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#PARTY4PARITY Live Streamed Virtual Disco: 9pm, 19th March 2021

Posted on March 18, 2021March 18, 2021

Let’s get ready to party! Welcome to our #PARTY4PARITY live streamed disco! Bookmark this page now ready for the party …

Industry Associations Back Couples With Request to Bring Back Weddings

Posted on February 16, 2021February 15, 2021

Today the What About Weddings campaign team have written to the Prime Minister alongside leading wedding industry associations and trade …

Open Letter to the Prime Minister From the UK Wedding Industry

Posted on February 9, 2021February 15, 2021

Couples and businesses, if you support our letter below then please add your signature by completing the fields at the …

Case Studies: Please Share Your Experiences

Posted on January 11, 2021January 11, 2021

Every day, we hear from couples and wedding business owners and every story we receive brings home the many impacts …

Take 5

Posted on January 4, 2021January 4, 2021

It’s the 4th of January and let’s be honest, it’s been a tough day and, it might get tougher. So, …

Halo Wedding Venues Secures ‘What About Weddings’ Full Page Article in The Times Newspaper

Posted on December 12, 2020December 12, 2020

We are extremely grateful to David Leathem, CEO of Halo Wedding Venues, for facilitating this full page article in The …

The UK Wedding Taskforce: A Statement From What About Weddings

Posted on December 1, 2020December 2, 2020

In the three weeks since a UK wedding task force was announced, by Minister Paul Scully, in the parliamentary debate …

What About Weddings – Couples/Brides/Grooms Survey, December 2020

Posted on November 30, 2020November 30, 2020

Since our last survey in the Summer, guidance, and restrictions have changed. Wedding ceremonies and, depending on your ‘tier’, receptions …

Published Evidence Used for U.K. Government Restrictions on Weddings Flawed

Posted on November 30, 2020November 30, 2020

The Wedding Venues Support Group (WVSG) have today released a paper that challenges the published evidence used by the government …

URGENT ACTION REQUIRED: Please Contact Your MP THIS WEEKEND, Ahead of Key Debate on Tiering System

Posted on November 28, 2020November 30, 2020

We’re working with our friends at the various wedding industry associations (ABWB, AWAUK, WVSG and NAWP) to work to reach as …

Christmas Card Campaign

Posted on November 23, 2020November 25, 2020

It’s the time of year to send Christmas cards so this year, What About Weddings wants you, whether you’re waiting to get …

Weddings Being Debated in Parliament

Posted on September 3, 2020October 5, 2020

We are delighted to share an extract from from the Commons Chamber yesterday in a session about Regulatory Impact Assessments. …

Extended Media Coverage: #WhatAboutWeddings ‘Just One Day’ August Bank Holiday Campaign

Posted on September 3, 2020September 3, 2020

On Bank Holiday Saturday, 29th August, the #WhatAboutWeddings team launched a new campaign to highlight the huge loss of just …

‘Forgotten Industry’: Chris Naylor of Peckforton Castle on BBC Breakfast TV, Saturday 22nd August

Posted on August 23, 2020August 23, 2020

Chris Naylor, owner of Peckforton Castle in Cheshire and the Boutique Hotel Group, appeared on BBC Breakfast TV on Saturday …

Bride To Be, Emma Freeman, Interviewed on BBC Radio Northampton, Friday 21st August

Posted on August 21, 2020August 21, 2020

Bride to be, Emma Freeman, a member of the Love My Dress closed Facebook group for brides, was interviewed on …

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