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Couples opt for ‘tiny weddings’ during pandemic

Couples opt for ‘tiny weddings’ during pandemic

When Birch Hill owner Mary Anne Baron was losing practically all of her summer reservations and her fall dates were seeing fewer guests due to restrictions and attendees’ concerns with larger gatherings, she knew she had to think of something to recoup lost money. With all the venue’s events on her property either outside or in a barn with no heat, her season is limited.

(Chairs were spaced out for Bryan and Irma Keeler’s wedding at Birch Hill Farm in Gilford. [Courtesy/Irma Keeler])

Planning and Re-Planning Weddings During COVID-19

When Morgan Carpenter and Eliot Pelletier picked Aug. 8 as their wedding date, they pictured a big summer celebration full of family and friends. That was in January, before the coronavirus clamped down on the world and made all large gatherings unsafe.