Update: April 29th 2021. For the latest information on wedding restrictions in Ireland, click here.
It's expected that Ireland will return to Level 3 as defined in the government’s COVID-19 Resilience and Recovery 2021 Roadmap at some point in 2021, but what will that mean for weddings? We've prepared a quick overview of what is permitted for Level 3 weddings in Ireland, which we will continue to update as soon as new information becomes available.
Essential Information about Wedding Restrictions in Ireland under Level 3
- Guests: Weddings can have a maximum of 25 guests, as stated here.
- Services:
- As photographers were permitted at Level 5, as stated here, it's fair to assume they will be permitted at Level 3.
- We are awaiting information on which other services will be permitted.
- Travel: Guests can travel outside their counties to attend a wedding, as stated here.
- Overnight Accomodation: Hotel and other tourist accomodation can be provided for couples and their 6 guests, as stated here.
- Travel from overseas to Ireland, or overseas from Ireland: Currently, the guidelines for international travel, the Irish government advises against all non-essential international travel.
- Travel between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland: Currently, both the Republic of Ireland's guidelines for travel and Northern Ireland's guidelines for travel advise against all non-essential travel.
- How long the current restrictions will last: Unfortunately, there's no information on how long these restrictions will be in place.
Still Got Questions?
We are working on a lengthy FAQ page for planning a wedding under Level 3. In the mean time, send us an email (hello@onefabday.com) or a message on Instagram or Facebook, and we'll try to answer your question as best we can.
Further Reading on Wedding Planning and Covid-19:
Planning a wedding during a pandemic is beyond challenging, so we've written a host of articles about how to manage the process. We've linked to a couple below, but you can find them all in our Covid Weddings section. We've also got a section decidated to Covid-19 real weddings, which should give you some ideas for how to make your big day special in spite of the difficult circumstances.
- How to downsize your wedding
- 5 strategies for deciding what to do about changing wedding plans
- How to plan a two-part wedding
- The latest information on reapplying for your marriage license
- Wedding planning tasks you can do during lockdown
