The last thing you need on your big day is the panic of a key vendor calling in sick after the dreaded positive covid test. But Photographer Hemi Phillips has come up with a genius idea to save the day. It’s called Mayday Weddings. Hemi joined Francesca Rudkin.

Wellington photographer Hemi Phillips came up with the idea for Mayday Weddings after realising just how much disruption Omicron would cause once it started infecting tens of thousands of people.

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It is a nightmare scenario for a couple who have sometimes spent years planning the wedding of their dreams. The photographer, the makeup artist or the celebrant tests positive for Covid-19 and there's a mad scramble to find a replacement. However, for vendors, help is now at their fingertips with a new online tool called Mayday Weddings, which enables them to quickly find replacements if they get sick.

Wellington photographer Hemi Phillips came up with the idea for Mayday Weddings after realising just how much disruption Omicron would cause once it started infecting tens of thousands of people.

It is a nightmare scenario for a couple who have sometimes spent years planning the wedding of their dreams. The photographer, the makeup artist or the celebrant tests positive for Covid-19 and there's a mad scramble to find a replacement. However, for vendors, help is now at their fingertips with a new online tool called Mayday Weddings, which enables them to quickly find replacements if they get sick.