YORK council have confirmed wedding sizes will be limited to just 15 - while seated wedding receptions will also be allowed. 

The council confirmed that weddings are permitted to have 15 attendees under the new Tier 2 coronavirus rules. 

It said: "Wedding and civil partnership ceremonies and receptions must only take place in COVID-secure venues or in public outdoor spaces unless in exceptional circumstances.

"Weddings, civil partnership ceremonies and wedding receptions are restricted to 15 people. Receptions should be sit down meals to ensure people can keep their distance from each other, and mustn’t take place in private dwellings." 

This follows an earlier council statement which suggested wedding receptions would be banned. 

The council added: "Receptions are still permitted in Tier 2 restrictions." 

Other restrictions include:

  • You must not meet others outside your household inside homes (unless they form part of your support bubble), including outside space in the home. You can meet people outside and follow the rule of six.
  • Visiting indoor hospitality/leisure/retail settings is restricted to one household i.e. two households must not meet in these settings (unless those two households are in a support bubble).
  • People are advised only to visit care homes in exceptional circumstances  
  • People should only travel for an essential reason
  • You can still go on holiday outside of your area, but you should only do this with people you live with (or have formed a support bubble with). 
  • People can play a team sport only where this is formally organised by a sports club or similar organisation, and sports-governing body guidance has been issued. 
  • People should not attend amateur or professional sporting events as a spectator.
  • People should only travel for essential reasons
  • People can holiday outside of your area but should only do so with the people they live with or have formed a social bubble with

Has your wedding been affected? if so email: george.dodd@newsquest.co.uk.