{"id":276558,"date":"2020-12-10T21:55:19","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T10:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/pro-education\/wedding-industry-reports\/"},"modified":"2020-12-10T21:55:19","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T10:55:19","slug":"wedding-industry-reports","status":"publish","type":"au-pro-education","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/pro-education\/wedding-industry-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Annual Wedding Industry Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">Easy Weddings Shares 2021 Wedding Industry Report, Trends &amp; Projections, Using Largest Australian Survey of Couples &amp; Wedding Businesses<\/h3>\n\n<h4>More than 500 wedding businesses and over 4,000 Australian couples shared their 2020 wedding experiences and plans for the future. They provided insight into how <a href=\"http:\/\/easyweddings.com.au\/covid\">COVID restrictions<\/a> have impacted everything from date changes and financial losses to business pivots and closures.<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The data gathered by Easy Weddings reflect that the Australian wedding industry took a huge hit in 2020 due to the global pandemic, and projects that it will take more than a year to return to pre-Covid profits for many small businesses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">By 2022, there should be a full recovery, reflecting an additional boom in the number of weddings taking place across Australia. Is your business ready for what&#8217;s ahead? In this report, you&#8217;ll find every wedding statistic you need to make smart decisions about what to charge clients, how to level-up with your competitors and so much more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary mt-1 mb-1\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/business\/australian-wedding-industry-reports\/?refresh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>GET 2021 INDUSTRY REPORT<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/business\/australian-wedding-industry-reports\/?refresh\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9189 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.easyweddings.com\/files\/2022\/02\/23195121\/2021-Australian-Wedding-Industry-Annual-Report.png\" alt=\"Easy Weddings Shares 2021 Wedding Industry Trends &amp; Projections, Using Largest Australian Survey of Couples &amp; Wedding Businesses\" width=\"440\" height=\"564\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">2021 ANNUAL WEDDING INDUSTRY REPORT HIGHLIGHTS<\/h3>\n<h4>Impact of COVID-19 on Couples in 2020:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>69.7% of couples said that COVID-19 increased stress and anxiety around wedding planning<\/li>\n<li>27% changed their honeymoon due to restrictions<\/li>\n<li>18.7% were forced to cancel their wedding until further notice<\/li>\n<li>43.4% postponed it or cancelled their honeymoons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Impact of COVID-19 on Australian Wedding Businesses in 2020:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Wedding businesses reported an average drop in booked weddings of 68% in the 2020 calendar year due to COVID cancellations, restrictions, and postponements<\/li>\n<li>60% of wedding suppliers have (or were still claiming) JobKeeper funding at the time of the survey<\/li>\n<li>5.85% of wedding businesses had either closed or would have closed permanently by the end of 2020 due to a lack of funding.<\/li>\n<li>82.5% of respondents claimed they were struggling in some regards but would make it through 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary mt-1 mb-1\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/business\/australian-wedding-industry-reports\/?refresh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>DOWNLOAD FULL REPORT<\/span><\/a>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">WEDDING INDUSTRY FORECAST 2021-2023<\/h3>\n<h4>Projected Quantity of Weddings in Australia &#8211; 2021 and Beyond<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9163 size-medium\" style=\"width: 600px\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.easyweddings.com\/files\/2022\/02\/23195126\/EW_2021_AnnualSurvey-e1609803113697.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"524\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>After a devastating 2020 with an anticipated decrease of almost 74,000 weddings, the future of the wedding industry in Australia looks promising.<\/p>\n<p>Based on Easy Weddings&#8217; booking data, 2021 will likely be off to a slow start but will pick up momentum from April\/May onwards with a record number of bookings from September through December as the COVID-19 vaccine is delivered and international borders reopen.<\/p>\n<p>The forecast is for 130,000 weddings in 2021 and 160,000 weddings\u00a0in 2022. This number should continue to trend\u00a0slightly higher than usual in 2023 as a flow-on effect.<\/p>\n<p><small class=\"\">*numbers are subject to change based on the availability of the COVID-19 vaccine and borders reopening\u00a0<\/small><\/p>\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary mt-1 mb-1\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/business\/australian-wedding-industry-reports\/?refresh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>DOWNLOAD FULL REPORT<\/span><\/a>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">WHAT DOES THE REPORT COVER?<\/h3>\n<p>The Easy Weddings Annual Wedding Industry Report 2021 is the most comprehensive study of the wedding industry from both a couple and a wedding supplier point of view in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The report includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>COVID-19 INDUSTRY IMPACT<\/li>\n<li>WEDDINGS IN AUSTRALIA<\/li>\n<li>THE AVERAGE AUSTRALIAN COUPLE<\/li>\n<li>WEDDING THEMES &amp; STYLES<\/li>\n<li>THE WEDDING BUYING CYCLE<\/li>\n<li>WEDDING CATEGORY INSIGHTS &amp; TRENDS<\/li>\n<li>DESTINATION WEDDINGS &amp; HONEYMOONS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary mt-1 mb-1\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/business\/australian-wedding-industry-reports\/?refresh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>DOWNLOAD FULL REPORT<\/span><\/a>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Are you advertising on Australia&#8217;s no. 1 wedding business advertising platform? 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