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Julianna Koczy
ORCID: 0009-0000-8266-4019

Student of Economics at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Economics in Katowice. Chairperson of the Management Student Research Group "Menedżer", Deputy Chairperson of the Market and Consumption Student Research Group "SprzedaJEMY!", and Deputy Chairperson of the Student Research Group "HR-owcy". She is a member of the Programme Council for the Economics programme for the period 2024–2028. For her research activities, she was awarded the National Bank of Poland scholarship "Złote Indeksy NBP" for the 2024/2025 academic year.

 
DOI: 10.33226/1231-7853.2025.1.3
JEL: D22, M31

The wedding services market was severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The activities of caterers were restricted, so they were forced to cancel organized celebrations such as weddings. The stagnation in the wedding services market was also exacerbated by the outbreak of the armed conflict in Ukraine, but a decline in the number of new marriages had already been observed before these events occurred. The purpose of the article is to identify the main problems and challenges for wedding service providers in a stagnant environment, as well as to find an answer to the question: Is there a chance for the wedding service market to recover? To achieve the objectives, a literature study method was used and a survey was conducted using in-depth IDI interviews with 12 wedding services market experts. The results of the survey indicate that there is little chance of a revival in the wedding services market. According to respondents, the number of wedding receptions will continue to decline, as will their length, and some service providers will lose their jobs. Respondents acknowledged that the main problem they face in the wedding services market is that supply outweighs demand and there is a lot of (often unfair) competition involved. In order to stay in the market, service providers should take care of marketing, especially that conducted through social media.

Keywords: wedding services market; wedding industry; marketing; consumer behaviour