
At the end of 2021, John Morse hoped he could breathe a well-earned sigh of relief after two very tough years.
The pandemic had pushed Celebrations—the wedding venue he and his wife Laurie had owned and operated for the past two decades in rural Caroline, New York—to the brink of ruin. But with public health restrictions disappearing fast, and brides and grooms planning nuptials once again, Morse and his wife were ready to resume business.