Wedding firms and couples planning to tie the knot this summer have been plunged into chaos amid fears ‘Freedom Day’ could be delayed.
Those getting married face losing tens of thousands of pounds, while businesses already on the brink warn that it will be ‘disastrous’ if big ceremonies are not allowed to go ahead later this month and in July.
The wedding sector faces estimated revenue losses of more than £1.3billion if current restrictions are extended by even just four weeks, according to industry body the UK Weddings Taskforce.
Confusion around existing restrictions is adding to couples’ desperation as councils set their own rules for ceremonies.