The Government has announced a slew of new amendments to the lockdown rules, meaning weddings are finally permitted in some parts of the UK. Gutted couples who have had their weddings

cancelled due to the coronavirus have been thrown a bone with nuptials allowed to take place from June 22 in Wales and July 4 in England. Services will be allowed inside and out from early

next month, including inside places of worship. The Bishop of London, Sarah Mullally, who leads the Church of England’s Recovery Group, welcomed the announcement that places of worship can

reopen from July 4 if they are “Covid-secure” and confirmed that weddings will be able to resume. She said: “The last three months have been an extraordinary time – the first period without

terminally ill. HOW MANY GUESTS CAN YOU INVITE TO YOUR WEDDING? In England, from July 4 you can have 30 people at your wedding.  You can get married in Northern Ireland if you are terminally

ill. In Wales, invited wedding guests can now also travel any distance to be at a ceremony - but services must be small enough to stay safe. One NHS doctor, who tragically lost her mother

to coronavirus, has called on the Government to allow small weddings to resume. "Over the coming weeks, the Government will engage on the nature and timing of the measures in this step,

in order to consider the widest possible array of views on how best to balance the health, economic and social effects." But while many social elements of our lives have changed, such

as being able to meet outdoors in small groups and some being able to form 'social bubbles', small events have not been given to green light to resume. Justice Secretary Robert

Buckland told BBC Radio 4 this week he was working out how to implement potential changes for ceremonies as the UK enters the next stage of the coronavirus crisis. Asked by a caller about

weddings, Mr Buckland said: "You'll be glad to know that we are giving anxious consideration to the issue of marriages. "We want to help people like you, but there are also

some people who are really... they want to get married because things are happening in their life that means they might not be together for a long time, and therefore I'm giving a lot

of anxious consideration to the effect of the potential changes here as to what we can do with regard to marriage ceremonies. So watch this space, we're working on it.” Mr Jenrick has

been pressed again by MPs in the house to give some hope to couples wanting to tie the knot. Mr Jenrick said: "I really appreciate the concerns Ms Farris raises, I know how important

weddings are for venues and of course how many people's plans have now been disrupted. "I can tell her that there is a significant effort across Government to allow people to hold

weddings, in particular small ones with appropriate social distancing, as soon as we can. But this must be done safely." He added he is working with the Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland

and faith leaders on the issue. Places of worship have now been allowed to reopen for individual prayer, with worshipers sat in socially-distanced pews and clergymen wearing personal

protective equipment - but weddings and full services are still out of sight.