Wedding bells to ring early as Jenny and Nick race against time to beat wedding rules blues
It's been a whirlwind romance for Jenny Nelson and Nick Barratt – a whirlwind that will continue this Saturday, when the couple tie the knot a fortnight sooner than planned - all to beat new coronavirus restrictions.
The Valley Hotel, in Ironbridge, pulled out all the stops to ensure Jenny and Nick could still have their dream day despite new regulations announced on Tuesday cutting the number at weddings from 30 to just 15.
But it meant rescheduling everything for Saturday, before changes come into force on Monday.
Jenny's dress was still with the seamstress today but everything else changed in a few frantic hours – and Jenny said she was delighted the wedding could still go ahead.
The couple have seven children between them, aged seven to 25. Jenny has two girls and a boy, and Nick three girls and a boy, so they already had nine attending before anyone else could be invited.
Tuesday's ruling was a complete shock. Jenny said: "We were so disappointed. With all of us, the registrars and a photographer it would have left us with three guests.
