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V O L . X X V I I I N O. V I I I A P R I L 1 8 , 2 0 2 2 4 PUBLISHER Peter Stanton ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Andrea Tetzlaff EDITOR Peter Van Allen DIGITAL EDITOR William Hall SENIOR WRITERS Renee Cordes, Laurie Schreiber STAFF WRITER Jessica Hall CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Mark Jeanneret, Carrie Yardley RESEARCH DIRECTOR Timothy Doyle RESEARCH ASSISTANT Heide Martin ART DIRECTOR Matt Selva HOSPITALITY EMERITUS Zoey A division of New England Business Media LLC C E O / GROUP PUBLISHER Peter Stanton P R E S I D E N T Tom Curtin C F O / C O O Mary Rogers DIGITAL DIRECTOR Jan Holder SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGERS Ken Hanson, Betsy VanderPloeg ACCOUNT MANAGER Kerry Rasor MARKETING/OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Alison Nason OFFICE COORDINATOR Allison Spies DIRECTOR OF AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT Valerie Clark C O N T E N T S Highly engaged Surging demand keeps Maine wedding vendors busy, fuels recovery hopes 12 16 Dining dilemmas Restaurants have seen labor and supply shortages and learned to strategize 20 Hospitality Roundup Industry news from around Maine H O S P I TA L I T Y / T O U R I S M F O C U S I N D U S T R Y T H U M B N A I L O N PA G E 1 1 » Mainers helping Mainers succeed. That's what "YES!" means to Machias Savings Bank, and that's why we love serving the real estate and construction industries. At Machias, we strive every day to help dreamers dream bigger dreams — especially when those dreams help build the future for us all. At Machias, we work hard to provide the best products and solutions our customers need with the level of service they deserve. How can we help you find your "YES!"? machiassavings.bank Equal Housing Lender Member FDIC - NMLS 469539 + P H O T O / JA M I E M E R C U R I O P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F T H E H E Y E R FA M I LY Wedding season is here and invitation designer Meghan Carey has been busy. 12 16 Jim and Judy Heyer, owners of the Water Street Tavern & Inn in Lubec.