AS COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS CONTINUE TO LOOSEN.. COMPETITION IS RISING AS COUPLES WHO POSTPONED OR CANCELLED THEIR WEDDING BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC NOW HEAD TO THE ALTER. THE HIGH DEMAND MAKING IT COMPEITIVE TO BOOK VENUES AND OTHER SERVICES. NEWS FIVE'S MAYO DAVISON JOINS US LIVE WITH WHAT COUPLES CAN EXPECT… AND HOW THEY CAN STAY PREPARED FOR THE BIG DAY. WELL ROB… I'M HERE IN THE BEAUTIFUL "PINERY AT THE HILL" WHERE WEDDING PLANNERS ARE SEEING A LOT OF COUPLES JUMPING THE BROOM NOW THAT MORE RESTRICTIONS ARE GETTING LIFTED.
BUT THE DEMAND IS BRINGING LIMITED AVALIABILITY WHEN IT COMES TO DATES AND SERVICES. I SPOKE WITH ONE COUPLE EARLIER TODAY WHO GOT MARRIED A FEW WEEKS AGO… WHILE IT WASN'T THE WAY THEY PLANNED… IT WAS PERFECT NEVERTHELESS. FOR SONNY AND ESTEFANIA GONZALEZ… IT WAS A DAY THEY WILL NEVER FORGET. <WE HAD IT IN MY PARENTS BACKYARD IN PUEBLO RIGHT ON THE MESA AND IT WAS PHENOMINAL. THEIR JOURNEY TO THE ALTER BEGAN IN 2017… BUT WHEN IT CAME FOR THEM TO SAY "I DO"…
THE PANDEMIC HIT. THATS WHEN EVERYTHING WENT DOWN THE DRAIN. WE WERE REALLY STRUGGLING TRYING TO AHOLD OF OUR VENDORS, THE ONES WE HAD ALREADY CONTRACTED WITH BECAUSE WE HAD DEPOSITS P DOWN AND EVERYTHING. THROWING ALL OF THEIR PLANS UP IN THE AIR… AND FORCING THEM TO CANCEL AND RESCHEDULE THEIR WEDDING MULTIPLE TIMES. OUR ORIGINAL DATE WAS FOR DECEMBER 19, 202 WITH THE RECENT ROLLOUT OF THE VACCINE… THE COUPLE GOT TO WORK ON PLANNING THEIR WEDDING YET AGAIN… BUT THEY WEREN'T THE ONLY ONES OUR DATE BOOKED UP SO QUICKLY. WE LOST OUR PHOTOGRAPHER, WE LOST OUR CATERER, WE LOST A LOT OF IMPORTANT THINGS TO US. WITH RESTRICTIONS LOOSENING… WEDDING VENUES LIKE "THE PINERY AT THE HILL" ARE SEEING HUGE DEMAND.
FOR 2022, WE ARE PRETTY HIGH ON OUR BOOKINGS, ESPECIALLY ON SATURDAYS, AND I'VE ALREADY STARTED BOOKING IN 2023. DESPITE THE PANDEMIC WEDDING RUSH…. SHE SAYS THEY'RE BEING ACCOMMODATING WITH DATES.. BUT ENCOURAGE FLEXIBILITY WHEN IT COMES TO PLANNING. BE FLEXIBLE, BE OK WITH THE CHANGES AND UPS AND DOWNS. IT'S HELPFUL TO KNOW WHAT YOU WAANT, STICK TO THE THINGS THAT YOU LOVE KEEP IT REAL, HAVE FUN. I KNOW IT'S SUPPOSE TO BE A SHOW BUT GIVEN THE CLIMATE THAT WE'RE IN NOW DO SOMETHING FOR YOURSELVES. THE COUPLE ALSO RECOMMENDS STAYING POSTIVE AND NOT LETTING ONE THING DICTATE THE PATH TO YOUR WEDDING. > THEY ALSO RECOMMEND GOING OVER ANY CONTRACTS THAT YOU HAVE WITH VENUES OR VENDORS ESPECIALLY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE LAST MINUTE CHANGES. ROB? MAYO… WHAT ARE SOME OTHER GOOD TIP THAT YOU WANT COUPLES TO KNOW? WELL ROB… COUPLES REALLY DO NEED TO BE FLEXIBLE WHEN IT COMES TO THE DATE BECAUSE SATURDAY AN SUNDAYS ARE GETTING BOOKED FAST. IT'S ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT THEY CHOSE AN ALL INCLUSIVE WEDDING VENUE SINCE VENDORS AND OTHER SERVICES ARE ALSO SEEING HIGH DEMAND. I'LL HAVE EVEN MORE TIPS ON KOAA.COM ALWAYS WATCHING OUT FOR YOU COLORADO SPRINGS….
MAYO DAVISON NEWS F.
