To get a feel for how things are playing out on the ground and to assess the impact of the recent roadmap announcement, City A.M. spoke to a number of business owners around London and across the UK.

Exclusive: Business owners on how the recovery is playing out on the ground - CityAM

Ali Fleming's Derbyshire-based business, Cariad Personal Ceremonies, offers a personalised and magical journey for couples and families planning a lifetime event. With a combination of imagination, colour and sensitivity, she helps her clients create unique ceremonies, which she then personally brings to life by fully choreographing them on the chosen day.

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Looking at all the events that are all being allowed to open up in large numbers – football, motor racing , are all male orientated ….&nbsp; I have couples that are having sleepless nights worrying about todays announcement on raising numbers allowed for weddings ….. At least raise to 70 Boris !! Weddings are SAFE …. They are family affairs that need to be allowed to go ahead . You listen to the sobbing over the phone Boris of the exasperation in Wedding couples that have rescheduled too many times …. I have several couples that will be affected by not changing the numbers….. Why have you blackened the light at the end of the tunnel – and it’s a fact that you really don’t care about the small business owners !.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<blockquote>Business or no Business?</blockquote>

“When will we be able to have a female intervention decision  about Weddings added  to the Boris Team ? “

Having to wait another 4 weeks for numbers to increase in wedding ceremonies is ludicrous- sporting events are open - football, of course, motorbike events .... of course predominantly male events. There was an air of hope for our business', moving forward and talking positively to couples..... but surely move to at least 70 people for outdoor ceremonies?&nbsp; I have many couples that are at their wit's end waiting for today's announcement ... if numbers are not changed then more postponements or possibly cancellations... Enough is Enough .... &nbsp;<blockquote>"Its the difference between having a business moving forward or not "</blockquote>

when Will we be able to have a female perspective on weddings?  

How as a Celebrant, Ali Fleming longs to hear couples sharing their personal vows to each other. once again. Will the wording be changed due to the horrors of Covid so prolific in couples' minds after experiencing the effect COVID has had on their wedding plans with some having to cancel many times?. The Lockdown of March 2020 saw Alis's successful 6-year business, Cariad personal Ceremonies just crumble, with all wedding bookings rescheduling to 2022 or even 2023 ... Ali states " No I didn't actually lose all the business, with all rescheduling to later dates, but how is a business expected to keep afloat waiting for that time to come, without any cash flow."? The constant campaigning directly with government officials to put the Wedding industry on the map for help with specific funding grants has again fallen on deaf ears, despite strong verbal indications that it would be mentioned in Boris's latest speech and certainly within the Budget. 
Even through Boris' attempts of giving a road map to help couples get back to being able to plan to go ahead with their weddings this year ,there is still too much uncertainty and lack of confidence in decisions that many are still opting to reschedule their celebrations for a further year
<blockquote> Government has let the whole Wedding Industry down, badly </blockquote>

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