{"id":32220,"date":"2021-02-25T12:35:26","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T12:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=32220"},"modified":"2021-02-25T12:35:26","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T12:35:26","slug":"wedding-industry-feels-let-down-by-the-prime-ministers-roadmap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/02\/25\/wedding-industry-feels-let-down-by-the-prime-ministers-roadmap\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding industry feels let down by the Prime Minister&#8217;s roadmap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A South Yorkshire wedding planner has said the Government missed a \u2018golden opportunity\u2019 to save the industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nicola Smith, who runs &#8216;You Said Yes&#8217;, said Boris Johnson\u2019s roadmap out of lockdown didn\u2019t do enough to protect small businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Prime Minister on Monday announced up to 15 guests including bridges and grooms can attend ceremonies from 12 April. The number is set to rise to 30 from 17 May with restrictions scrapped in June with a pending review.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32418\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32418\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/wedd-300x196.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-32418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Large weddings such as this one have been banned during all three of the UK\u2019s national lockdowns. Ceremonies are only allowed under exceptional circumstances, such as the bride or groom being terminally ill. (Credit: wedinspire)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ms Smith said: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe wedding industry is a much-forgotten industry during this pandemic. Government has missed a golden opportunity to save it and I don&#8217;t think enough has been done to sustain all these small businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe announcement means that the wedding industry will still be unable to operate in a way that is financially viable and many will also now face a slew of cancellations as suppliers such as bands, DJs and others are not permitted in the reopening plan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cCouples who choose not to go ahead in the months with capped numbers or those that don\u2019t feel confident for increases in numbers or relaxation in rules will also postpone or cancel, creating further problems for business, delaying the recovery and increasing the need for significant financial support.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wedding planners across the country have called for more funding from the Government to keep businesses afloat, and claim they need at least 50 guests to allow them to break even at events.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[metaslider id=32635]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ms Smith added: &#8220;If people can actually go shopping to the local supermarket with 50 to 100 strangers wearing a mask and hand sanitiser on the way in, all socially distanced, then I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s any great hardship to police that in a wedding setting. 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