10/10/2020 wedding- Covid 19

Hi Emily!
What has your venue and other vendors said? I think it's not a bad idea to have a plan B though

Our wedding is scheduled for 09/19/20, and our venue said that they are not planning on canceling or postponing at the moment. However, IF something did happen closer to the date and THEY couldn't be open for the wedding, then they wouldn't leave us hanging and we could reschedule our wedding within 6 months. They are a big company so they said that if they didn't accommodate the affected weddings ASAP, they would get in a lot of trouble. I still have a plan B just in case to get married that day regardless (FH's ring has our date engraved on it 😅🤦🏼‍♀️)

EDIT: I forgot to mention that one of the main reasons we are still moving forward is because our venue won't refund the money if we cancel. If we e postpone on our own, we have to pay a new deposit and we already have the whole venue paid off 😪

I would wait to post pone, especially if you are staying in your same area. My wedding is November 4th 2020 in Jamaica. Very stressful waiting to see a plan on lifting travel restrictions and not having to self quarantine upon arrival. Even with international flights, I am waiting to make the date change until end of June early July, I hope in the next few weeks more information is provided on international travel. While in Canada, especially BC we are under control, but all it takes is a few people not respecting distancing to have another surge. I hope the re open is slow and hopefully in 2 months we can get excited about our weddings again.

Aawwww! This is definitely fustrating, so sorry to hear but I think you wait until maybe end of next month to see how things go. I learnt some things will gradually start going not will again but all the best in your thought and decision 🥰! I think you doing great cos if I was you I prolly pass out cos I definitely won’t be able to think straight

I think it depends where you are/what you're comfortable with. We live in MA which is currently a hot spot for COVID. Our governor will be releasing guidelines on the 19th regarding gatherings, ect. And we don't think he'll allow 100 plus people before our 10.24 wedding. And we also do not want to require our guests to wear masks.

We are leaning towards postponing until next year just for the safety of everyone.

Hi! I don’t think it’s too soon to have a Plan B, you do whatever feels comfortable. I set a plan B with my coordinator on Friday to put a soft hold on 9/25/2021 should I not be able to get married at my venue on 9/19/2020. We are in Los Angeles county so we felt the pressure to at least tentatively pencil something in.

Mine is in September in Tennessee.

View Quoted Comment Yup. That’s why we set out postponement decision for July 1. We don’t want to be too hasty, but we also want to make sure we’re have to time to postpone and be able to have a wedding in a reasonable amount of time and not have to wait forever for a new day

10/10 here. We were only doing 50-75 people so we’ve cut to 50 and hope we can still do it.


If not we have a plan b and will move everything to next year

There's nothing wrong with a backup plan. Don't obsess about it, but jot down whatever ideas you might like for a backyard wedding and keep it tucked away. I would say, if your state is still struggling to reopen 60 days before the wedding, you plan to use the backup idea and send out notifications then.


This will all be ok. Regardless of how it happens, you're starting your life with your partner and it will be beautiful. Sometimes, when our plans go awry, it turns out even better. If you have to change plans, I truly believe this will be the case.
Good luck, and stay positive. 💜

I know in Boston (where I live) all big events are closed till Labor Day so I would think that fall weddings should be fine ! I thought about having my plan b celebration be in the fall but I’m a teacher and summer is the best time for me so we moved it to summer 2021. I think having a plan B is smart, and working with your vendor but I still think you have time. i think yon have the right idea

Hi all!

Like everyone, I've been holding off on logging on for awhile cause I just didn't know if I could handle it!

We are set to be married on 2/6/21 in VT (we live in NJ) and while I know that's still so far away, I am beginning my Plan B checklist now. My question is, for any of you that DID get wedding insurance and have been forced to postpone, were you able to make a successful claim?

Stay healthy and sane!

xoxo

I honestly have no clue what I'd do. That's why were planning our wedding so far away 9/20/21. Can the what if's would be driving me crazy but thank you for that 2nd back up plan my ceremony is outside on a bridge with a roof and all but if it's a down pour good to have a back up place. I hope all goes well and your day is great.

Ours Is 10/17 And We Have No Intention Of Canceling Or Postponing Unless Absolutely Necessary, So Our Only Plan B Would Be Another Date Later On. I Think You Should Wait Until At Least August To Make A Decision.

I’m supposed to be getting married 10/03/2020 but I’m in Massachusetts and unfortunately I do not think a gathering of 150+ people will be happening by October . We haven’t made any official changes yet but most likely we will be pushing it to the following fall sept or oct 2021. Not ideal but there’s a lot of people we want there and if we go thru with this October, most likely they won’t be able to come. Good luck to everyone wedding planning !

We are supposed to be getting married in October as well, the week after you and I have planned out my plan b. I'll be honest, I've been watching the situation and I'm not feeling incredibly optimistic. I also live in the downstate area of New York, which is one of the hardest-hit areas in the world at this moment. Remember, it also boils down to what the local and national government are recommending, as of right now we are not legally allowed to have large gatherings of more than 10 people, and I am not certain if and how that will change in the coming months. If the cases don't subside and if there is no vaccine, even with a vaccine it will take time. So, I say all of this not to give you more anxiety, but creating a back-up plan and talking with your vendors is actually a great idea! We are all feeling this level of anxiety it is so stressful! Sending hugs to all of you!

View Quoted Comment Hi Pia! Im in a similar boat as you. Our planned date in Oct.23rd 2020, I live in Ga and though our state is open, the bridal shops are staggering their openings and my bridesmaids dresses are on sever backorder ir unavailble. My family is also very hesitant with traveling due to most of my family being in Georgia and Louisiana and New York and from areas where the cases are considerable high. Im am working on rescheduling my date today since my bridesmaids will likely not have their dresses in time, and my final vendors for make up and hair appts are booked and taking in limited clients. Its been a very uneasy feeling these last few weeks especially with the uncertainty of how COVID and the flu season could impact one another. I have a lot of elderly ones in my family that would traveling and that I don’t want to miss this moment. Its such an unfortunate unexpected scenario!

View Quoted Comment Hi Chauncee!
I’m telling you once I moved our date I was stress free and my headaches lessened. And don’t listen to nay sayers. I’ve heard this pandemic is going to last for 2 years etc. it may but life will continue. It did after swine flu, Flu pandemic, Asian flu , HIV/AIDS pandemic and we've lived through it and we shall with Corona pandemic. Once you come to terms with what’s BEST FOR YOUR situation you’ll have a relief. Praying for everyone

Hi!! My wedding is 10/10/20! And I feel the same as you and literally am in the same boat. As of now I’m not canceling anything but all of this is so unpredictable. I contacted our venue and set up a tentative back up date on 10/23/21 and was thrilled that it was available So I started contacting my vendors and seeing if they’re available for that date and are willing to pencil us in so if things go south for 2020, they can just move us to the 2021 date with our deposit.
I think trying to be as proactive as possible is best for all of our stress levels. There’s also not one person who doesn’t understand the uncertainty and the stress of the situation. I hope that sounded coherent and made sense haha

I'm 10/10/20 as well! I live in Texas and things are beginning to ease up for sure. Shopping has opened and so have restaurants (loosely). I have no intention of postponing. I'd definitely give it until the middle of August, at the earliest, to decide.

We postponed our original date until August and then actually just cancelled it today. We live in nyc and have an immune compromised child so we are going to air on the side of caution and elope instead now. Until there is an effective treatment or vaccine it won’t be safe to hold large gatherings and nobody knows when that will be possible.