Thousands of weddings put off due to Coronavirus

Thousands of weddings put off due to Coronavirus

At a time when thousands are gearing up for their wedding, the Coronavirus put an end to many plans.

Despite the trouble, people are still finding a way to get married and make their day special.

MANY PEOPLE ARE STILL FINDING AWAY TO MAKE THEIR SPECIAL DAYHAPPEN17-2229-3548-105(nat sound dance scene/"THEWEDDING CRASHERS")THEY KNEW THE BOTH LOVED "THEWEDDING CRASHERS"...KNEW WHATHER DRESS LOOKED LIKE, WHICHCOLORS THEY’D USE...KELSY GIBSON AND ALEX FERRARAKNEW THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE APERFECT WEDDING.THEN IN THE MICHIGAN COLD, THEWORST CRASHER OF ALL CAMECALLING...Kelsy Gibson: "It’s so crazy, wewould have never thought thiswould ever happen."THE PANDEMIC SWEPT AWAY THEPOMP, THE PARTY, AND THE PROMISEOF TWO HUNDRED GUESTS SHARINGTHEIR SPECIAL MOMENT...Alex Ferrara: "Then there camethe day when the honeymoon gotcanceled, it just keptprogressing like one item, likedominoes falling."THEY’RE NOT ALONE.(nats-"The Wedding March_SPRING IS TYPICALLY THE BIGGESTWEDDING SEASON OF THE YEAR, BUTNOT THIS TIME ACCORDING TO ALEADING MATRIMONIAL WEBSITE, THEKNOT.COM...Jeffra Trumpower: "As we look atdata there was supposed to be alittle over 500,000 weddingsover the course of the lastthree months.

So tons of couplesare rescheduling their weddings,getting married virtually andpostponing their receptions forlater."THE KNOT ESTIMATES THE AVERAGECOUPLE EMPLOYS MORE THAN A DOZENVENDORS: DRESS MAKERS, FLORISTS,PHOTOGRAPHERS, CATERERS, LIMODRIVERS...MANY OF WHOM RELY ONTHE WEDDING TRADE.

SO THEINDUSTRY IS CLAWING ITS WAYBACK...EMBRACING NEWTONGUE-IN-CHEEK IDEAS LIKE"DELAY THE DATE" NOTICES...ANDSUPPORTING SMALL, PRIVATESERVICES WHILE AWAITING THERETURN OF BIG CELEBRATIONS...Jeffra Trumpower: "We are seeingwhat we call minimonies...sobakeries are sending miniwedding cakes, florists aresending mini bouquets or maybesome centerpieces that thecouple can enjoy."AS FOR ALEX AND KELSY, AS HISCOMPANY STARTED MAKING MASKS,AND SHE DOVE INTO HER WORK INPUBLIC HEALTH...Alex Ferrara and KelsyGibson:"We talked to familiesabout it, talked to ourfriends..."...THEY LOADED UP A FEW CLOSEFRIENDS...SOME STRICTDISINFECTING RULES...AND THEIRPUPPY...DROVE TO A LAKESHORE ANDGOT MARRIED ANYWAY, WHILE THEIRFAMILIES WATCHED ONLINE.THE VIRUS MADE THEIR BIGRECEPTION WAIT, BUT NOT THEIRLOVE...AND....Alex Ferrara: "Our wedding wasperfect in spite of thecircumstances."Kels