WEDDING VENUES ARE CONSIDERING THEIR OWN LAWSUIT AGAINST THE STATE. CORONAVIRUS AND THE GUIDELINES THAT FOLLOWED HAS PUT A CHOKE HOLD ON THE 74 BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY AND SOME VENUES SAY WITHOUT HELP THEY MAY GO UNDER. ATYIA COLLINS SPOKE TO SOME TODAY. "" " PKG Atyia Look Live 101G1010 17.35.27-43 "Many wedding venues around our area are struggling with the COVID-19 restrictions- here at the woodcliff hotel and spa they are adapting by offering new mini weddings. But some other venues I talked to are asking for those restrictions to be lifted- because they say ther're struggling." VO Rochester Wedding Magazine showcases hundreds of local wedding services, including close to two thousand wedding venues in the area.
Publisher Theo Wheeler says the 50 guests maximum hurts everything from the Florists to the DJ's who rely on big weddings. SOT-Theo Wheeler 17.40.06-22 "We see that they're devastated and they have no income but they still have to pay their bills somehow. So you know the perception of oh darn we just have to postponed suzzie's wedding to next year really isn't the case, it's really a lot deeper than that." VO Some venues like the WoodClifF hotel and SPA in Fairport have been able to adjust by offering couples 'mini wedding'.
The package has small scale wedding services with implemented safety guidelines, like disinfecting stations, and no touch buffets- helping out the couples and business that depend on the big day. SOT-Corey Dooley, General Manger, Woodcliff Hotel and Spa 101G0997 17.27.01-10 "Were offering basically a one stop shop. They're already gone through the planning and we're trying to do everything that we can to make it as simple as possible." VO Some venues are taking matters to court. Early August, Arrowhead Golf Course in new york was given permission by a judge to proceed with their wedding of over one hundred guests.
And now 100 venues in upstate new york are behind a movement to use this ruling to increase attendance at all weddings to 50% of the venues capacity- the same guideline as restaurants. SOT-Theo Wheeler 17.41.37-55 "would look at 100 people eating at a venue the same way as 100 people eating a restaurant, so long as all the guidelines are followed. So based on his decision even though it was just two couples, it really has set the precedent for moving forward." Atyia Look Live 17.36.01 "Now that group of wedding venues say if they don't see a change to the capacity soon- they are going to take some actions and talk to state legislatures. reporting atyia collins news 8. " THANK YOU ATYIA BY FRIDAY THAT GROUP EXPECTS TO FILE TWO NEW LAWSUITS TO INCREASE WEDDING CAPACITIES. HAS YOUR MAIL DELIVERY SLOWED TO A CRAWL? YOU'RE NOT ALONE.
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