{"id":4584,"date":"2022-04-25T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/espacestudio.ca\/inflation-sends-wedding-costs-soaring\/"},"modified":"2022-04-25T03:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T07:00:00","slug":"inflation-sends-wedding-costs-soaring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/espacestudio.ca\/en\/inflation-sends-wedding-costs-soaring\/","title":{"rendered":"Inflation sends wedding costs soaring"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DENVER (KDVR) \u2014 Inflation is hitting the wedding industry, forcing some couples to rethink their wedding budgets and visions for their big day.<\/p>\n

According to The Wedding Report<\/a>, 2022 is set to be a record year for the number of couples tying the knot. Nearly 2.5 million weddings are expected this year, compared to 1.9 million in 2021. Colorado ranked 19th in the nation for the number of weddings last year.<\/p>\n

The surge in couples getting hitched post-pandemic comes as costs are rising. In Colorado, average spending jumped by more than $4,000 from 2019 to 2021. Amelia Moritz is co-owner of Alegre Weddings and Events. She estimates weddings costs are 15% to 20% higher now compared to previous seasons.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody all around is raising their prices in order to be competitive,\u201d said Moritz.<\/p>\n

Moritz says travel fees have skyrocketed. That means couples might be paying much more to get vendors to their wedding venue. She says vendors that rely on freight and labor are the most impacted, like caterers and floral companies.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have weddings that were booked a year ago so now, with flower prices going up our profit margin is lower but that\u2019s something that\u2019s out of our control,\u201d said Moritz.<\/p>\n

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