Worcestershire Registration Services is pulling out all the stops to make sure couples in the county can get married after many had to reschedule due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Since the first lockdown in March last year more than 2000 ceremonies had to be moved, with some being postponed twice.

Currently, there are just over 300 weddings and civil partnerships planned to take place in the next few months.

Hannah Perrott, Assistant Director for Communities, Worcestershire County Council said: “I would like to thank our amazing Registration Services team for their hard work in ensuring Worcestershire couples can have the ceremony they have been waiting for.

“They completely understand the difficulties and frustration that many couples have faced during the past year and continue to work at pace to provide the wonderful ceremony many have been hoping for.”

Ceremonies can now take place with measures that ensure the safety of everyone and the number of guests allowed at weddings and civil partnerships rose from six to 15 on April 12 as the government continues its cautious easing of Coronavirus lockdown.

Events can take place outdoors, but indoor venues will also be permitted if they are authorised to open or where an exemption applies at this stage.

Wedding receptions can also take place for up to 15 people but must take place outdoors and not in private gardens.

One Worcester couple know all too well of the chaos that comes with postponing a wedding after having to cancel their wedding four times.

Paramedics, Rob Stewart, 30, and Bethany Griffin, 25, finally tied the knot at the guildhall in December, just three days before the last national lockdown.

They said they felt very 'lucky,' but sorry that so many other couples are yet to wed.