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Dedicated September 2020

Any other Fall 2020 brides not postponing?

Ashley, on July 1, 2020 at 10:31 PM Posted in Community Conversations 0 31
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Hi! September 5, 2020 here! We are getting married in a small town in PA that has about 55 covid cases total. I feel pretty okay about it...until I come on here and see so many people postponing. Don't get me wrong, I get it, but it just makes me start to panic a little. We have about 130ish guests, everything is outside on a private family property with a very spacious area, and most of our guests are from the area where the wedding is taking place. I've added a blurb on our website asking guests to please consider getting tested for covid before attending and bringing a mask, especially if they happen to be coming from out if state or from a high risk area. We've got most things done, payed for, and ready to go and our vendors are all full steam ahead as well. I'm still trying to stay positive. I've waited long enough, I do NOT want to change things.



Anyone else in the same boat?

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Latest activity by Ashley, on August 11, 2020 at 3:52 PM
  • Bridalbaddie2020
    Dedicated September 2020
    Bridalbaddie2020 ·
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    Mine is sept 6 and full steam ahead in Virginia which is in phase 3 today (allowing gatherings of 250 ppl). But I currently live in Arizona. All my vendors are ready and we planned an intimate wedding before covid anyway. We only want about 50 guests.
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  • Steffani
    Dedicated August 2020
    Steffani ·
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    I’m August 29 in small town PA too! We originally wanted an elopement or just a small intimate wedding, and that’s what we’re doing! Only immediate family, under 20 guests.
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  • Erin
    Expert August 2020
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    It would be extremely hard for us to get all of our vendors rescheduled on the same day and would probably be looking into 2022 to make that happen OR go with some different vendors and lose out on so much deposit money. We are going through with it! 8/15/2020 👰🏻
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  • Mrs.a
    Master October 2021
    Mrs.a ·
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    We’re getting married in October also in PA. We have invited 22 guests, so it’s going to be quite small. We’re a little nervous, and have a plan B for a much smaller wedding if we go back to the Yellow Phase.

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  • Ashley
    Just Said Yes October 2020
    Ashley ·
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    October 25th and moving full steam ahead. We have cut our list and added a tent outside to make more space in the barn, we don’t love separating our guests but it is what it is. We are also hiring an EMT to take temps and will be providing masks in guests welcome bags. We will have about 100 people - at this point we just keep an eye on it and go with the flow.
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    Super August 2020
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    I would not be comfortable at a large wedding at this point in time. I personally would only attend a large wedding if I or my FH was in the wedding or it was immediate family.

    At the end of the day, the decision is yours and if you want to move forward make the call and try to make it as safe as possible.

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    Ashley ·
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    My number of guests only looks large because my fiance's family has large families within his family (5+ person families, and we are allowing all the children) In reality, probably about 50 of our guests live in the same town we are getting married, and several of the rest live in the next county over which only has 25 cases total.


    I only get nervous about those coming from out of state. But PA, NY (upstate, not city) and MD where the majority of the rest of the guests are coming from are still doing pretty well.
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  • Mindy
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    So my family was supposed to have three weddings this year - my cousin, my aunt, and me. On Tuesday, I was told that my cousin and aunt canceled their weddings (August 8 and September 26 in western PA).
    We’re still planning on going ahead with our November 21st wedding in coastal Virginia. My fiancé and I have both said that the only way we will cancel is if the state or our venue forces us to. We only invited 60 people to begin with so it’s not a huge event.
    I feel liked there will be some guilt tripping closer to my shower and our wedding, but I’m trying to not let it get to me.
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    Dedicated September 2020
    Ashley ·
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    Believe it or not, most of our guests are immediate family. My fiance's family is huge, lol. He's got some family in FL too, and they said they cant come. It's sad but I definitely won't be upset if more people don't come. At the end of the day, I just want to get married. 😊
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    Ashley ·
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    Do what you're comfortable with. ❤ Everyone's decision really depends on the area they live in and/or where the wedding is. I keep telling everyone also that mine is still 2 months away. 2 months for things to get even better, but I just have that kind of optimistic mindset anyway. Yours is still even further away, and you've still got some time to decide later if you truly need to postpone. 😊
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  • Mindy
    Super November 2020
    Mindy ·
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    Precisely. We weren’t going to make any decisions about that until early September (right before the invites need to go out).
    But in all honesty, if we can’t have a full wedding, then we’ll just JP it and move on. Yes, I want to get all fancy and dolled up. But the wedding itself isn’t the important thing.
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  • Kelsey
    VIP September 2020
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    We aren't canceling. I have been avoiding this site lately but come on here to update my guest list. I'm tired of seeing everyone postponing when we are full steam ahead. We are getting married in Wisconsin, our county is that largest in the state with only 23 ACTIVE cases. I just want positivity I feel that is what everyone needs right now. But we are super excited to be getting married. My cousin is getting married the weekend after me and she has no plans to cancel either, we are in the same area. So I have been talking to her more because she is more positive about this whole thing.

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    Ashley ·
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    That's exactly how I feel! The area we are getting married has 55 cases but that number hasn't changed much if at all in a very long time. I think as long as my guests take precautions, we should be okay.
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  • Kelsey
    VIP September 2020
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    My venue has a list of precautions and restrictions. That are not that bad and for the most part we will be having a normal wedding. I'm just tired of the negativity on here and on social media and the news. I would delete Facebook but that's how we are planning my bacherlotte party so I can't do that at this time. It's honestly getting out of hand.

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    Ours Is In October In VA, 60 Guests And We Aren't Postponing. So Far We Havent Had To Make Any Changes.

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    Ashley ·
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    I'm all for being cautious and I don't think that it's nothing, but I still don't think that it's not do-able in our particular area. 👍🏻 I'm with you though, all the negativity tends to bring down your optimism and it's so discouraging. our "venue" is just our family's pond and the reception is in the very spacious field across the street so that's one of the reasons I feel so good about it. We have a tent with a dance floor but it's not like there won't be room to venture outside of the tent. 😊
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  • Aimee
    Savvy August 2020
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    We’re having ours 8/9 in VA and plan on having it as now. We invited 125 people but I expect maybe 90ish to come. I know On here it seems like a lot of people are postponing but I personally know 5 couples that haven’t postponed for aug/sept/oct. we even know a couple that had a 160 person wedding in pa last weekend, the day after their county went to the green phase. It’s helped talking to people we actually know who haven’t postponed and knowing we aren’t the only ones who still plan to have it.
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    Ashley ·
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    That is definitely nice to hear! We have 96 confirmed rsvps right now, a few declined, and a handful that still need to tell us one way or the other.
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    Ashley ·
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    Nice! Hoping for the best for you! 😊
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  • Hannah
    Savvy October 2020
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    We had to postpone our date from 03/29/20 to 10/11/20. We are stressing out about our new date now too! We only have 50 guests but we are going to look into downsizing even further from there. We have already paid for all of our expenses too! These are very stressful times. I hope everything works out for you guys!
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