No dancing, no mingling, no interstate guests, but 'elopement' weddings are big business thanks to COVID-19

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With coronavirus restrictions 'changing the vibe' of wedding days around the country, couples and businesses are re-evaluating how to deliver on the dream.

Chelsea Venettacci and Peter Beis just want to get married but it's been a moving feast, thanks to coronavirus restrictions.

"We said, 'You know what, we just want to marry each other, at the end of the day it's about us and what we want to do,' and we just want to start that chapter of our lives together, so we've brought it forward to September 20.

Photographer Kate Tuleja says her fledgling business providing "elopement" weddings is taking off, despite coronavirus restrictions. "Now, as it turns out, there are a lot more people looking in that direction, either because they don't have a choice and they just want to get married right now, or they've had their eyes opened to a few different possibilities and thought, 'actually, that sounds more like me.'"Ms Tuleja says despite the trying times, people in the industry are supporting each other.

 

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