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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Your sand in marriage: plans to relax wedding rules in England and Wales

Bride and groom jump on dunes
Couples could soon marry on UK beaches under Law Commission proposals to relax restrictions on wedding venues. Photograph: Ian M Butterfield [016 CNR]/Alamy

Couples could soon marry on a cruise, in their kitchen or during a day out at the beach under proposals to tear up current restrictions on where weddings can be held.

In what would be the biggest overhaul to marriage regulations in England and Wales since the 19th century, the Law Commission is recommending that weddings should be able to take place anywhere, providing the presiding official considers it safe and dignified.

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