LAUREN IT'S WEDDING SEASON BUT THIS YEAR IS EXPECTED TO BE A RECORD- SETTER. WEDDING COORDINATORS SAY MOST PEOPLE WHO PUT PLANS ON HOLD DUE TO COVID ARE READY TO TIE THE KNOT THIS YEAR. LOCAL 22'S DANA CASULLO TALKED WITH WEDDING PLANNERS – AND TELLS US WHY THIS YEAR, IT'S ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO PLAN AHEAD. DANA ACCORDING TO THE WEDDING REPORT, A RECORD NUMBER OF WEDDINGS ARE EXPECTED FOR 2022, ABOUT 2.5 MILLION. THAT'S UP FROM 1.9 MILLION LAST YEAR.. WEDDING SEASON IS IN FULL SWING& "Right now my phone and email inbox are off the charts" HEATHER FRAZEE IS THE WEDDING COORDINATOR AT BOLTON VALLEY RESORTS&SHE'S ALREADY TAKING MANY BOOKINGS FOR NEXT YEAR..
"2023 i have 14 weddings booked, i anticipate especially this past week another dozen at least people are inquiring because i think they realize dates are filling up fast" THAT'S NOT THE ONLY PLACE – AT THE LODGE AT SPRUCE PEAK – IT'S GOING TO BE A BUSY SUMMER. "This summer we are seeing some weddings that rebooked three times, for 2021 and canceled and now they are coming in 2022, and we also saw last summer just a huge volume of inquiries coming in for weddings that were not able to take place" PEOPLE MAY HAVE PUT OFF THE WEDDINGS DUE TO COVID-BUT THEY'RE NOT CUTTING BACK ON COSTS.. THE AVERAGE COST OF A WEDDING CEREMONY AND RECEPTION IN 2021 WAS 28,000 DOLLARS ACCORDING TO THE KNOT 2021 REAL WEDDINGS STUDY. "And what they are doing for their events is more than over the top more that what we have experienced in the past is where they really want to show their family and friends that they haven't seen for couple of years and now they have the opportunity and they want to make it a special occasion" BACK AT BOLTON VALLEY – HEATHER FRAZEE HAS ADVICE TO PEOPLE THAT ARE PLANNING THEIR WEDDING.
"I think defiitely give yourself enough time, it is harder to plan something when you are only giving yourself under a year, think about expected attendance how many DANA IT'S NOT JUST THE CEREMONY AND RECEPTION THAT ARE ADDING UP – ACCORDING TO THE KNOT.. NEWLYWEDS SPEND AN AVERAGE OF 5,000 DOLLARS ON A HONEYMOON AND 6,000 DOLLARS ON AN ENGAGEMENT RING, DRIVING UP THE TOTAL COST TO 39,000 DOLLARS. REPORTING LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM DANA CASULLO LOCAL 22 NEWS..
