On Friday, they will be able to say “yes” to each other in the presence of their family and friends but they will also be able to say “phew”.
Émilie and Gregory are survivors.
Their wedding, organized two days after the new stage of lightening the health protocol, will be celebrated as planned in a cottage in the Drôme Provençale.
In Normandy, Lætitia * had her fingers crossed to hold the reception for 300 people scheduled for her wedding on June 12.
The only downside is that the curfew will fall at 11 p.m.
Without these new stages of deconfinement, it would have had to
"reduce the format"
of the reception but did not plan
"in any case to cancel it"
.
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While the health crisis has shattered the dreams of many couples to celebrate their union with great pomp, the new protocol for weddings suggests a gradual resumption of the festivities.
What to save the season?
“Except for a few
die-hards
who believed in it against all
odds
, most of the weddings in May were canceled or postponed
,” deplores Brice Étienne, vice-president of the Union of solidary event professionals (UPSE).
We have already gone through a dark year and the deconfinement calendar has fallen too late.
For June, we continue to have cancellations due to the very binding restrictions and uncertainties.
The situation remains delicate because the wedding season is played over 25 Saturdays.
One month of cancellation is 40,000 marriages that go wrong. "
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Élodie Bansard, wedding planner, at the head of the D Day agency network, for her part sees
"a thrill"
.
“
Reception venues are already taken by storm for 2022. This congestion creates more demand than the prospect of an end to the health crisis.
Couples know that the virus will not go away overnight and continue to ask us about the cancellation conditions
,
”
she describes.
Faced with constraints, this wedding specialist noted new trends: weddings in smaller groups but more luxurious, with accommodation for guests and personalized gifts, weddings during the day
"with champagne in the afternoon to encourage dancing"
or even “home” weddings.
Accommodation guests on site
"We have a lucky star,"
rejoices Grégory, the future groom.
The reception will take place without major changes and we will be able to enjoy it as we had imagined. ”
From May 19, castles and other reception venues, closed for seven months, reopen their doors. These establishments open to the public will again be able to accommodate guests up to 35% of the capacity of their room, indoors and outdoors.
“But we have to dine and dance outside, using marquees, outdoor heaters and plaids. Tables are limited to 6 people. And the tents planned for 150 people will only be able to accommodate 50 ”
, details the couple's wedding planner.
Grégory and Émilie have already gone to the town hall last week, in a small committee. For this stage, the guests remain limited by the obligation to occupy only one chair in three, with staggered rows. In churches, the rule of one in two rows with two empty seats between each family remains in force. Barrier gestures are also topical. But for Émilie and Gregory, there was no question of matching a white dress and suit with a mask. Rather than ruining their wedding photos, they preferred to ask their guests to perform antigen tests before D-Day.
“It reassures everyone. As for our elderly parents, they are all vaccinated, ”
explains Grégory. And to thwart the 9 p.m. curfew, the couple have found the solution: to house their 50 guests on site.
“It's very important for us to celebrate
,” insists Grégory.
We missed it so much during that time. ”
* The first name has been changed