Las Vegas wedding industry takes massive hit amid coronavirus pandemic

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The wedding industry is one of the biggest moneymakers in Las Vegas and 2020 was supposed to be a banner year.

Then, along comes the coronavirus.

Tricia Kean reports.

VEGAS AND 2020 WAS SUPPOSEDTO BE A BANNER YEAR.BUT THE CORONAVIRUS - ISCRUSHING SOME PEOPLES WEDDINGDREAMS- 13 INVESTIGATESANCHOR TRICIA KEAN SHOWS US --HOW THE INDUSTRY STRUGGLE ANDTHE LOVEBIRD FRUSTRATION - GOESHAND IN HAND.PKG 56.58 PATRICK: WE BASICALLYDECIDED TO RENEW OUR VOWS HEREIN LAS VEGAS BECAUSE AT THETIME WE DIDN'T HAVE THE PROPERWEDDING WITH THE WHITE DRESS.PATRICK AND HIS BRIDE, MARIA,WERE PLANNING TO BE MARRIED BYELVIS ON THEIR 25TH WEDDINGANNIVERSARY.BUT THE WEDDING CHAPEL ISCLOSED AND ELVIS HAS LEFT THEBUILDING.SO THEY'RE SETTLING FORPICTURES IN THEIR RENTALOUTFITS.57.31 MARIA: THE OWNER VERONICAHELPED US OUT.THE STORE IS ALREADY CLOSED...58.30 BUT JUST PUT ON THE DRESSAND TAKE SOME PICTURES AT LEASTTO HAVE A MEMORY.IT'S A LOVERS LETDOWN FOR THECOUPLE AND IT'S EVEN TOUGHERON CREATIVE BRIDAL WEAR.22.43 VERONICA MARKOWSKY/SHOPOWNER: WE HAD A TON OF FITTINGSTHIS MONTH.SO USUALLY FEBRUARY, MARCH ANDAPRIL ARE OUR BUSIEST MONTHS.THEY'RE THE MONTHS THAT CARRYUS THROUGH.OWNER VERONICA MARKOWSKY HATESHEARING THE PHONE RINGLATELY IT'S USUALLY ACANCELLATION.NEARLY 300 THIS MONTH ALONE!24.07 VERONICA MARKOWSKY/SHOPOWNER: WE'VE HAD A LOT OF TEARSOVER THE PAST COUPLE DAYS.IT'S REALLY HARD.IT'S HARD HEARING OUR BRIDESCALL US AND THEY'RE SENDING OUTAN SOS.I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO YET.EVEN COUPLES WHO ALREADY TIEDTHE KNOT ARE RUNNING INTOISSUES.THEY CAN'T GET THEIR MARRIAGELICENSES FILED BECAUSE THECLARK COUNTY MARRIAGE LICENSEBUREAU IS CLOSED.FOR CREATIVE BRIDAL IT MEANSPAINFUL CUTS.26.06 VERONICA MARKOWSKY/SHOPOWNER: AS OF RIGHT NOW WE HADTO LAY OUR EMPLOYEES OFF.NOT INDEFINITELY.JUST UNTIL WE FIGURE OUTWHAT'S GOING ON.VERONICA SAYS ALL SHE CAN DONOW IS HOPE WEDDING BELLS WILLSOON BE RINGING AGAIN.24.24 VERONICA MARKOWSKY/SHOPOWNER: WHEN WE OPEN UPHOPEFULLY AFTER 30 DAYS, WE CANOPEN UP AND GO HEADFIRST INTOPEOPLE COME FROM ALL OVERCOUNTRYTHIS TIME OF YEAR TO SEEWASHINGTON'S ICONIC CHERR