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Bristol Post
National
Sian David

Search on for couples forced to cancel weddings due to coronavirus

It's fair to say that 2020 hasn't really worked out the way any of us planned.

The coronavirus pandemic has deeply affected all our lives and changed much about how we live, work and interact with each other.

Even as the country edges slowly towards regaining some slight semblance of the world we knew before, some things have changed irretrievably and lots of people have had to make changes and sacrifices they could never have foreseen - including, for many couples, having to postpone or cancel their weddings or civil partnership ceremonies.

But, here in Bristol, so many people have made an outstanding effort to make the best of things, such as the #BristolTogether campaign which saw 374 hearts painted on three green spaces in the city in a bid to bring people out of their homes to meet safely as Bristol begins to return to normal.

The hearts have been painted on the green spaces to encourage social distancing (PA)

Now, to mark the repainting of the hearts, Bristol Live has teamed up with #BristolTogether to find up to 374 couples who have had to postpone their wedding or civil ceremony due to coronavirus - one for each heart - to take part in a socially-distanced photoshoot.

Each couple will stand in their own heart at one of the three green spaces - College Green, Castle Park and Queen Square, and will receive a professional digital photograph of themselves as a memento.

To take part, simply fill in the jot form below and the first 374 couples will be chosen - and please know that Bristol Live knows that love is love, and couples from across the LGBTQIA+ community are all welcome.

If you cannot view this survey please click here

Keith Rundle, operations director at Bristol City Centre BID, which represents over 750 businesses, said: "The idea is to encourage people to come back to the safe environment which is the city centre.

"It is part of a campaign called Bristol Together to safely reopen the city centre and this is the first part of the initiative."

The hearts were first painted, using a safe and environmentally-friendly chalk paint, at the beginning of July and are this week having a refresh.

Mr Rundle said the hearts -which are painted on the grass - are approximately 3m wide with at least 2m distance between them to try to encourage people to maintain a safe distance while using outdoor spaces.

He added: "The city centre is getting busier by the day because people are realising it is safe and it is great to have them coming back.

"We want to support businesses as they start to reopen after this difficult time."

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