The UK Wedding Taskforce: A Statement From What About Weddings
In the three weeks since a UK wedding task force was announced, by Minister Paul Scully, in the parliamentary debate about weddings, we have received hundreds of comments and questions …
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What About Weddings – Couples/Brides/Grooms Survey, December 2020
Since our last survey in the Summer, guidance, and restrictions have changed. Wedding ceremonies and, depending on your ‘tier’, receptions are currently allowed to take place but with very restricted …
Published Evidence Used for U.K. Government Restrictions on Weddings Flawed
The Wedding Venues Support Group (WVSG) have today released a paper that challenges the published evidence used by the government to establish restrictions on weddings in light of the Covid-19 …
URGENT ACTION REQUIRED: Please Contact Your MP THIS WEEKEND, Ahead of Key Debate on Tiering System
We’re working with our friends at the various wedding industry associations (ABWB, AWAUK, WVSG and NAWP) to work to reach as many MPs this weekend as possible and we need your …
Christmas Card Campaign
It’s the time of year to send Christmas cards so this year, What About Weddings wants you, whether you’re waiting to get married or get back to work, to send a festive …
Shameful ‘Deathbed Wedding’ Response when Mum With Incurable Stage 4 Cancer Has a Dying Wish to Marry
Just when we thought the emotional rollercoaster couldn’t hit us any harder, it did. After the weekend’s bruising announcement that weddings, except in exceptional circumstances, would be prohibited in England’s …
A Million Moments – The #WhatAboutWeddings Campaign Film
There are so many small moments at milestone events by which we measure the passing of time. The memories created stay with us through the years that follow. This year, …
Weddings Being Debated in Parliament
We are delighted to share an extract from from the Commons Chamber yesterday in a session about Regulatory Impact Assessments. Scroll down the link to see how weddings are mentioned, …
Extended Media Coverage: #WhatAboutWeddings ‘Just One Day’ August Bank Holiday Campaign
On Bank Holiday Saturday, 29th August, the #WhatAboutWeddings team launched a new campaign to highlight the huge loss of just one day in the wedding calendar. Saturday 29th August would …
‘Forgotten Industry’: Chris Naylor of Peckforton Castle on BBC Breakfast TV, Saturday 22nd August
Chris Naylor, owner of Peckforton Castle in Cheshire and the Boutique Hotel Group, appeared on BBC Breakfast TV on Saturday 22nd August, talking about the impact that the prolonged restrictions …
Bride To Be, Emma Freeman, Interviewed on BBC Radio Northampton, Friday 21st August
Bride to be, Emma Freeman, a member of the Love My Dress closed Facebook group for brides, was interviewed on BBC Radio Northampton on Friday 21st August to talk about …
Jessie Westwood Interviewed on ‘Sunday Breakfast’, BBC Radio 5 Live, 16th August 2020
#WhatAboutWeddings campaign team member, Jessie Westwood, Director of Studio Sorores, was interviewed live on the Sunday Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 5. Thank you so much Jessie the #WhatAboutWeddings hashtag …
Wedding Receptions for up to 30 in England Allowed From 15th August 2020
24 hours since an insider press tip off, we’ve had time to review the government guidelines around what a wedding reception in England will mean from Saturday 15th August. Read …
#WhatAboutWeddings Podcast Interview With Kylie Carson Of The Wedding CEO Club
On Thursday 13th August, Annabel Beeforth and Nina Beer of the #WhatAboutWeddings campaign team were interviewed by Kylie Carlson, CEO of the Wedding CEO Club, to talk about the campaign, …
#WhatAboutWeddings Instagram Live Chat with Caroline Castigliano
On Wednesday 12th August, Annabel Beeforth of the #WhatAboutWeddings team was interviewed by British couture bridal fashion designer, Caroline Castigliano, about, amongst other things, the #WhatAboutWeddings campaign. Thank you so …