Indore: For the second year in a row, the wedding season from April to May is under lockdown and various businesses tied to it are running into loses.
District administration banned wedding ceremonies to control the spread of coronavirus and avoid any kind of gathering. According to the order issued earlier, weddings are prohibited in the district till May 31.
It is now possible to get permission for weddings in June and July. However, the conditions for the same have not been announced as yet.
In the year 2020 also, due to corona infection, the wedding season in April-May was under the lockdown. People had to cancel marriages. This was followed by weddings in November and December.
Even then, district administration gave permission for weddings among a limited number of guests. Hence, the usual big fat Indian wedding seemed history.
But with a wish to only have the big fat Indian wedding, many couples had postponed their wedding to 2021 with the hope of having as many guests as they wished. However, none of them could marry in April – May 2021 at all, though they could get married in November and December.
The second wave of Corona has dampened the aspirations of engaged couples. Due to the lockdown once again and the ban on the marriage ceremony, many people have taken the marriage date forward.
Now weddings likely in June-July or Nov-Dec
Now these weddings are likely to be held in June-July or November-December season. If the lockdown opens in June and permission is given for weddings, then most people will be ready for marriages following the guideline.
Now the market is likely to open fully in June. Even if the administration allows the marriage ceremony, only 9 Muhurats of marriage are left in June and July. After this, the next possible weddings will begin in November.
Ban on weddings affects business
April-May Corona Curfew and ban on weddings did not go down well with the market. Those who had prepared goods for weddings were left high and dry.
This affected the trade in textiles, gold-silver and cosmetics. According to textile traders, business in the urban area was greatly affected.
There was also no sale of gold and silver. The biggest impact was on tents, hotels, caterers, bands and other wedding-related businesses. People had made the booking, which was cancelled.
Traders associations including hotels have often cited that 70 per cent of the total business usually happens in the April-May wedding season. This season has been going bad for two years.
