内容摘要：from Francis’ decision allowing priests to bless same-sex couples, and bishops from around the world attending his synod on the church’s future backed off language explicitly accepting LGBTQ+ people.

from Francis’ decision allowing priests to bless same-sex couples, and bishops from around the world attending his synod on the church’s future backed off language explicitly accepting LGBTQ+ people.

Many designers with gowns labeled made in the U.S. still are using imported materials, Greenberg noted.If Trump’s highest tariffs on China are reinstated after a current pause, Greenberg said her small business will pay between $85,000 and $100,000 extra in import taxes this year.

“For a small, family-owned business that only hosts one bride at a time, this will absolutely lead us and many others to close for good,” she said. “We can’t buy American when the products don’t exist.”come from other countries. And lots of quality faux flowers are made in China.Colombia is a large supplier of roses, carnations and spray chrysanthemums. Ecuador is another major rose supplier. The Netherlands produces a huge share of tulips and other flowers. In addition, some of the cut greens used as filler in flower arrangements and bouquets in the U.S. are imported.

“If you’re talking about cars and computer chips, they’ve got inventory that’s sitting there. It’s already stateside. Our inventory turns in days and we saw the impact almost immediately,” said Joan Wyndrum, co-founder of the online floral distributor Blooms by the Box. “We’re all absorbing a little bit, but it’s inevitable that it comes out on the consumer end of it.”Wyndrum, who works directly with wholesalers and growers, said the U.S. flower industry isn’t capable at the moment of absorbing all the production from elsewhere. She does a lot of business with U.S. suppliers, though, and sees a huge opportunity for growth stateside.

“There’s a benefit to the U.S. bride to have flowers grown here. It’s the simple reason of freshness,” she said.

Jacqueline Vizcaino is a luxury wedding planner and event designer in Atlanta. She’s also national president of the Wedding Industry Professionals Association, a 3,500-member, education-focused trade group whose members include transportation and photo booth providers, makeup artists, caterers, linen distributors and planners.“They’re like, ‘Hey let’s drop our kid off and go on vacation for a week.’ Or kid’s graduating, let’s get them through college and go on vacation,’” said McBirnie, who owns a pizza place in town. “They really bring a huge economic impact to this town.”

Yellowstone suffered a one-two punch betweenin 2022 that cut off access to parts of the park for months.

Tourism rebounded with 4.7 million visitors last year, Yellowstone’s second-busiest on record.Winding roads and natural distractions help fuel numerous accidents in and around the park.