Spring and summer of 2020 will be remembered as a strange period of global quarantines and lockdowns. For those who planned weddings, the memories will always have the shadow of the pandemic.
As the COVID-19 pandemic approaches its one year anniversary, people are looking back at the time lost during quarantine: Birthdays passed, trips canceled, and events postponed indefinitely. For couples who planned summer 2020 weddings, all the time and energy spent over seating charts and venue decorating seemed wasted, but not for everyone. Couples who chose not to postpone their wedding found ways to hold smaller, more creative wedding ceremonies with only their immediate families and loved ones. A bride, a sister, and a wedding planner share their stories of quickly planned celebrations that meant more than a traditional wedding might have. Reported by Isabel Sami, Sept-Dec 2020.
Understanding
Pandemic Wedding in Numbers
96%
of couples rescheduled weddings
36%
of rescheduled weddings are being pushed to 2021
74 billion
dollar wedding industry in the US
7.1%
wedding industry revenue is expected to drop in the US
*Source: The Knot
A Wedding in the Park
Rachel and Evan got engaged in April, and planned to wait until after the pandemic to get married. In October, they decided to be spontaneous and have their wedding in the Boston Public Garden with six friends, one of whom officiated it.
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