I am not the most eloquent person and I have been told to keep my blogs professional not personal but that’s just not me, and to me this company is personal, weddings are personal, parties, christenings and even trade shows all have a personal touch so I am not going to listen to my advisor and I am going to talk from the heart this once about 2020.
I am sure lots of you reading this have been through a tough time so far this year, Covid has hit hard many people many businesses but ours is sadly still being hit and we are now in September.
We were fully booked this year and have every one of those events cancelled or thankfully rescheduled for 2021 and it has been heart breaking for clients, staff and me. Many companies have had to learn to adapt and re invent themselves, trying new ideas to stay afloat. We have been lucky enough to have provided a very small number of marquees for use as storage or extra covid secure spaces but it certainly doesn’t make up for the huge losses of weddings and festivals. Sadly for some those losses have been too great and they have had to close their much loved businesses. When you own a business especially in such a personal industry as the weddings and events sector you have to run it with all your heart. You treat it as one of your own and you love nurture and help it grow and thrive, that’s what we do here. We set up this company 13 years ago with just one small marquee and no idea what to do with it. We have now watched it grow and we have grown with it. I love it. I love watching brides faces as they enter the marquee, I love looking at photos of guests dancing, laughing and having a great time, It is why I do this job. It is why many of us do this job. LOVE. This is also why many of us are heart broken right now. We are trying to fight with the #wedoevents and #whataboutweddings movements on social media but against Covid and the governments rules in place we have our hands tied.
I have had many a call and email from people asking me to go against rules and provide marquees for private hire which is currently not allowed and it breaks my heart to say No but we must, So if you are reading this blog hoping that somewhere it will say, “Yes we will help you” then sadly you will be disappointed. We cant and we wont not until we are given the go ahead.
If you have had your wedding or event cancelled then this part is for you. As hard as it is, as heart broken you may feel what is most important is that you are still here, your event can still go ahead and you will make it as amazing as it was going to be. Marrying the one you Love, your best friend, celebrating special life events with people who love you and whom you love back, these are what’s important. Not when, where or how.
If we have learned anything during lockdown and beyond is that family, friends, loved ones are all that matters not material things, making memories with ones we love that’s what we need to concentrate on.
So, If you have booked with us or are looking at booking with us know that we will do everything we possibly can to ensure you have the best day, we are always here to help, advise you in any way we can so please just ask.
We have some great suppliers on here from balloons from https://www.facebook.com/MaXimum-Occasions and Venues like the stunning http://www.stonesidingevents.com/
Just a couple of suppliers that we have had the chance to work alongside, we will be featuring these in another blog shortly but there are many more so again just ask.
We are here, we are open and we are available to talk to you about your 2021 event. We are taking bookings although things are a little different when you book you can still book with us for 2021 and 2022 the diary is full of fantastic events and we cant wait but as we always say there is always room for more so please if you do need us then just give me a call.
I ask of you one thing, help us and others in this industry by sharing social media posts you see from us, even liking and commenting on them helps raise our profile. Many of us, me included are posting lots not because we are bored although that may be true but we are trying to keep an online presence, trying to stay noticed for when we do eventually come back. And can I just say when we do come back then boy we will rise high bigger, better and shining brighter than we ever have before. We have some amazing new packages on offer and some new items to hire in from hand made barrel bars to the most stunning rustic benches and we cant wait to be able to share all our lovely-ness with you all again very soon.
Stay Safe Stay Strong and look out for eachother.