It's March 26, 2020. It seems like our whole world has been turned upside down. Those of you who planned on getting married in Spring of 2020, well, who could have anticipated that our world would be shut down by Covid-19?
Wedding venues and restaurants have been ordered to close up. Most of you have already paid deposits on your Wedding venue - hotels, restaurants, Florists, and the list goes on. Flights have been cancelled, international borders are closed, and in Canada, provincial borders are closed. Fresh flowers are imported from all over the world, especially from Holland, Belgium, and Columbia, and these flowers come over on flights. As so many events have been cancelled around the world, the flower auctions in Holland were showing images of beautiful fresh flowers being dumped, a lot of flowers.
Royal FloraHolland said that between 70 and 80% of Hollands' total annual production of flowers is being destroyed. It's so sad. https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/dutch-destroy-millions-of-flowers-as-coronavirus-wilts-sales-1.4861612. In Canada, we have some local Flower growers, but with Flower shops being closed, who knows how the public will be able to get their Easter and Spring blooms. In Thunder bay, we may be able to offer contactless delivery at www.thecamellia.com.
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Destination weddings are popular, and some of you may have arranged your wedding in Mexico, or Jamaica, or some other Caribbean island. Due to the covid-19 virus, your destination wedding is now cancelled. Of course, you would have paid for all flights and hotels upfront. Read this article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/covid-19-travel-plans-refund-credit-air-canada-pandemic-flights-1.5510167?fbclid=IwAR3l8AiWoqCk61k6_9Ijg_0XNnjI-40FJ7yjUNlH1fsgZAiDfAdL6BkVJ4E. This couple and their guests had booked all-inclusive vacations with Sunwing, and collectively paid a total of $57,600. Sunwing is not giving refunds, except in the form of a travel voucher which has to be used within 24 months. What the ###??? We don't know if this virus will peter out, or when.
Here is a really great article on this subject from Stonehouse Weddings.com, https://www.stonehouseweddings.com/blog//what-you-need-to-know-about-postponing-your-wedding-due-to-corona-virus?fbclid=IwAR1r2Htp54wMh8d3rylMc031hzU4q2CamHfr56TsLyMHJVgNXhGgPvZDlMc
Here at The Camellia, we have been designing wedding Bouquets for 35+ years. Here is a Rose and lime green fresh Bridesmaid Bouquet. Below is a beautiful Bride's Bouquet of top quality faux flowers.
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