#201 Five Venues Across The Country As We Reopen

As cities and counties begin to explore re-opening, wedding venues must adhere to new safety standards. Today we are joined by a variety of folks in the wedding venue business to answer questions about these changes! Guests: Kathryn Kalabookas - San Francisco, CA juliamorganballroom.com David DiVincenzo - Detroit, MI planterraevents.com Lynsie Blau - Fort Worth, TX brikvenue.com Julie Garces - New York City, NY secondfloornyc.com Dixie Bagley - Rome, GA thefarmromega.com Big Takeaways Even though some places are re-opening, protocols are still limiting weddings from functioning fully. So the dates are still be postponed. Those that are happening require a lot of extra planning to meet social distancing standards and other requirements. Some places, like San Francisco, do not have a date for re-opening yet. Whereas, other places, like Michigan, are already lifting stay-at-home orders. In Fort Worth, TX, they can have weddings at 25% occupancy and have had a few ceremonies. Most venues are flexible with rescheduling and cancellations right now. If you are worried, then move the date! Don’t add the extra stress if you can help it. Links We Referenced juliamorganballroom.com planterraevents.com brikvenue.com secondfloornyc.com thefarmromega.com Quotes “I have a lot who want that date, and they’re going to hold off and see how things progress and what we’re allowed to do.” - David “We’re being very flexible with the terms on our contract with cancellations and reschedules. But we are also trying to retain any business that clients feel comfortable keeping with us.” - Julie The Big Wedding Planning Podcast is... Hosted and produced by Michelle Martinez. Edited by Veronica Gruba Music by Steph Altman of Mophonics On Instagram @thebigweddingplanningpodcast and be sure to use #planthatwedding when posting, so you can get our attention! Inviting you to become part of our Facebook Group! Join us and our amazing members. Just search for The Big Wedding Planning Podcast Community on Facebook. Easy to get in touch with. Email us at [email protected] or Call and leave a message at 415-723-1625 and you might hear your voice on an episode On Patreon. Become a member and with as little as $6.99 per month, you get 2 exclusive, ad-free episodes, + Zoom Happy Hour with Michelle and fellow patrons every month! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices