Wedding Cancellations Due to COVID-19

KIMT News 3's Jessica Bringe is finding out how event planners are coping

Planning a wedding is stressful enough..

But now the coronavirus outbreak is forcing bride and grooms to cancel or at the very least delay their big day.

Kimt new three's jessica bringe is live from rochester with how event planners are handling the cancellations.

Jessica.xx katie á the olmsted county fairgrounds have been home to many weddings and big events in the past..

But now stand empty as the cá dác is advising against gatherings of ten or more people.

Xxx a wedding should be dream come true for couples á but for many it's becoming a nightmare with the spread of the coronavirus.

It's more of frustration because it's not something you can really control.

Brides and grooms across the nation are having to cancel or postápone their weddings.

At this point we're just kind of ready to be married.

We're not going to postpone it.

Worst case we'll go to the courthouse as soon as we can.

Big bang companies in rochester says its already had to cancel six weddings... not to mention other events stretching all the way into may.

In 30 years of doing this there's nothing that's ever happened like this.

Owner brandon helegson says couples can still get married in a private ceremony..

But may have to reá schedule their large receptions.

He advises couples work with their wedding planner to do so.

All of us are going to be looking for additional work when we come out the tail end of this.

So there's a good chance those being affected by it, there's going to be plenty of people out there to help them.

Big bang companies also says if possible á shop local when reá scheduling wedding plans á since small businesses need support now more than ever.

I think you see a lot of people in the community, not only in our industry, but big bang companies also tells me it's tried to reá fund couples when it's able to..

But if you can't get your deposit back try to think of alternative options like using family property so you don't have to spend more money on a venue.

Live in rochester á jessica bringe á kimt news 3./// thank you jessica.

Big bang companies says since it's starting to get into wedding season many weekend dates are already taken..

That means couples may now have to consider getting married on thursdays or