Any ca Brides Postponing Wedding Again?

I totally get it I would postpone to 2021, that is what we are planing to do for a September wedding. I think most guests and even yourself might feel more at ease. You want to enjoy every moment of it and not feel stressed about getting sick. X

I'm in So Cal. Unless you're planning for a very small wedding -- minimally under 50 people, I'd be really hesitant about early August. Gov. Newsom seems to be sticking to a very conservative reopening plan (personally, I don't think that's a bad thing). At the rate we're going, I'm guessing we'll continue in full lockdown until at least June 1, and then when they start opening things up, I think there will still be a lot of restrictions on the number of people who can gather in one spot, masks and social distancing will likely continue, etc. They haven't really started to figure out when and how they'll open restaurants, nonetheless banquet-type venues, hotels, etc. I think it's going to take some time to figure out what activities will resume with modifications and which ones just aren't going to be allowed for now. And, if infections start to climb, they'll shut everything down again. If you want to feel confident about being able to have a "normal" wedding in So Cal, I'd postpone till next year. I teach at a University, and the odds of us returning to campus for regular classes in August don't look good. Newsom has already said he doesn't anticipate ANY large public gatherings (sports/concerts/amusement parks/festivals/etc.) for the rest of the year.... If it were me, I'd want to have a better idea of what my options were going to look like. I'm so sorry! Good luck!

View Quoted Comment Thank you! I am so on board with everything you just said, and it was really nice to hear that validation from someone else in SoCal. I was in the loop about this virus since January, and I am glad that California was quick to take action in March.

View Quoted Comment I couldn’t agree more! I think if I did it in August, I would be way too stressed these months leading up to it if I was going to be able to have it or not. 2021 just is starting to seem like the more logical and rationale thing to do right now. Thank you!

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Unfortunately, I think this is going to be a long process. If a couple wants to be married as soon as possible, I think they should just do it even if it's just them and the officiant. If they want a more traditional marriage celebration, I'd put that off until at least next year. I think it's going to be at least that long till we settle in to a new normal.... Good luck to you!

We got married yesterday on our original date with just us, the pastor, and a few other people. It was all outside and after a mini ceremony (walking down the aisle, blessing of the rings and vows) we sat at tables 6-10 feet away, and have postponed the big wedding until later in the year so all of our family and friends can still celebrate with us when safe to do so.

My daughter's wedding was also supposed to be June 20 in the SF Bay Area and we rescheduled (back in March) to August. Our county is still on lockdown until May 31st. We are hoping at this point in time we can have at least 50 guests and do not want to reschedule a 3rd time especially since predictions indicate this virus won't be tamed until 2022. There apparently is no good time for a wedding in the next 18 months and she's ready to move on at this point.

Hey, my wedding is September 5th! I live in San Luis Obispo county. We are moving ahead with our original date, but we are cutting the guest list to 50. That way we can continue to plan, and If we still cant have a gathering of that size then we will just have our immediate family there. But my wedding planner is hopeful we will be allowed to have gatherings of at least 50 by then.

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Is 50 the safe number? I wasn't sure, was it confirmed somewhere? I think I should probably cut mine from 80 to 50 too then.

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I think it may depend on what county you are in. But for my county once we move fully into phase 2 then we can have gatherings of 50 people. Since we are unsure what phase we will be in come September, we are being proactive and cutting the guest list, that way we don't have to make changes last minute.

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Are you planning to seat guests 6 ft apart or since it's a small gathering of 50 they are going to seat next to one another?

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I plan on having them sit next to each other. It's all family and friends. I think it would feel so awkward for everyone if we still had to maintain 6ft of space.

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Good point! Yea it would be pretty awkward if that's the case.