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Euro News debate whether or not COVID-19 will change the wedding industry for the better<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2020\/06\/17\/analysis-will-coronavirus-change-weddings-for-the-better\" class=\"broken_link\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Will coronavirus change weddings for the better?<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<em>euronews.com<\/em><br \/>\n<em>June 17<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>US Couple go ahead with wedding day while maintaining social distancing from guests<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainepublic.org\/post\/maine-couples-get-creative-tie-knot-during-pandemic\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Maine Couples Get Creative To Tie The Knot During The Pandemic<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<em>mainepublic.org<\/em><br \/>\n<em>June 16<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Buffet tables and weddings with hundreds of people more than likely to become a thing of the past<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insider.com\/wedding-planning-after-coronavirus-pandemic-2020-6\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">6 things that might never happen at weddings again in a post-coronavirus world<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Insider.com<\/em><br \/>\n<em>June 8<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hope is on the horizon as the town of Sint-Katelijne Waver in Belgian see&#8217;s it&#8217;s first wedding since lockdown was imposed in March<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2020\/06\/03\/coronavirus-belgian-town-among-first-to-allow-weddings-with-invitees\" class=\"broken_link\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Belgian town among first to allow weddings with invitees<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><em>euronews.com<br \/>\n<\/em><em>June 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p>To access our Monthly Roundup for July 2020, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/covid-19-june-2020-roundup\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here at WeddingDates HQ, we&#8217;ve decided to put together a list of COVID-19 Wedding News. Get caught up on the latest with WeddingDates Monthly Roundup. News From The UK Weddings given the green light with limit of 30 guests allowed Couples react as ban on weddings lifted in England BBC.com June 30 Wedding Ceremonies to be allowed with up to 30 people independent.co.uk June 23 NHS Doctor argues if people are allowed to visit Primark, small weddings should be allowed [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":48914,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1870],"tags":[1845],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48912"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/56"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48912"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48912\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50856,"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48912\/revisions\/50856"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}