Weddings have become so exorbitantly expensive. In a study by The Knot in 2017, it was found that the average Manhattan wedding left little change from $77,000. In COVID times this decreased to $19,000.
While one may hope that coronavirus has
been a lesson in the unnecessary expenditure, predictions for 2021 are
a) There will be a hike in the
number of weddings taking place
b) It will be “the year of the after party”
(for those who had to have a corona wedding)
c) More
people will turn to wedding planners as they won’t want to deal with the stress
d) Contact-free and bartender-free mixology:
cocktails will now be in a bottle for each person
e) More outdoor weddings
For those who want a wonderful wedding but
still want to keep the price down, there are some venues that could hit the
mark. Take for example, the Sweet Hearts chapel – a new wedding space – based on Vegas-style wedding but right in New
York, like an A-Z wedding. Developed for
“efficiency” during COVID-19, the couple just needs to fork out $650. With that they will receive: one hour in the
chapel (which has its own dressing area and bathroom), a ceremony, the ceremony
leader – ordained ULC Ms. Guinta (they can choose to bring their own wedding
officiant), chairs for up to 10 guests (think intimate) and a honeymoon bag which
includes: eatery recommendations, T-shirts and Ring Pops. If they want to pay another $500 they can
hire photographer Edward Winter.
Even before coronavirus though, people were
going small on their weddings without skimping on quality. For example, on September 4, 2016 the wedding
ceremony of Julie Williams and Mathieu Zarbatany took place. They
invited 95 guests to a Brooklyn cocktail bar/event hall at Kinfolk 19. Close to
their house, Julie and her mom walked down to the DJ playing ‘That’s How Strong
My Love is.’
