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Sept 2020
Harrogate couple cancel wedding for third time
A Harrogate couple have cancelled their wedding plans for a third time after the government further restricted the number of guests that can attend.
Ali Farr and Ben Cross, who both work for the NHS, were initially set to tie the knot on May 1 at the St George Hotel in Harrogate. However, lockdown struck and their big day was cancelled.
They rearranged for New Year's Eve, only to discover afterwards that the St George Hotel was going into administration.
Still hoping to get married in 2020, they booked the DoubleTree by Hilton Harrogate Majestic Hotel & Spa for December 31 - the day they’d been due to marry at the St George and 12 years exactly since they met.
However, Tuesday's announcement that they would only be able to have 15 people at the wedding instead of 30 prompted them to cancel for the third time. Ms Farr said:
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The couple initially planned to invite more than 100 guests from as far away as Singapore and Australia.
With coronavirus cases in the district rising, Ms Farr, a community nurse in Knaresborough and Boroughbridge, is now preparing for a busy winter at work:
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