April brides - are you rescheduling?

View Quoted Comment Sounds like what we are doing too except we were originally scheduled to get married in 2021 and decided to still get married just us and have the celebration next year.

So far we are moving forward. There has been a lot of doubt and worry though with covid. Planning has been really hard since everything might change with covid. However we're really attached to our date. 4221. It's our 3 year anniversary of when we first decided to start dating and our 4 year anniversary of being friends.

Same wedding date and we’ve chosen to downsize and move our date. Our venue and vendors have been very kind with offering refunds and allowing changes so we decided it was for the best for our family. A lot of our guests would’ve been traveling from out of state and we have a lot of older family members so it just didn’t seem like the best choice still. We’re now doing a small cabin ceremony with just our bridal party and parents during what was going to be our joint bachelor/bachelorette trip.

Hello! Like many of you, my wedding date is also 17 April!! My fiancée and I are moving forward with our wedding plans. We are having it at a private estate and unfortunately everything is nonrefundable despite the pandemic. We have a total of 120 guests but assumed that many will not attend. Either way, we are requesting that guests wear a mask. I am praying that by April the numbers will decreased since many have gotten and will continue to get the vaccine; but we can only hope and pray. Congratulations to you all!

I might do. Currently in England we're only allowed weddings with FIVE people (including the bride and groom)! Both the groom and I have a mother and father that want to be present at the minimum. Having 5 people means leaving our own siblings and a parent out too so it just depends on what the rules will be in April time now. I just can't imagine having a wedding and telling my dad and little brother to stay home whilst I go and get married with my mum there.

I am continuing with the 17, however, I am unable to find a suitable venue in Montego Bay

I am continuing with the 17, however, I am unable to find a suitable venue in Montego Bay

I am continuing with the 17, however, I am unable to find a suitable venue in Montego Bay

We’ve decided to continue but it’s gonna be really small and a destination wedding

Hi! My fiancé originally postponed our October 30th wedding to April 23 and we decided last month to postpone again to November 11. Our venue is so booked the only available day in the fall was a Thursday.

We felt like April is right around the time where the pandemic might start to get better but still not in the clear. Also Biden has mentioned he is going to request 100 days of masks, those 100 days would go into the beginning of May. While he isn’t mandating it, I know a lot of my guests would still abide by his request. And I really don’t want my wedding photos to have masks in them.

I would act sooner rather than later with your decision. At least reach out to your venue and see which dates are available in the fall 2021 or even 2022.

Best of luck!!

View Quoted Comment Thank you for the input as a medical professional! I was actually thinking of requiring a test and asking for the negative test at the checkin (Probably including it in my invitation info as a part of the RSVP, in lieu of gifts since the costs can be high). I’m not sure how many will get vaccinated by the time of my wedding so I think this is the safest way to navigate the uncertainty. Curious if anyone else is also asking for tests? I feel like it would alleviate the concern for all involved.

View Quoted Comment We considered asking everyone to get tested but we weren't sure how accurate it would be with the people who are flying to get here. We couldn't ask people to come a few days early and if they fly on Friday and are exposed, the test will come back negative since not enough time has passed, and we don't know if they would be contagious or not on Saturday for the wedding.

View Quoted Comment True. I think that there’s always that chance that many could be asymptomatic too...which along with having elderly guests, is a big reason for me to ask for the test. As of right now my state (Hawai’i) requires a negative test 72 hours before anyone can get on a plane to come here, so am a little less worried about that. But you’re right there are so many other issues to consider with guidelines changing every week. I’m at a crossroads about what to do but I think am leaning towards asking for the test + wearing masks that I will also have as favors. Perhaps by that time, rapid tests will be available and cheaper too? Here’s to hoping.

Mines in March! Still having it!

Hi 4-10-21 bride here! We have decided to postpone our wedding. We’re not sure if we will do November 2021 or April 2022. We will, however get married legally this April then have the formal celebration at a later date. There are just too many unknowns at this time and we don’t want to put any of our loved ones at risk. Our venue has been so accommodating and understanding and that has made the decision much easier. Best of luck to all of you! This isn’t exactly the ideal planning atmosphere, but I’m sure we all will end up having a memorable and beautiful wedding 💗

We are in June and are moving forward with the wedding. With the vaccine coming out I hope it helps. We still have 6 months for things to get alittle better

I'm getting married 04/24 and we are moving forward with the wedding. It's an outside ceremony for a venue that hold 500 people and 100 are coming.

It is a tough decision with everything happening in the world and not knowing where we will be then. We are getting married April 3, 2021 (#4321!). It is a small wedding of under 25 people so the venue is very comfortable with us moving forward. The ceremony is outdoors here in Arizona and the reception is in a hall that has doors that open all around it so we have decided to move full ahead. We have told out of town guests that we understand completely if they decide not to come but, so far, we have a couple who have already booked flights to come.


Talk it over with your loved one and decide what is right for you and don't let it be a negative decision. This should be a beautiful time and everyone will understand. Good luck to my fellow April brides!

We live in New Jersey and are getting married 4/29/21 in Pennsylvania and have been engaged for over 2 years (I've lost count). We have already postponed multiple times. We originally had 80 people but have downsized to 37. This is actually what we originally wanted, a smaller wedding, and we are totally okay with this! We are happy to get to spend time with everyone there and just enjoy everything.

We did decide to switch venues because our original venue was more so DIY as far as vendors, and was made for a larger number not a micro wedding. We were fully refunded and ended up getting a venue that started offering a micro wedding package. We actually looked at this venue at the start of planning but it was not affordable, now it is because they have a micro package! This venue is all inclusive pretty much besides things like flowers, but they do that too. I actually have a phone appointment today with the florist. The venue has great measures in place and it's indoor/outdoor, or can just be outdoor. I'd say not to be afraid of changing venues if you can get refunded. A lot of places are offering micro packages now and are flexible with not penalizing you if something happens outside of your control.

So glad we switched to a micro wedding and looking forward to the day! We really are just so excited to get married and move on with other parts of our life together.

View Quoted Comment Our venue is not so generous. All payments we've made are non refundable (which is a lot since we are only 3 months out) and they charge a new deposit to reschedule and they only allow you to reschedule once 🙄. If we change venues we would be losing over $6000.