With B.C.’s provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry ruling out mass gatherings in the province through the summer, some Okanagan wedding venues say they are asking couples to reschedule, or at least pick alternate dates in case their original events can’t go ahead as planned.
Gatherings of more than 50 people are currently banned in the province as the region continues to practise physical distancing in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Before the pandemic, Covert Farms Family Estate in Oliver was fully booked, with 10 weddings scheduled in 2020. Now, owner Shelly Covert said they are asking couples who had weddings scheduled this summer to pick alternate dates in the fall or next year.