“Live distribution” of the wedding ceremony with the new Corona measures “July 30th 21:00”
The bridal industry has also been greatly affected by the spread of new coronavirus infections and the delay in weddings.
Watabe Wedding, a major player in the industry, has been in the red for the final profit and loss due to the settlement of accounts for half a year until last month, and we are focusing on services such as online delivery of wedding conditions to respond to new daily routines and survive the difficult situation.
According to Watabe Wedding's half-year financial results from January to June, sales were 11 billion yen, a 55% decrease from the same period the previous year, and the final loss was 7.1 billion yen. It was
Weddings were postponed one after another due to the effects of the new coronavirus, and particularly during April to June, all weddings listed overseas were canceled due to travel restrictions, which affected the business results.
To get through the hardships, the company started this month with a new service that allows you to share your wedding ceremony online and share it with your family and friends.
We decided to introduce it in order to keep a distance with people and keep it away from people, so we have been inquiring one after another since the middle of this month when we started the service.
At present, we are limited to our own ceremony hall in the resort area of Okinawa, but as a company, we plan to focus on services as a new way of weddings, and we will increase the number of target facilities in the future I am.
Watabe Wedding said, "We want to provide services that meet the needs of our customers, placing the highest priority on our customers' safety, in response to the ever-changing conditions of the new coronavirus."