Around 90 couples missed out on their weddings or civil partnerships in Ceredigion due to lockdown.

Ceredigion County Council said 91 ceremonies due to take place between 24 March and 21 June were postponed due to the Covid-19 restrictions but the majority have already been rescheduled.

“The remaining ceremonies will be accommodated as soon as practicable once the Registration Service is in a position to resume ceremonies," a council spokesman added.

“The recovery plan for the recommencement of ceremonies will be balanced against the Registration Service’s other statutory duties."

The Welsh Government announced recently that birth registrations and notices of marriage and civil partnerships could restart, as well as ceremonies held in places of worship, if reopened.

The updated regulations included “removing limitations on marriage and civil partnership ceremonies taking place, subject to physical distancing requirements.”

Large gatherings are still not permitted and social distancing requirements must be met.

No church services or ceremonies can take place except for funerals and potentially marriages and civil partnership ceremonies, the Welsh Government guidance states, with the decision to open or not, including for individual prayer, down to the place of worship itself.

Travelling outside the current five-mile ‘stay local’ provision is also permitted for a wedding, as it is for funerals.