Castles, cruises and coastlines: untangling the rules around tying the knot

Consultation launched on reforming weddings law for the first time in 200 years, giving couples more choice over where and how they say ‘I do’.

• Consultation launched to give couples more choice over where they get married, and reduce costs
• Changes to provide major boost to Britain’s wedding, tourism and hospitality industries
• Plans to create stronger safeguards to protect the meaning of marriage

Couples could soon say “I do” on their own terms under the biggest shake-up to weddings law in almost 200 years.

The Government has today (Thursday 16 July) launched a major consultation on proposals to make getting married simpler, more affordable and more meaningful.

Around 470,000 people get married in England and Wales each year. But wedding law dates back centuries, meaning it doesn’t always match the diversity of modern life.

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