What will happen to weddings after June 21 if lockdown ends or is extended?
Get the latest North East What's On news delivered straight to your inbox - sign up for free email updates Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice  Brides and grooms face an anxious wait to find out how many people can attend their weddings amid reports that lockdown measures will be extended. Currently, a maximum of 30 people can attend a wedding or civil partnership ceremony, indoors or outdoors, and the same number can join celebrations at the reception. Those working at the events are not included in the 30-person limit. The limits on the number of guests attending weddings were due to be removed on Monday June 21, when the Government's roadmap out of lockdown was scheduled to reach Step 4, the stage when the Government aims to remove regulations on social contact. But Boris Johnson is expected to delay Step 4 - and the formal end of lockdown - by a month, from June 21 to July 19. He will announce the decision on June 14. Couples have faced more than a year of cancellations and postponements due to Covid-19 regulations and lockdowns, so those who had secured dates from June 21 could be faced with a choice of either going ahead with their ceremony and cutting guests or changing their dates again and trying to find an empty slot. Bethanie Crane and her husband-to-be, Ben Thompson, a 29-year-old telecommunications engineer, both from North Tyneside, had planned to wed on July 11 2020 but have set a new date for July 17 this year. We have already postponed our wedding once and dont want to do it again due to illness of close family members, the 26-year-old waiting list officer explained to the PA News Agency. Were worried about who we may have to cut from our numbers and the money were going to lose because of how late the government has left the announcement. When changing the date, we lost money. Some of our suppliers were already booked for our new date too. I feel if we decide to postpone again we wont even be able to get another date with all of our same suppliers for at least 18 months.  Robert Jenrick said that the number of guests permitted at a wedding will be a topic addressed by Mr Johnson on June 14, when the Prime Minister is set to make a decision about when to move to Step 4 of the roadmap. The Communities Secretary told Sky News: Weddings can go ahead right now, but with a maximum of 30 guests. I appreciate that that is very tough and I would like to see the number of people attending weddings increase. We are giving that careful thought  that will be one of the topics that the Prime Minister will address on June 14. England is currently in Step 3 of its four-stage roadmap out of lockdown. Wedding rules in Step 3 allow for up to 30 people to gather in Covid-19 secure venues for weddings, indoors or outdoors. Up to 30 people can attend a reception, celebration or viewing; indoors or outdoors. Attendees should wear face masks while indoors, although the couple getting married do not have to during the ceremony. Please answer our short survey. Dancing, while not banned, is advised against, with an exception for the couple's 'first dance'. The guidelines state that for those attending weddings during Step 3: "Close contact with friends and family will be a personal choice, and people are encouraged to exercise caution. In line with this change to guidance, such activities can continue to take place and guests should exercise caution by minimising how many people they are in close contact with, and for how long, remembering that some people are more vulnerable than others." Limits on the number of people allowed to go to a wedding will be removed when the roadmap out of lockdown reaches Step 4. We are currently in Step 3. Step 4 could start on Monday June 21, but the Prime Minister is expected to announce that he is delaying the move to Step 4 for four weeks to Monday July 19. If Step 4 does go ahead on June 21, then weddings will be allowed as many guests as they want, or as many as the venue will allow, for both the ceremony and reception. Requirements to wear masks indoors could also be removed on Monday June 21. The roadmap says: "At Step 4, the government aims to remove all limits on weddings, civil partnership ceremonies and receptions." There are reports that the Government will consider increasing the limit on wedding guests after Monday June 21, even if it decides to delay the end of the lockdown. The FT reports that the proposals mean weddings will be given the same limits that funerals currently have, which allow for more than 30 people in a venue, up to a maximum set for each venue in its Covid-secure policy. However, social distancing and masks would be required. If the roadmap moves to Step 4 on June 21, then weddings will be allowed unlimited guest numbers from then. If the lockdown is extended, then Monday July 19 is the day limits on weddings will be removed.