In my entire life I had only one mailed check that did not reach the recipient. A few weeks later I received said check assembled from pieces with a letter of apology from the USPS… the mail sorting machine jammed and shredded the envelope with the check! I was very impressed.
Judging by the fact that one posh local venue is not booming with weddings every weekend day, either the economy is slowing down or the backlog of Covid-postponed weddings is gone.