As soon as credit crunch and recession was mentioned here in the UK, it felt like my phone had been cut off. Enquiries died overnight.

But I just picked up a booking last night and have a grand, but paltry total of 12 confirmed weddings booked for 2009.

I won't lower my proces and I am advertising as usual, where many of my competitors have either given up or cut back so much they have virtually nothing.

At times like this, incresase advertising and take a larger market share.