12/02/2021
The Wedding Boom. ‘Everyone Is Ready.’
Brides and grooms who postponed or married via Zoom are ready for the real thing, sending caterers, dressmakers and others into overdrive.
After a year of don’ts, brides and grooms are lining up in a big way to say “I do.”
Wedding caterers and venues are booked solid. Sign-ups on wedding-registry sites and platforms are soaring. Designers are racing to outfit bridal parties. And invited guests, sick of being cooped up during the pandemic, are eager to join the party.
The result is a logjam of demand for venues and services. Couples who put off ceremonies during the pandemic are competing with others who got engaged during the lockdown and those who had planned 2021 weddings all along.
So long, weekend wedding. “Monday is the new Saturday in Palm Beach,” said Caroline Scarpinato, director of event services at the Breakers Palm Beach, a Florida resort. “With such limited availability, couples are willing to host their event on a Monday or Thursday.”
Read more in the WSJ article by Ray A Smith
