Weddings are booming in Noosa

By Margaret Maccoll

Brides and grooms are kicking up their heels and dancing as the Noosa wedding industry booms with 2020 behind it.

COVID19 restrictions shut down the industry entirely a year ago then the gradual opening up brought changes to the way people wed.

Jacqui Gray who, with business partner Leah Cohen, runs Super Simple Wedding Elopements, has never been busier in her 20 years as a celebrant in Noosa.

Jacqui said 80 per cent of their weddings were now “elopement style” with 10 guests or less.

She said throughout the past year many weddings were cancelled or the bookings changed to under 30 guests to meet restrictions.

“A wedding I had booked in April 2020 originally had 120 guests intended, and for the…