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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maryam Zakir-Hussain

British couples could marry at home and on beaches under wedding law shake-up

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The UK’s outdated and limiting wedding laws need the biggest shake-up since the 19th century, a government-commissioned report has said.

New proposed laws would allow couples to marry in “any safe and dignified location,” clearing the way for ceremonies in private homes and on beaches.

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