Blueprint has given some certainty to those getting married, planning weddings
THE release of the Bailiwick blueprint is allowing couples, wedding planners and wedding suppliers to be braver in deciding a potential date, one wedding planner has said.
Anett Tarcsay runs The Wedding Company locally and noticed that a lot of weddings that were due to take place last year moved to 2021 or 2022, causing a knock-on effect for future weddings.
With new enquiries coming in, she said it was tricky for wedding planners and many suppliers to meet the preferred date because there is still an element of catching up to do with weddings that were postponed from 2020.
‘People with UK relatives were reluctant to continue with the original date as often some of these people are the special guests or family members that are important for the couple’s big day,’ Miss Tarcsay said.
‘The mindset for this year seems to have changed in that people are taking the decision to book the date they really want and if, for any reason, other guests who would need to travel can’t, then they are still looking to go ahead with their wedding day.’
The Bailiwick blueprint is something that couples and wedding-related suppliers could hold onto.
‘It will allow all parties to be braver in deciding a potential date with the expectation that it will go ahead,’ she said.
The blueprint details that in stage three of the exit from lockdown, which is broadly Bailiwick life as normal, organisers of gatherings of more than 100 people would have to make note of contact details for all those attending.
This requirement will be in place until at least the end of April.
But for Miss Tarcsay, that was not really a problem because the weddings she helps plan tend to be at smaller intimate venues, such as Les Caches Farm, which has number restrictions imposed already.
However, she did recognise that this might be more of a worry for couples who were looking to have their wedding reception in venues such as hotels or larger wedding ceremonies themselves.
‘It is very important that [the blueprint] was not rushed and was planned as it has been to make sure we don’t have to revert to another period of inactivity for the island,’ she said.
‘This blueprint will allow Guernsey to potentially become a very interesting venue for destination weddings, especially with the changes to the marriage laws and the wonderful venues and outdoor areas that we have here.’
