Businesses belonging to B.C.’s vibrant wedding industry are searching for ways to remain afloat with a summer of diminishing ceremonies ahead under the COVID-19 pandemic.
Florists, DJs, planners, rental companies, venues, caterers, photographers, videographers and still more are still trying to sort out how to support couples and their guests under fast-changing public-health rules or prepare for next year. “There doesn’t see to be a safe way to have a wedding in the traditional sense right now,” said Erin Bishop, founder of Filosophi Event Planning and Design in Vancouver. “It definitely is a huge strain on the industry.