“This is my baby that I’ve been cultivating for years,” Barrios said of Tiaras & Tacones, her Burbank quinceañera planning business. Before the pandemic, Barrios was booking three events a week at an average rate of $25,000. That makes these parties a big business for event planners, venues, party rental businesses, bands, dress shops and choreographers. Oh, this is going to be over in six months, nine months,’ and then you got 12 months,” she said. In some parts of Southern California, events business organizers have seen business wane in recent weeks amid rising COVID-19 caseloads.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 17, 2021 17:33 UTC