https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/10/18/what-does-the-future-of-weddings-hold-a-bay-area-wedding-planner-gives-her-take/ > Wedding planning, by nature, is almost never an easy task. But throw in a global pandemic, accompanied by public health orders and social distancing mandates put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19 — and it has turned the wedding industry on its head. > Natalie Alvanez, director of sales and marketing at the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, has seen the fallout first-hand.