‘I received an email from clients demanding their deposit back’: Coronavirus took a bite out of the wedding industry — but is this force majeure or force of government?

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I'm a wedding photographer who's lost $14,000 in expected income due to the coronavirus putting weddings on hold. How will the coronavirus change the wedding industry? It's uncertain for people like me.

That isn’t the norm for most people and, thankfully, it’s not due to some toxic environment or abusive boss.

I was prepared for another postponement, cancellation or “What do we do?!” email, since I had already received dozens of those from clients I was scheduled to work with this year. Those weren’t a burden, because providing emotional support during stressful times is one of my favorite aspects of the job.

“ ‘I had no idea how my business would operate again. I had no idea if the career I had spent a decade building would be useless in the post-COVID-19 world.’ ” The best among us already included clauses in our contracts regarding esoteric legal concepts like force majeure and impossibility, which are meant to protect wedding professionals and clients in cases of emergencies or extenuating circumstances that prevent an event from occurring.

Without clearly stipulated language in signed agreements, many wedding vendors feel exposed to the will of their clients and fear exposure to COVID-19 while being forced to work. Officials in the Oklahoma Department of Commerce have argued that wedding businesses are essential services that must operate now.

One client told me that their proactive choice to reorient their wedding to a smaller, more corona-conscious model in the fall meant they lost $17,000 in nonrefundable deposits alone. And even then, with estimates of extended social distancing and guests likely hesitant to travel, weddings that do happen after the outbreak are likely to look and feel very different. Couples planning weddings are mourning, and those of us who make it our jobs to celebrate with them are similarly distraught.

 

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I voluntarily surrendered my venue transportation van that I bought in August. No question, I feel like we are losing a year of wedding income.

Kimmyrosempls

If you are in the event business of concerts, conventions, sports, or anything with a large crowd you have a problem in the near term.

No offense to this photographer, but the wedding ‘industry’ is a scam. Young people should not be pressured by society to believe they must spend thousands and thousands of dollars to prove their love to one another.

People will still need photographers. They might spend more on it now that they have less guests to feed.

Well you can always familiarize yourself with divorce photography, cover both areas.........

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