Real Weddings Magazine - Issue #27-F20 - The Best Wedding Vendors in Sacramento, Tahoe and throughout Northern California are all here

STEPHANIE & DAVE
GETTING MARRIED 10/17/20
AT CATTA VERDERA COUNTRY CLUB
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expert advice
Love
always
Wins.
Weddings in 2020 look a lot different than the celebrations we’re used to seeing and experiencing.
Lovebirds who planned to get married earlier this year have had to cancel, postpone or completely
reimagine the happiest day of their lives, and couples who have weddings planned for later
this year are left in limbo trying to figure out what to do.
Couples can now get married online. Zoom receptions are now
a "thing." Some couples refuse to wait and are eloping now, and
then planning for an in-person reception later. And don’t even mention
the honeymoon. It will likely have to wait until 2021.
Last year, the wedding industry brought in $72 billion in revenue.
This year’s revenue will be nothing close to that. The vendors
who have had a whole year of events get pushed back have been
impacted just as much as the couples who have been dreaming,
planning and saving for their special day.
In his 25 years of experience in the events industry, Extreme
Productions Entertainment’s CEO Matt Brys has witnessed vendors
and clients alike overcome many unforeseen obstacles, including
wildfires, floods, power outages and travel restrictions. “Though
we could have never planned for a pandemic that would reshape
our world to this scale, what I can tell you is that we’ve got this.
Our industry is filled with professionals who are highly creative,
passionate, calm and collected in times of high stress,” he says. “We
will do what it takes to overcome this pandemic as we love on our
clients—albeit with appropriate social distancing, six feet apart—
and use our hearts and passion towards celebrating together. Love
always wins.”
While the current pandemic has flipped the wedding industry
upside down, it hasn’t stopped couples from getting engaged.
Whether you’re thinking about postponing your wedding for 2021
or you are newly engaged and wondering where to start when
planning your wedding during this pandemic, these local Northern
California vendors have shared how they’re connecting with
couples and looking ahead to brighter, happier days.
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