Covid-19 has had an overwhelming affect on the globe, with more than 350,000 people infected with the virus in at least 144 countries (stats correct 23 March 2020).

Alongside the rising death toll, coronavirus has stopped life as many of us know it in its tracks. People are panic-buying food and the nation has been advised to stay at home to stop the risk of it spreading any further. But what happens if – alongside all these worries – one of the biggest days of your life is on the horizon?

Melanie Murphy, Irish YouTube sensation and best-selling author’s (you can order her book If Only here) recent tweet went viral when she proudly donned a sparkly, ASOS dress at a registry office to marry her partner, instead of the “princess gown” and four day celebration she had planned.

“Coronavirus stole our big day but it didn’t stop us saying ‘I do’,” she tweeted.

“Dad walked me down the aisle! In my backup ASOS dress, to music from Braveheart. Of course we were disappointed initially, but we still feel so lucky. Ya just have to roll with the punches sometimes!”

“Coronavirus cancelled my dream wedding – but what happened instead was so much better”