As the UK enters into a recession we are likely to see hardship for many families. I had a Young Bride approach me who has 3 other sisters all of marriageable age and wanted to cancel her wedding because her father had just lost his job and she was now the only bread earner of the house.
I think we are likely to see more young people hold off their weddings as they start to save for the hard times that we are constantly told by the media that lie ahead of us.
In the wedding industry we are likely to see many businesses close down because of major price cuts to attract customers.
At A1 Weddingwalla we have reduced our wedding stages and Wedding Backdrop prices by almost 66% compared to same tme last year. That is a huge drop in price. The implication of this is that many businesses who cannot remain competitive are likely to go burst.
My Advice to customers is not to book more than 4 months in advance as we are likely to see further drop in prices for services within the wedding services market. If you do book in advance then don't give huge deposits as an advance for the service you are booking. Remember it is a customer market which means the wedding provider will not want to loose your business and hence take a bigger chance with a lowwer deposit. For Wedding stages, Wedding Backdrops, Mandaps the current deposit should not exceed £100 as a guidance. Remember we have seen the demise of some of the biggest high street names from woolworths, MFi to Adams and more follow on daily basis.
It is not all gloom and doom out their. Many reputable wedding service providers have also set up bursaries which is a relief fund to help those who are strugling with the cost of their wedding. At A1 Weddingwalla a bursary could be an in kind service such as wedding doli hire or wedding furniture hire. To the company it may be a small gesture but to the modern bride a wedding doli could mean her entering her wedding in grand style and feeling like a princess. A wedding sofa can also give confidence and a feeling of importance sitting on a grand royal wedding sofa and make the bride and groom feel special.
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For those who are not affected by the credit cruch then things have never been better and as long as you shop around you will find that you can have a very luxury wedding in style this year for the average price person paid last year.
I would like to wish all couples getting married in the coming years all the best and don't forget Mr Weddingwalla on your wedding invitation list.
