Every fourth Pole would reject invitation to wedding nowadays: survey

In the current health situation, every fourth Pole would not accept an invitation to a wedding; almost 30 percent would only appear at a ceremony, according to a Santander Consumer Bank survey. The biggest challenge at a wedding is to ensure the safety of guests.

Santander Consumer Bank said that during the coronavirus pandemic, most of the usual wedding dilemmas, such as room rental or menu selection, were relegated to the background. 

"After the government restored the possibility of organizing family events with a limit of up to 150 people in June, many couples decided to organize weddings. At the moment, additional restrictions apply to the yellow and red counties, where the limit of guests is 100 and 50 people respectively. With the growing number of infections, however, the government is rethinking the introduction of further restrictions," the study stated.

According to the Santander Consumer Bank study conducted for the report ‘Poles own wallet: time of change’, which will be released at the end of September, the greatest challenge for wedding organizers is precisely to ensure the safety of guests in connection with the coronavirus (61.5 percent).

"Our research shows that Poles do not feel comfortable with participation in wedding ceremonies during the pandemic," Agnieszka Kociemska, deputy director of the Consumer Credit Division of Santander Consumer Bank, said.

She added that the conservative reactions of Poles are not surprising – at weddings we usually stay with a large group of people in a closed room, where it is difficult in practice to keep the recommended precautions, e.g. an appropriate distance.

(PAP)