The Irish Government put additional restrictions on Level 5 Weddings 2 days after the initial announcement of restrictions.
Laura and Benny discuss how brides and grooms are battling on even with change after change to wedding rules.
Laura tells of the talk online and fight back by Hair, Make-up and Music.
3 major negative rules changes for weddings are detailed. The varying policies across different venues is addressed.
A positive from the clarifications is the permission to allow hotels accommodate all wedding guests.
Wedding Cake, Wedding dress shops and wedding novelty get a mention. Benny says go for it if there is no explicit ban on your wedding service.
Benny gives an honest outlook at what Level is coming in December, closures of venues, checking sources. The Guards (Garda) are given a big thumps up.
Ireland’s Level 5 COVID restrictions for Wedding Explained. The farce of setting and explaining rules for Level 5 climaxed in the Government’s Press Conference on the 19th October 2020. Laura and Benny detail what the rules mean for Weddings, for couples, guests, suppliers, venues and more.
Midnight Wednesday is discussed (poor Leo).
Laura coin’s Weddings are still in Level 3!
A solution is suggested for the funeral snubbing (Government have since acted putting funerals from 10 to 25).
Warning is giving to trusting articles even from good sources.
The remaining of 2020 will at least have 25 guests at weddings, if things improve it may increase but this is not expected.
Sneaky wording changes on Gov.ie is highlighted and mused upon.
Essential Businesses logic is discussed along with Venues Services permitted, are discussed with the caveat of the Wedding exception.
Ceremony venues are touched on, particular our experience with Civil Registry Offices.
Chipper dinner if all fails? Chill on the 5km (it is not for Weddings). County rules are vamoosed (for Weddings). Government shows compassion for 2020 wedding horror but appears deluded with its Christmas targets (level 3).
Suppress Re-open COVID Society Strategy is confirmed for the long term.
Laura and Benny surge back, looking yet again at the latest restrictions. The Irish government put some counties to Level 4 and add more restrictions to those counties in Level 3. Laura and Benny work through what this means to Weddings.
Clarification is given as suppliers and wedding couples try to interpret Level 3 rules into their situations.
The exception afforded to Weddings is confirmed.
Households vs Weddings in terms of rules is teased out.
Work rules for suppliers and travel is clarified.
Guest travel limitations is reiterated.
Dates to watch out for are highlighted and expectations for the coming months are guessed.
Updates are given on people’s decisions to postpone weddings, move wedding dates forward and switch wedding venue counties.
Laura and Benny outline what the nation wide Level 3 COVID restrictions means for Weddings.
County Lockdown, Couple County movement exemptions, 25 Guests, Supplier work exemption are all broken down and explained.
Benny works through what the coming months may look like for Weddings.
Laura gives advice to those postponing Weddings.
