The Riverina's wedding industry is under pressure during what is usually one of its busiest times of year, as couples postpone or cancel tying the knot amid COVID-19 restrictions.
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Event planners, venues and florists are just some of the local businesses which will be impacted by mandatory quarantine rules and the government's ban on indoor gatherings of more than 100 people.
Junee marriage celebrant Matt Austin said one of his upcoming weddings had been postponed indefinitely by the bride and groom.
The couple was due to get married on the Border but have called off their wedding until they can celebrate with all of the guests, about half of whom were due to travel to regional NSW from Canada.
Mr Austin said he knew of other celebrants who had couples changing their plans.
Wagga's Big Springs Homestead has been planning additional safety measures for weddings with less than 100 people.
The venue's Lily Wilson, who recently quit her other job to expand the business for its first full wedding season, said some indoor weddings were being turned into cocktail parties to create more space between guests.
"It's really up to the couples ... A lot are postponing because of overseas guests," Ms Wilson said.
"I'd like to ask people to postpone, not cancel. No one has a crystal ball, but at the moment we're asking people to reschedule."
Ms Wilson, who had a wedding booked for every weekend from mid-February through to May, said everyone in the industry was "running at 100 per cent" to deal with the challenges posed by COVID-19.
"I want people to know we're still looking forward to hosting their perfect day when we can," Ms Wilson said.
"You have to try to be positive. We're all in this together."
Eunanoreenya winery Cottontails hosts calendar events such as Mother's Day and Easter lunches with a limit of 50 guests, but weddings and other private functions can go higher.
Manager Lilly McCormick said Cottontails was open and had a wedding going ahead this weekend.
"A few guests have taken it upon themselves to postpone because they have guests coming from overseas," Ms McCormick said.
"But most of our weddings with more than 100 guests weren't booked until later in the year anyway."
Wagga Event Hire and Styling's Samarra Clarke said she had "a lot of brides" cancelling or postponing orders from the business.
"I don't have the income coming in for the next couple of months," Ms Clarke said.
Father Reece Beltrame of Wagga's Saint Michael's Cathedral said his church was following government restrictions during what under regular circumstances is one of the most popular months for weddings.
"Some of them [weddings] aren't going ahead because of travel restrictions. And others will have to be under that 100," Father Beltrame said.
Father Beltrame said COVID-19 was "affecting everyone" and families could postpone upcoming weddings instead of having to cancel.
Wagga florist Sophie Kurylowicz said her business Little Triffids, which supplies flowers for several local wedding venues, was busy with rescheduling orders.
"It's been a bit quite a juggle with brides calling up and rescheduling for spring or autumn next year. It's a bit of a blur ... but it's out of our hands," Ms Kurylowicz said.
"We want to reassure couples that we can do their flowers."
Ms Kurylowicz said while many of her flowers are grown in Wagga, she would usually order in additional stock to create large orders of floral arrangements.
"So this affects our wholesalers and then their families," she said.
Griffith's iconic Yoogali Club, which hosts extravagant functions attended by upwards of 1000 guests, has closed its doors indefinitely.
The club's Bruno Musitano said the doors would remain closed until "we get the all clear or things get a bit more back to normal".
"We just don't want to put anyone at risk ... everyone does their little bit someway down to help curb the spread of it [coronavirus]," Mr Musitano said.
"We'd rather play it safe ... our functions are so big and we have people come from everywhere."
There had been a wedding planned this weekend at the club for more than 800 people.
"I was listening to [the radio] the other day and [the host] was talking about weddings and he said, 'I find it hard to imagine there'd be too many weddings over 500'," Mr Musitano said.
"And I thought about ringing up and saying, 'Well, you should come to Griffith and see some of the weddings at The Yoogali Club'."
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