Addressing covid to guests ahead of wedding?

Do you have a wedding website? If so, I would just put the information there, especially if you've already mailed invited out.

We have it on our website and just said we're providing hand sanitizer, masks are welcome, and if you have symptoms to please stay home. Our website is through Zola, and they have several pre-made alert options to choose from, and the alert is displayed on the top of the website for guests to read. We have this as well.

If you don't think guests will look, and you're still concerned or see state restrictions changing, then you could always send a mass email/text/mail out new detail cards.

I'm going to a wedding next month. That couple emailed all their guests and asked them to send back either a picture of their vaccination card, or proof of a negative test within 72 hours of the wedding. I've seen a couple other weddings recently who provided a livestream link to any guests without proof of vaccination. I think if your venue or state doesn't require it, this is all optional, but if you still want to do it you should do so on your wedding website or via email to your whole guest list.

Absolutely! i think it also helps people feel better that you're still mindful of their safety and health.

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Ooh I somehow didn't think of the website for some reason! Definitely a good idea

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Yes! Somehow didn't even think of website. Definitely doing that.

My husband and I have 2 weddings coming up that we're attending (one next month and one in September) and both couples addressed Covid precautions on their wedding websites. The couple whose wedding is next month is requiring proof of vaccination to be sent along with RSVPS (there is a link to upload a photo of our vaccination cards along with RSVPs, which are also via their wedding website) and the couple getting married in September simply added a line to their save the dates that they are asking that only vaccinated individuals attend, but I'm not sure if they will be enforcing it. The line about requesting that only vaccinated people attend is also on their wedding website as well

My wedding is in October and I'm not mentioning it at all. At this point, everyone knows the drill, and I trust my guests to stay home if they're not feeling well. I believe that the majority of our guests will be vaccinated, but I have no intention of asking anyone for vaccine status.

My wedding isn't until May 2022, but we will not be addressing Covid at all. It's been 17 months, people know the drill, and we're all adults. It's not my, nor anyone else's business, to know anyone's vaccination status... good grief. They don't need me or anyone else to police their health.

View Quoted Comment We’ll let’s hope for all our sake's that this will won’t be an issue at all by May!


But I guess I do feel a small sense of responsibility to somehow address this since it’s my wedding/the only reason people will be gathering together. I doubt I would go so far as to check vaccination status, but I would be quite uncomfortable is someone showed up coughing and sneezing. In my mind it’s common sense not to go to a gathering with symptoms like that, but not sure if I can assume everyone thinks the same.
Worst case scenario, having an outbreak due to my wedding would be heartbreaking and awful.

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Well, the shot doesn't prevent the spread, you can still get it, t's just not supposed to be as bad. That's why it's no one's business... it's not a guarantee of anything. If we decide to sponsor a gathering, we run the risk, as do the guests that attend. I feel like that should be understood by now.

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If you're in the United States, the vaccine rate is so low that this may become your issue to deal with. Personally as a fully vaccinated person, I would not be comfortable at an event with unvaccinated people, since they are the carriers/mutators for the variants. Here in Canada, we have nearly achieved 80% vaccinated people. I would be much more comfortable here.

View Quoted Comment Ahhhhh... you mean like our Texas Democrat legislators who are all vaccinated but 5 of them have tested positive? If that's the case one of them must have lied about their status. 🤷🏽‍♀️

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Um no. That's not how it works. Since you asked, Covid can still show up positive in vaccinated people. The vaccine just truncates the illness, makes it shorter and less virulent. The source of the variants come from unvaccinated populations, as does the vast majority of hospitalizations.

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I know exactly how it works, which is why I would not exclude anyone just because they don't have a shot and/or don't wanna share their status. It's not going to stop people from being infected, but is supposed to assist in making it milder on the people that have chosen to get it. So, you have nothing to worry about from unvaccinated guests. It's fine.

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Again, you are incorrect. It's not fine. You're spreading misinformation. We all have to worry about unvaccinated people.

Obviously there’s a range of perspectives on this issue and neither my fiancé nor I are going to be able to change that, nor would we try. All we want is to make all our guests feel as comfortable as possible. We have my very elderly grandmother and half the guest list are brand new parents who are feeling very vulnerable (just in general) so it would be inconsiderate of us to say “that’s your problem” to any concerns they might have.


We wouldn’t ask for vaccination statuses but I think a note on our website about staying home if feeling unwell and providing ample sanitizers/masks is probably the closest we can get to a middle ground :/

I work in Infectious Disease specifically COVID compliance and I put something on my website months ago that my FH and I are adhering to the most updated NY state guidance on events and ask persons to self-monitor. I also added that "we know persons may not be eligible or inclined to get the vaccine, so we ask you to test for your knowledge and receive your negative results 3 days before the wedding (dates a, b, c)". That is all. It is not my place as a private individual to demand to see vaccination cards or test results. Guests can decide for themselves if they feel safe. Most of my guests are healthcare doctors and fully vaccinated, but are extra cautious flying on planes with strangers, and/or have small children or elderly parents. I resolved that my wedding is not more important than their anxiety and safety and if they don't come, they don't come. We're adults. ID happens.

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I have never heard of the rates you speak of.

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In Canada, 70% of eligible people have had first dose (80% in my province). 50% have had both. Here is the source for my information.

vaccine rates canada

I'm not advocating forcing people to prove vaccine compliance to attend a wedding. I'm saying that until herd immunity is reached (75-80%), I personally would not be comfortable in crowds despite my vaccine status. This is from my perspective and my medical background.

I came across this article regarding the emergence of the delta variant and new recommendations regarding public gatherings. I thought of this thread so posting here.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/delta-variant-now-makes-up-83-per-cent-of-u-s-cases-cdc-says-1.5516249

View Quoted Comment So glad to see this!! I feel the same way, but the longer this variant strain goes on, the more nervous my mom is getting!