At today's covid briefing, Nicola Sturgeon announced there will be a change in rules for weddings and funerals.
As indicated last week (June 15), the Scottish Government will stick to the current restrictions in each part of Scotland for the next three weeks meaning there will be no change in lockdown levels.
Despite Glasgow remaining in Level 2, there are hopes that the city will be able to move down on July 28.
Last week the First Minister said rather than moving down a level, it is likely that Scotland will "opt to maintain restrictions for a further three weeks from June 28 and use that time to vaccinate - with both doses - as many more people as possible"
The proposed changes set out today for weddings and funerals will take effect from Monday, June 28 - just six days away.
Speaking at parliament today, Nicola Sturgeon said that the high number of new covid cases being recorded was a "significant consideration.
"To use the race analogy, we must not allow the virus to get too far ahead of the vaccines."
Weddings
As of June 28, suppliers of wedding services, and other people employed by the couple getting married, will no longer count towards the cap on numbers at a wedding.
And under these new rules, those accompanying the wedding couple down the aisle will no longer need to wear face coverings.
In a much welcomed move, live entertainment at receptions will now be possible - although people will still need to be seated at tables.
Funerals
As for funerals, the guidance will also be changing next week meaning people from more than one household can help carry a coffin, and take a cord when lowering it.
Ms Sturgeon said: "We expect these changes to have a relatively minor impact on transmission - they are relatively minor changes.
"I hope they will make some difference to those organising and attending weddings and funerals, ahead of the more substantial changes at level 0."
After revealing the new rules, Sturgeon said that "based on recent case numbers", their assumption will be that current levels will remain in force across Scotland until July 19.
