Two days after a fire gutted an abandoned building in Woolloongabba and collapsed the roof of the 100-year-old heritage building now serving as The Lussh wedding venue, fire and police services have shut down the crime scene and handed the site back to the owners.
Other events industry vendors flooded social media with messages of support and offers for help, with some even privately offering their own events spaces. It’s not the only time wedding vendors have faced last-minute venue changes due to disaster, with Queensland’s stringent COVID-19 lockdown and isolation rules forcing the events industry to adapt.
Crawford, who works in digital media, said he was first notified by a series of messages and a missed call from one of his best men. His “first thought was I had to get a hold of Madison because ... it’s just devastating to hear that”.“We’re in the complete unknown – four weeks out, international people flying in, domestic people that have already booked accommodation and flights – so the idea of cancelling really puts a lot of stress on us,” Crawford said.