WNY wedding planner takes matters into own hands to get answers

WNY wedding planner takes matters into own hands to get answers

PLANNING A WEDDIHAS PROVED TO BEEXTREMELY DIFFICULTDURING THISPANDEMIC... WIRULES CHANGINGEVERY MONTH.7 EYEWITNESS NEWREPORTER JENNACALLARI IS WORKINGTO GET SOMEANSWERS ABOUT THCURRENT RULES INWESTERN NEW YORK.WE'VE HEARD IT FARTOO OFTEN.FILE SOT: "I'VE REALLYBECOMEDISCOURAGED."FILE SOT: "WHENTHINGS CHANGE ON ADAILY BASIS, IT MAKESIT REALLY HARD TOPLAN THE BIGGEST DAYOF YOUR LIFE."ENGAGED COUPLESWITHOUT ANSWERS ASTHEY TRY AND PLANWHAT SHOULD BE THEHAPPIEST DAY OFTHEIR LIVES.

IT'S BEENEQUALLY HARD ONWEDDING PLANNERSWITH SO LITTLEGUIDANCE.SYRIE: "NO ONEEXPECTED ANYTHINGLIKE THIS TO EVERHAPPEN SO IT'S NOTLIKE THERE'S A BOOKWRITTEN ON HOW ANDWHAT TO DO."SO ROMAN TOOKMATTERS INTO HEROWN HANDS.

SHEREACHED OUT TO THEERIE COUNTYEXECUTIVE'S OFFICE,THE HEALTHDEPARTMENT, AND THESTATE LIQUORAUTHORITY.

AFTERFOLLOW-UPS ANDCLARIFICATION, SHEGOT SOME ANSWERS.SYRIE: "I FELTEMPOWERED AND IFELT READY TO BEABLE TO TELL MYCLIENTS, SHARE ITWITH THE WORLD.

IPOSTED THAT FOREVERYBODY THDOESN'T HAVE THATINFORMATION."SO HERE'S WHAT SHE'SBEEN TOLD: UP TOFIFTY PEOPLE CANATTEND THE EVENT...MASKS MUST BE WORNWHEN STANDING ORWALKING AROUND ANDCAN BE TAKEN OFFWHEN SITTING DOWNTO EAT OR DRINK...LIVE MUSIC ISALLOWED BUT SOCIALDISTANCING MUST BEFOLLOWED..

ANDGUESTS COMING FROMANY OF THE RED ZONESTATES MUSTQUARANTINE FOR 14DAYS PRIOR.KARA KANE, THEPUBLIC INFORMATIONOFFICER FOR ERIECOUNTY HEALTH,ACKNOWLEDGED HOWHARD IT'S BEEN FORTHOSE PLANNING AWEDDING BUT ALSOREITERATED SAFETY,SAYING, "THE LASTTHING WE WANT OURCONTACT TRACINGTEAM TO HAVE TO DOIS CALL EVERYONE ONA WEDDING INVITE LISTTO INFORM THEM THATTHEY HAVE BEENEXPOSED TO COVID-19."ROMAN SAYS IT'S MOREIMPORTANT THAN EVERFOR EVERYONE TOWORK TOGETHER ANDFOLLOW THE RULES...BUT WHEN IT COMESTO COMMUNICATION,MORE NEEDS TO BEDONE."IF WE HAD MORESUPPORT FROMGOVERNMENT ENTITIESAND MORE OF ANOFFICIAL GUIDELINETHAT WE CAN BE LIKEHERE'S WHAT WE NEEDTO DO AND HERE'S THESTAMP OF THE STATETHAT SAYS IT.

THAT'STHE WISHFULTHINKING."IN BUFFALO, JENNACALLARI, 7EYEWITNESS NEWS.