Tara Murray
Marriage celebrant Emma Langoulant has seen what people want in a wedding change over the last 12 months.
It used to be big parties and hundreds of people. Now for many people , it’s about just being able to tie the knot, she says.
Ms Langoulant, who does weddings all across Victoria, said it had been a tough few weeks for brides and grooms, many who had rescheduled their weddings due to a fourth COVID-19 lockdown.
“I know of one couple that was due to get married on June 5 and has postponed it for a third time,’ she said.
Ms Langoulant said with a lot of uncertainty and the short notice of lockdowns, people weren’t having the big weddings.
She said many people were just eloping instead, saving themselves from potential heartache and financial hardship.
“When I was booking weddings for 2021, I was asking them how they feel on whether they would proceed with five, 10 or 50 people and most people said they would likely go ahead.
“Sentiment has changed around having the big party. People don’t want to take the risk.”
Ms Langoulant, who lives in Taylors Lakes, said a lot of the people who had postponed last year were getting married this year, with her business flourishing due to the increase in weddings.
Some people though had postponed their weddings even further into the future, with one couple that was meant to get married in June last year, now not getting married until November 2022.
Ms Langoulant said one of her biggest concerns at the moment was what would happen if restrictions for regional Victoria were changed to differ from metro Melbourne.
“What does it mean for couples?” she said. “It’s a bit of murky waters.”
Tara Murray
