2023 is shaping up to be a year for weddings in France. More than 300,000 unions could be celebrated, 80,000 more than the annual average. The companies in the sector are at full speed and some are meeting in Vendée, at the Puy du Fou convention center this weekend, for the first edition of the wedding fair.
With our correspondent in Nantes, Matthew Bonhoure
The Vendée is also affected by this record increase. The western department must celebrate 3,500 marriages, that’s 1,000 more than usual. The fiancés of this show are working on a wedding not in 2023, but… in 2024.
The aisles of the living room are filled with couples, they try to find the rare pearl, but they have to be patient before D-Day. Thibaut and Camille have been together for two years, this thirty-year-old has just made his marriage proposal. “It was two weeks ago… We had already talked about it before between us, but after that my request was a little hasty so that we could be quiet for 2024.”
Almost impossible to get married in 2023
It is almost impossible to get married next year. Maëlle and Maxime have already reserved a room at Les Achards in Vendée for… August 24, 2024. “We struggled a bit! We were surprised too, we thought it would be easier to find. 2024 was not a particular choice, it was full,” says Maëlle. And it also blocks in terms of benefits. “ Everything related to music and catering, we have already had rejections for 2024 “, she notes.
On this custom-made clothing stand, Kim is a seamstress. And the deadlines are extended. It takes six months for a suit and a year for a dress, at least “There were shortages in terms of materials, to provide it is a little more complicated than before. And there are also marriages that have taken a lot “, she assures. Is marriage dead? “Absolutely not, the marriage is coming back to life! »
This expectation is linked to a record increase in the number of marriages, and it is largely explained by the postponements of the Covid-19 period.
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