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At the start of lockdown last year, Kate Reavey was forced to cancel four weddings.
The wedding planner chuckled about that last week, remembering her misfortune back then because it was really only the start of the madness brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We had so many cancellations. We have clients on their fourth postponement. We have clients who moved [weddings] from 2020 to 2023. It is wild,” said Reavey, who owns Chicago Vintage Weddings in Pilsen.
What a difference 14 months has made. The wedding business is booming once again.
“That’s an understatement,” said Lori Terry, the owner and chef of Crave Cuisine, a catering business in the West Loop. “I’m basically booked through October.”