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| The City Council adopts this measure, which can be used by future couples, so that the bride and groom can be accompanied by their family and friends through technology | The City Council, through the Department of Urban Agenda and Open Government, led by Mercedes Bernabé, today broadcast the two civil weddings that have been officiated in the Plenary Hall by videoconference.The consistory adopts, for the first time, this measure, which will be open to future couples, so that the bride and groom can be accompanied by their family and friends through new technologies.Since the declaration of the state of alarm, in accordance with Royal Decree 463/2020 of March 14, 2020, the capacity for the celebration of marriages was limited to a small number of people, as a preventive measure to prevent the spread of Covid -19.So, since then, only the bride and groom, two witnesses, the councilor or person responsible for officiating the ceremony, as well as those in charge of protocol and the Civil Marriage office, are allowed to attend.In this way, from today, the guests will be able to follow the ceremony by videoconference, through a web link to which they will be given prior access.

Also, a screen will be installed in the living room where the bride and groom can see their family and friends. “We are living through exceptional moments, which are forcing us to make decisions that we have never made before.

The celebration of marriage is a very important moment for any couple, so, from the consistory, we adapt to this situation, offering the bride and groom to experience it with their guests through the technologies we have at our disposal, "highlights Mercedes Barnabas.

 Specifically, today Eusebio Ramón Ortíz and Elena María Cuadrado Chicano have married, to whose ceremony 30 people have connected, and Juan Carlos Morales Ochoa and Jitzell-Jorlene Paz García, accompanied by 15 guests by videoconference.22 weddings postponedOf the 42 ceremonies planned in the consistory, in the period from March 13 to May 30, a total of 11 weddings have been celebrated, counting those of today; 22 have been postponed; 8 remain so far; and one is in doubt, in the absence of the couple's decision.In most cases, deferrals are being dated for the months of July, September, October, and November.

There are already two couples who have postponed the ceremony for next year.Likewise, in order to give all the facilities to the bride and groom, from the Civil Marriage service two more weekends have been enabled, which were not foreseen in the initial wedding calendar, for July 24 and 25 and 27 and November 28.The days established by the consistory for the celebration of weddings are Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings, except for specific dates such as Christmas, Easter, Spring Festival, August, as well as the first week of September."It is important to highlight that the state of alarm has coincided during a period in which fewer weddings were scheduled for this year in the consistory, due to the indicated holidays and parties," explains Mercedes Bernabé, who adds that, on the part of the Civil Marriages, "is in daily contact with all couples to give them the best solution to that important day for them."

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia