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weekend is approaching in 2.5 stages of social distancing in the metropolitan area.

Right now, the wedding hall can only accommodate up to 49 people in one room.



Reporter Jeong Da-eun reported on the situation of the prospective couples and the wedding industry.



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Mr. A, who was due to marry in July, delayed the wedding twice.



A week before the third marriage date, I heard the news that the distance is being upgraded to 2.5 steps.



[Preliminary groom: It was very vague.

Because, I have already put it off to the guests twice and I will do it in December...

Wedding invitations and everything else were all prepared in time for December.]



I couldn't wait any longer, so the ceremony was held, but I am deeply concerned about the number of guests.



This is because, in addition to determining the number of attendees among acquaintances who have already contacted us, we also have to bear financial losses.



[Pre-groom: I think that I've already spent a lot of money in preparation for the wedding, but I can't even invite the guests, so additional costs are incurred...

.] The



ceremony-related companies are also difficult.



[Jung Woon-gyu/Chairman of the Wedding Industry: It's the worst.

Wedding halls have a high fixed cost.

It takes about 50 people to ceremonial and banquet halls.

I am clamoring to close the door at all when I limit the (guests) to 50.]



The script is in a position that it is possible to accommodate 49 people by separating the space, but the conditions are difficult, such as the entrance and the traffic line must not overlap between the separated spaces and cannot be moved from each other.



Since the wedding hall is mainly with a buffet restaurant, it is not easy to have a completely separate space except for a very large wedding hall.



[Jung Woon-gyu/Chairman of the Wedding Industry: It should be a place with a scale...

Since 85% of the wedding halls nationwide use the menu as a buffet, the buffet wedding halls have one dining space.

If you consider it almost impossible...

.] As it



couldn't hold up, three wedding halls were closed this month alone, and the situation is expected to get worse next year.



Conflicts are also ensuing, with complaints related to ceremonies rapidly increasing among consumer resources and local governments.



(Video editing: Seongwon Ha, VJ: Hyunwoo Park)