good morning to all of you, thank you for being with us. let s come to you for being with us. let s come to you first of all, claire. postponing five times, your rain must be all over the place. five times, your rain must be all over the place. yes, your brain must be all over the place. yes, your brain must be all over over the place. yes, your brain must be all over the over the place. yes, your brain must be all over the place. - over the place. yes, your brain must be all over the place. yes, l over the place. yes, your brain j must be all over the place. yes, it was a roller coaster of emotions. we were meant to be getting married last year in july were meant to be getting married last year injuly and then we kept delaying throughout the pandemic with the lockdown and then restrictions being in place. it really has been certainly a journey, and an experience. tn really has been certainly a “ourney, and an experienceh really has been certainly a “ourney, and a
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thank you, very hot. there are just five days now until we discover if the government plans to stick to its schedule and lift all covid restrictions in england from june 21st. one group of people desperate to see that happen are couples planning to get married. before we speak to some of them, let s get an idea of the scale of the problem. around 50,000 weddings will be in jeopardy if the so called freedom day is postponed beyond june 21st. that s according to the uk weddings task force, which represents the sector. they say they face losses of £325 million for every week of delay and that 300,000 jobs are at risk. let s say hello now to riana evans and bobby easterbrook. they re supposed to be getting married onjuly 3rd having already postponed it once. and we re also joined by claire varcoe, who has been forced to postpone her big day five times.