A wedding day is the sum total of the contribution of all the creative partners involved. Be it photographer, videographer, cake designer, stationery, or fashion designer; they all seamlessly blend to deliver the most amazing day of your life.
The market is bouncing back gradually nevertheless bounce back as the restricted public life is relaxes and the economy heals eventually. As the pandemic continues to impact celebrations across the nation, minimonies, micro-weddings, sequel weddings are increasingly becoming popular concepts. And with that, vendors are finding new ways to cater to these changes without compromising the couple’s vision for their day.
100%! We believe the same. The pandemic ushered in an era of unity as small businesses and couples around the nation rallied together to find solutions and uncover ways to celebrate marriage, even in the most challenging times.
In It Together With The Vendors
Now, more than ever, couples rely heavily on their wedding vendors to help make the necessary changes with the changing laws to execute their wedding in a safe manner. In fact, 90% responded said that they have already started taking both local and destination weddings in their country.
Wedding Vendors Are Creating Supreme Micro Wedding Experiences
Between 10-20 was the average guest list of couples tying the knot in 2020. Vendors catered to never-seen-before decor for micro weddings and elopements. People have learned from the pandemic experience to handpick their guests and have smaller but higher quality parties and that way enjoy it better. So we believe we will see a change in the number of guests.
Brick By Brick: Local Markets Are Helping Wedding Industry Getting Back To Its Feet
Everything about the way weddings once were has been affected, from food and service to live music and dancing. Yes, we miss the thrill of a destination wedding and have the cultural aspects incorporated. Still, now 27% of wedding vendors are relying more than 50% on the local market for their business.
Getting In ‘Touch’
Although most of the meetings are held online, there’s a general sentiment that speaks highly for the physical connection. Almost half of the respondents want the joy of meeting in person with the clients back as soon as possible.
Gearing Back To Normal
From a complete lockdown to partial reopening to countries opening up, we have come a long way since the pandemic has set a footfall in our lives. Vendors confirm that 80% of their weddings are local for now with an average of 50 weddings for 2021.
Wedding Planners Along With Online Marketplace Are Boosting The Vendor’s Business
While both couples and vendors were forced to make many adjustments to the wedding day itself due to these unprecedented times, it also resulted in an even greater reliance on technology throughout the planning process. 48% of wedding vendors used online marketplaces to communicate with their clients. Vendors are understanding of their unique situation and accommodating to new requests/updates, which speaks highly to the pros in the industry.
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