What About Weddings evolved as a wedding industry campaign movement in 2020 and the desire to give those creating, working or investing within the sector a voice throughout the pandemic. Founders Jessie Westwood (Wedding Planner at Studio Sorores), Annabel Beeforth (Founder of Love My Dress) and Tamryn Settle (Wedding Celebrant & Author) joined forces alongside industry peers to launch a nationwide UK political campaign, pushing for adequate financial support, parity with other hospitality sectors, and a roadmap to reopening for us to plan ahead with. We quickly established a strong following across social media, galvanising and encouraging entrepreneurs, small businesses, workers and couples getting married to start standing up for weddings by providing the function and tools to take our case to Government and the media. Within just six months we had gathered over 45k followers across social media, gained extensive media coverage, established a wide base of cross party MP support and ensured our industry and couples impacted by restrictions were being represented loudly in parliament and the press. In July 2021, the wedding industry reopened in full. Whilst the 18 months of campaigning and supporting our sector was challenging, the one significant success and legacy has been the huge supportive and brilliant community we have built. We have learnt many lessons and share a deep rooted desire to help our sector continue to grow, raise standards, share skills, protect mental health, provide new jobs and career prospects and continue to ensure an accurate representation is made to both decision makers and within the press. Join us as we embark on a new era for What About Weddings in 2022 in launching an industry wide membership community. Subscribe to our newsletter for updates as we prepare for our launch. In the meantime, you can enjoy the What About Weddings podcast. Access our episodes wherever and however you usually listen to your favourite podcasts.