Wedding Industry Hit by Oil Spill

Posted on June 25, 2010
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By Lauren Keane-Farrell

It seems like a dream wedding location: glistening blue waters, soft waves lapping against a pristine beach and … tar balls?

The beach wedding industry in Pensacola, Florida, sometimes referred to as the “Las Vegas of beach weddings,” has taken a serious hit since the April 20 oil spill.

As oil covers the water and tar balls litter the beach more and more, couples are opting to avoid beach weddings this summer. This puts a serious damper of the usually prosperous Florida wedding industry.

Millions of dollars could be lost. According to a Huffington Post article, wedding planner Darrin Land said, “It’s not just me hurting: it’s the DJs, caterers, photographers, everyone involved.” He says he has lost $12,000 since the oil spill.

Some couples are still willing to go forward with their beach wedding and risk a oil filled beach or Hazmat crews in the backgrounds of their photos.

Sounds like picturesque beach weddings are yet another victim of the ongoing oil catastrophe in the Gulf.

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