{"id":51029,"date":"2021-04-09T12:37:02","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T11:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/?p=51029"},"modified":"2021-04-09T18:54:06","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T17:54:06","slug":"april-9th-wedding-news-roundup-uk-elsewhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qa.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/april-9th-wedding-news-roundup-uk-elsewhere\/","title":{"rendered":"April 9th: Wedding News Roundup from the UK and Elsewhere"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><b>A Roundup of Wedding News from the UK and Elsewhere (updated April 9th)<\/b><\/h3>\n<h2><b>Wedding News from THE UK<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>England set for summer of love with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/england-set-summer-love-300-23808101\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">300 weddings a day<\/a>; with 60% of those forced to cancel during the pandemic, Couples will rush down the aisle when Covid-hit nuptials are allowed again.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/brides\/20210401110191\/back-garden-weddings-trend\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">2021&#8217;s biggest wedding trend revealed<\/a> \u2013 and it&#8217;s affordable! Over half of Brits would now be happy to say &#8220;I do&#8221; in their own garden.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lyme-online.co.uk\/news\/fifth-times-a-charm-for-lyme-regis-newlyweds\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Fifth time\u2019s a charm<\/a> for Lyme Regis newlyweds! Lyme Regis couple Esme Hopkins and Duncan Weaver finally tied the knot after setting five wedding dates over the past year.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Wedding News from Elsewhere<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">What\u2019s the Etiquette? Here\u2019s How to Host a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonian.com\/2021\/04\/06\/heres-how-to-host-a-grand-celebration-after-micro-wedding\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Grand Celebration<\/a> After Your Micro-Wedding.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"916\" height=\"611\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51031\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-uk.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-26.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"main-content\" class=\" font--headline gray-darkest pb-sm null \" data-qa=\"headline\"><span data-qa=\"headline-opinion-text\">Jen works as a professional bridesmaid;\u00a0Strangers pay her to be their confidante-meets-wedding-coordinator. She was hired as a bridesmaid 125 times. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/lifestyle\/2021\/04\/07\/wedding-pandemic-bridesmaid\/\" class=\"broken_link\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Finally, she had her own wedding.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"headline\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51033\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-uk.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2021\/04\/09Vows-BatonRouge2-jumbo.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1vkm6nb ehdk2mb0\">\n<p class=\"css-hzs6w4 e1h9rw200\" data-test-id=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/04\/09\/style\/carmen-myer-aaron-james-wedding.html\" class=\"broken_link\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Their Focus Was on the Marriage, Not the Wedding<\/a>; Carmen Myer and Aaron James had to deal with storms, long distance commuting, a pandemic and a lost rescue dog to get here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"headline\">One Year After Lockdown, Indian Wedding Industry Clocks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/article\/368223\" class=\"broken_link\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Fragmented Growth<\/a>: The Indian wedding industry, which is made up of social gatherings and flourishes on human interaction, was among the worst hit due to the abruptly announced lockdown last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>Here\u2019s our previous roundups for:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.co.uk\/blog\/march-26th-roundup-wedding-news-uk-elsewhere\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">March 26th<\/a><\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Roundup of Wedding News from the UK and Elsewhere (updated April 9th) Wedding News from THE UK England set for summer of love with 300 weddings a day; with 60% of those forced to cancel during the pandemic, Couples will rush down the aisle when Covid-hit nuptials are allowed again. 2021&#8217;s biggest wedding trend revealed \u2013 and it&#8217;s affordable! Over half of Brits would now be happy to say &#8220;I do&#8221; in their own garden. 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