Outdoor Weddings- what happened?!
bettylou
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Just before the budget, there was an announcement about changes to allow couples to marry outdoors and not just in premises with a licence. Then the budget came and went with no further news.
Can anyone shed any light on this?
I have my heart set on a cheap and cheerful outdoors wedding so this would really have made a difference to me!
Can anyone shed any light on this?
I have my heart set on a cheap and cheerful outdoors wedding so this would really have made a difference to me!
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Why would it anything to do with the budget?
It seems it didn't...
http://www.lawandreligionuk.com/2018/10/30/marriage-law-civil-partnership-and-budget-2018/0 -
Gloomendoom wrote: »Why would it anything to do with the budget?
Because a review of the law was to be announced in the Budget
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46003532
But like many others, they were bound by restrictions on where couples can marry in England and Wales, meaning they had to attend a legal ceremony at a register office before their dream day.
Such restrictions could come to an end soon, after it was revealed a shake-up of the law will feature in Monday's Budget.
The review will look at giving couples more choice on where they hold their wedding and could mean restrictions are lifted on al fresco locations, from gardens to beaches.0 -
Just before the budget, there was an announcement about changes to allow couples to marry outdoors and not just in premises with a licence. Then the budget came and went with no further news.
Can anyone shed any light on this?
I have my heart set on a cheap and cheerful outdoors wedding so this would really have made a difference to me!
It might still. It wasn't part of the Budget speech but buried in the associated documentation is this...
"The government has asked the Law Commission to propose options for a simpler and fairer system to give modern couples meaningful choice. This will include looking at reducing unnecessary red tape and lowering the cost of wedding venues for couples."0 -
Depends upon what you mean about "outdoor weddings". DS No 3 married outside at the local vineyard in 2015. As long as the venue is licenced for weddings and a Registrar is present, they have been legal for some years x0
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Because a review of the law was to be announced in the Budget
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46003532
But like many others, they were bound by restrictions on where couples can marry in England and Wales,......
The review will look at giving couples more choice on where they hold their wedding and could mean restrictions are lifted on al fresco locations, from gardens to beaches.
I just glanced at this and thought "who the hell wants to get married in a Tesco"
Memo to self, get glasses checked.........0 -
if you got married in one of the big Tes*o's you could hire their caf! for the reception, and anyone who wanted could do a bit of shopping before they left...… Tes*co could be on to something here.0
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Depends upon what you mean about "outdoor weddings". DS No 3 married outside at the local vineyard in 2015. As long as the venue is licenced for weddings and a Registrar is present, they have been legal for some years x
The place has to be a permanent structure with a roof over it.
It can't be in the open air.0 -
Gloomendoom wrote: »The place has to be a permanent structure with a roof over it.
It can't be in the open air.
This was September 2015 - the Registrar is between bride and groom
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Gloomendoom wrote: »The place has to be a permanent structure with a roof over it.
It can't be in the open air.
Currently for outdoor weddings the structure does have to be permanent, with a fixed roof and a solid floor but not necessarily walls, which is why many licensed venues will have some sort of stone gazebo or "Greek temple" style structure in the grounds for the ceremony to take place in.
It has to be big enough for the two parties, with two registrars (and a table to put the register on) and two witness. The guests can be in the open air.
The proposed changes, when (if) they finally happen are not just about being outdoors, but about relaxing quite a number of rules. The effect should be that there will be many more options available .... which will increase choice and should drive down costs.
Many current venues are getting quite worried and may struggle to survive with their current business model.0
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