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2021 Wedding: How to Start Notifying Guests During Uncertainty?

Victoria, on May 23, 2020 at 1:32 PM Posted in Planning 0 4

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Hi all! Hope you are staying safe

I was curious how 2021 brides are handling wedding announcements & inviting guest? I was looking forward to announcing our June 2021 wedding date next month but given the pandemic, I am holding off for the time being and hoping to maybe to share our wedding website in September, 9 months out.

Luckily, we were already planning on having a smaller wedding of ~80 people, but should health-related restrictions continue into next year, our venue may not be able to safely accommodate all of our guest.

I was curious how could I go about letting friends & family know about our wedding, but caveat that they may need to attend virtually? I was thinking of putting a health section on my website, but wasn't sure if it would be tacky that people may need to be un-invited down the road?

A lot can change in the next few months & I've put planning on hiatus until I have further clarity on what our wedding might look like next year, but it's been top of mind for me and was wondering if anyone else had any thoughts on this?

Thanks for your help and stay well!

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Latest activity by Sinaya, on May 23, 2020 at 7:28 PM

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Elizabeth · on May 23, 2020 at 2:48 PM
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We're scheduled for June 27, 2021, and we haven't changed anything with our planning at all. We're planning to send out STDs in early November (7.5 months ahead of time) because we have some family that has to travel and then invites in March (3 months ahead of time). It's so far out, especially being summer of 2021, that there is no way at all to predict what's going to happen, so we aren't worrying about it. If this is still an issue by then, our guests will definitely understand changes to our plan after a 1.5 year pandemic issue.
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Kari · on May 23, 2020 at 3:29 PM
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I really would not worry about it. As the time gets closer if there are still restrictions in place guests will totally understand if you need to cut your list. I don't feel like it is necessary to preface that with everyone now.
If you want, you can put a note on your wedding website about Covid-19 and that you are really hopefully you'll be able to have the wedding you planned with all of your guests in attendance, but will always keep safety in mind and make modifications as needed closer to the date.
If there are individual guests with medical vulnerabilities or who would be traveling, you can always reach out to them individually to let them know you are remaining optimistic but recognize that next year is still uncertain. This way you can dissuade people from making travel plans and booking accomodations too far in advance should things have to change.
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MOB So Cal · on May 23, 2020 at 6:55 PM
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Unless it's an international destination wedding, save-the-dates can go out 6 months prior and that will be plenty of notice, so you have until Christmas time to just wait and see how things are going. Also, STDs are completely optional, and if you are sending them, you don't need to send them to everyone. You can just send them to out-of-town guests and/or VIPs and let it go. That will give you some flexibility with your final guest list -- much better than having to tell people, "sorry, we've had to cut you from the list" (even when it's pandemic-related, that might be hurtful). The really good news is you have a LOT of time to just let things ride. The more you tell people so far ahead of time, the more you might need to clarify/change later. Good luck!
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Sinaya · on May 23, 2020 at 7:28 PM
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I love the suggestion for the website!
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