{"id":50998,"date":"2021-03-26T14:06:40","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T14:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/?p=50998"},"modified":"2021-03-26T14:06:40","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T14:06:40","slug":"march-26th-roundup-wedding-news-uk-elsewhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/march-26th-roundup-wedding-news-uk-elsewhere\/","title":{"rendered":"March 26th: Roundup of Wedding News from the UK and Elsewhere"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><b>A Roundup of Wedding News from the UK and Elsewhere (updated March 26th)<\/b><\/h3>\n<h2><b>Wedding News from THE UK<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1pl2zfy-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10\" tabindex=\"-1\">Weddings on hold again after &#8216;confusion&#8217; over rules: <span style=\"font-size: 0.9em;\">Some couples planning to marry between mid-April and mid-May face disappointment after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-56429914\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">confirmation of England&#8217;s roadmap out of lockdown.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/brides\/20210316108971\/uk-weddings-coronavirus-april-may\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Weddings in April and May<\/a> can&#8217;t go ahead as expected: The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ukweddings.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">UK weddings Taskforce<\/a> sought clarity on the guidelines, and discovered that ceremonies and receptions will, in fact, only be permitted in places of worship, public buildings and outdoor settings that are already able to open.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_51002\" style=\"width: 980px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51002\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-51002 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-uk.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2021\/03\/royals-gettyimages-1231887269.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"970\" height=\"646\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-51002\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Aaron Chown\/Pool\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>Prince William and Kate Middleton <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/royalty\/20210323109435\/kate-middleton-prince-william-visit-westminster-abbey-national-day-of-reflection\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">return to wedding venue<\/a> to pay touching tribute: Nearly a decade after they wed there, the Duke and\u00a0Duchess of Cambridge\u00a0returned to Westminster Abbey to pay tribute to staff and volunteers delivering the Covid-19 vaccine at the historic venue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"e-headline u-heading-1 \" data-test=\"headline\">How to plan a wedding during Covid-19: The pandemic has added some extra hurdles that need to be considered and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/weddings\/advice\/how-to-plan-wedding-during-covid-19-lockdown-coronavirus\/\" class=\"broken_link\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">here&#8217;s where to start<\/a>, from Covid clauses to back-up plans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"headline \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bournemouthecho.co.uk\/news\/19186768.couple-planned-wedding-2-days-beat-lockdown\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dorset bride<\/a> planned wedding in 2 days to beat lockdown: A\u00a0Bournemouth\u00a0bride organised her wedding in just two days after Boris Johnson announced the second national lockdown for England.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-8d0yke-MetadataStripItem e1ojgjhb1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Wedding News from Elsewhere<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p id=\"article-heading_2-0\" class=\"comp article-heading mntl-text-block\">How to Navigate Friendship and Wedding Planning at the Same Time: While friends Mayan Ruimy and Amanda were on a girls\u2019 weekend in Austin, both were secretly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brides.com\/wedding-planning-with-friends-5116813\" class=\"broken_link\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">in cahoots with the other\u2019s boyfriend<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51000\" style=\"width: 2058px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51000\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-51000 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-uk.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2021\/03\/ExDuQUYUcAMWG-d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1364\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-51000\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Amanda Hibbard<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-qYwJt gzLAwH\">\n<p>Wedding photo taken <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/australia-floods-bride-stranded-wedding-b1820449.html\" class=\"broken_link\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">in the middle of Australian floods<\/a> goes viral: A local helicopter firm came to the rescue after the bride-to-be was left stranded by flood water.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__headline content__headline--no-margin-bottom\">How much is the perfect wedding? I\u2019m spending $60 \u2013 including a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2021\/mar\/24\/how-much-is-the-perfect-wedding-im-spending-60-including-a-dog-tuxedo\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">dog tuxedo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/bridesmaids_3_ways_to_let_them_shine\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Bridesmaids<\/a>&#8211; 3 top looks to make them shine!<\/p>\n<p>Planning a Virtual Wedding Fair? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/planning-virtual-wedding-fair-read-first-ciara-crossan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read this first<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>Here\u2019s our previous roundups for:<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/march-12th-roundup-wedding-news-uk-elsewhere\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>March 12th<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/roundup-of-wedding-news\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>February 26th<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/february-12-wedding-news-roundup-uk-elsewhere\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>February 12th<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/january-2021-roundup-wedding-news-uk-2\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>January 29th<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/january-2021-roundup-wedding-news-uk\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i>January<\/i><em> 15th<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ctd-shortcode-image ctd-image-has-caption\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Roundup of Wedding News from the UK and Elsewhere (updated March 26th) Wedding News from THE UK Weddings on hold again after &#8216;confusion&#8217; over rules: Some couples planning to marry between mid-April and mid-May face disappointment after confirmation of England&#8217;s roadmap out of lockdown. 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