A groom-to-be says the last six months have seen "constant limbo and uncertainty" for couples hoping to get married this year.
Ahead of their planned wedding later this month, he says he and his fiancée are now weighing up whether to cancel the event or 'uninvite' half the guests.
Yesterday, it was confirmed that the limits on indoor and outdoor gatherings will not be increased next week as initially planned.
Indoor gatherings will remain restricted to 50 people for now, something that is likely to impact many couples who'd been hoping to proceed with their weddings in the coming weeks.
Aodhan O'Dea from Dublin is one of the grooms-to-be that has been affected by the limits on gathering sizes.
He told Newstalk Breakfast: "I'm supposed to be getting married in around two weeks' time. It has been a bit of a disappointing announcement for us.
"While the past few months and yesterday's announcement were very difficult for us and anyone trying to get married this year... it is nothing compared to what other people have had to sacrifice during this time.
"It's been really hard for anybody trying to plan what's supposed to be the happiest day of your life. For six months now there's been a constant limbo and uncertainty."
He said he and his fiancée had sent invites based on the previous Government advice.
He observed: "We were supposed to be in phase four, and [it] was supposed to be 100 people... now we have to maybe uninvite half the people, or maybe call it off altogether.
"Our venue has been great... we have to talk to them today, and try and work it all out. It's a really hard call to make."
Aodhan said it's a big decision to push things back, as most of the thousands of weddings held in Ireland every year happen during the summer - potentially meaning an extra busy wedding season in 2021.
He said: "At this stage, it could be impossible to get anywhere next year - and there's no guarantee next year or the year after that it would be COVID-free.
"For a lot of couples like ourselves, we have deposits on bands, venues, photographers and musicians... it's hard to cancel or move them, as they have to make a living too."
