Local state government officials met Saturday with the public at the Hoosier Heartland Success Center. One state senator and three state representatives gave updates on recent legislative issues and …
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“We’re used to surviving, and we’re used to doing what it takes,” Sue Rosenberger of Fantastic Finds said April 22 about her shop in Lansing Township that specializes in wedding gowns, dresses, suits and tuxedo rental. Fantastic Finds currently allows couples to bring along iPads to fittings so they can video chat out of state or at-risk family members. (AP photo)
LANSING As COVID-19 spread through Michigan last spring, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued a series of executive orders aimed at slowing the spread of the virus. Among them: no nonessential business, no large gatherings and no unnecessary travel.
May 10, 2021
LANSING (AP) As COVID-19 spread through Michigan last spring, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued a series of executive orders aimed at slowing the spread of the virus. Among them: no nonessential business, no large gatherings and no unnecessary travel.
That effectively ended wedding season before it began.
A year later, some bridal businesses are seeing revenues return thanks to a backlog of postponed weddings on the horizon, according to the Lansing State Journal.
“For the year that everything was shut down, we lost a good amount of revenue because the reality is, we felt it was necessary to completely reschedule the weddings so that people could have the day that they dreamed of,” said Daryl Evans, owner of Pure Enchantment Photography.
Michigan bridal industry preps for overdue wedding season
KRYSTAL NURSE, Lansing State Journal
May 9, 2021
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1of2 We re used to surviving, and we re used to doing what it takes, Sue Rosenberger of Fantastic Finds says Thursday, April 22, 2021, about her shop in Lansing Township, Mich., that specializes in wedding gowns, dresses, suits, and tuxedo rental. Fantastic Finds currently allows couples to bring along iPads to fittings so they can video chat out-of-state or at-risk family members. (Matthew Dae Smith/Lansing State Journal via AP)Matthew Dae Smith/APShow MoreShow Less
2of2Wedding gowns are on display at Fantastic Finds in Lansing Township, Mich., on Thursday, April 22, 2021. Fantastic Finds, a prom and bridal shop, was less affected than some by the coronavirus shutdown, owner Sue Rosenberger said. She attributed a steady stream of business to couples who changed the format of their weddings or postponed them but hung onto their gow
Michigan bridal industry preps for long-overdue wedding season
That effectively ended wedding season before it began.
A year later, some bridal businesses are seeing revenues return thanks to a backlog of postponed weddings on the horizon. For the year that everything was shut down, we lost a good amount of revenue because the reality is, we felt it was necessary to completely reschedule the weddings so that people could have the day that they dreamed of, said Daryl Evans, owner of Pure Enchantment Photography.
In the immediate aftermath of last year s shutdown, most local bridal shops temporarily shut their doors, experiencing a sharp decline in revenue. Some declined to reopen when restrictions loosened in late May. Hawkins Photography and Haltam Jewelers in the Meridian Mall closed for good.