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If you're planning on getting married in Colorado within the next two years, the state will help pay for your wedding, according to FOX31.
The program is part of the state's attempt at recovering the meetings and events industry which has been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
"The Meetings and Events Incentive Program" will provide pre-approved applicants with a 10% rebate between $3,500 and $100,000.
Events other than weddings are also eligible such as business meetings, conferences, conventions, trade shows, and festivals.
“Our hope is that maybe we’ll encourage some of those people who had not already booked their wedding to go ahead and book that wedding. As this is an incentive program our hope is to grow the number of events; so not necessarily to support events that are already taking place, but to encourage the booking of new events,” Elizabeth O’Rear, Director of Grants & Funding for the Colorado Tourism Office told FOX31.
Anyone who wants to apply for financial assistance must have planned their wedding or other events on or after April 6, 2021.
The new program started on July 1 and will run through December 31, 2021.
You can find out more information about the Meetings and Events Incentive Program here.