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Couples who rescheduled pandemic weddings now face new headache: Inflation

Los novios Courtney Lee y Alex García sonríen mientras su organizadora de bodas Diane Brisk les muestra el camino a su lugar en el salón de banquetes Rookery Building, en el centro de Chicago, el sábado 9 de abril de 2022..

CHICAGO -- When Evan Cooperman and Rachel Ambrozewski got engaged in October 2019, in true Chicago style, the couple made no little plans: an elopement to a resort in Bali in June 2020, followed by a stateside wedding at the Michelin-starred, and now shuttered, Band of Bohemia.

But with the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, just months after Cooperman’s proposal at a Halloween party, the frightening trajectory of the virus abruptly derailed the couple’s original wedding plans, forcing them to postpone their celebration for two years.

“It was almost like planning four weddings, so it’s been crazy,” said Ambrozewski , 36, and a researcher.

“Thankfully, everything was insured, so God willing, our

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