Petition launched to increase wedding guest numbers by venue size

WITH many would-be brides and grooms finding their plans in limbo due to Covid-19 public health regulations, a petition has been launched to increase the number of guests allowed at weddings by venue ballroom size.

The online petition has been launched by weddingsonline who are asking the government to allow the number of guests at weddings to be based on the wedding venue's individual capacity.

This will still take into account social distancing guidelines and adhere to all restrictions currently in place.

Couples planning their weddings, they say, are in limbo and need to be able to plan with confidence.

Wedding venue owners and staff have also put a lot of effort into making their venues safe and a regulated environment is much safer.

They and all the Irish wedding suppliers need to be able to get back to work, says Jonathan Bryans, commercial director, weddingsonline.

You can sign the petition here:

https://www.change.org/p/irish-government-number-of-guests-allowed-at-irish-weddings