April Wedding Postponed

Hello fellow brides-to-be! After going back and forth for the past week and with extremely heavy hearts, we decided to postpone our April 4th wedding. The venue cancelled all events until March 30th or any event over 100 people within the next two months (we only expected 75), so there was a chance it could still have gone on. Though after considering the CDC's recommendations, the stress on everyone's lives, and the fact most people are having difficulty getting basic necessities, we just couldn't realistically expect our friends and family and vendors to take the risk to be there. We want this to be a joyous occasion for all, not a stressful one. The numbers of those infected with the virus is increasing and show no signs of leveling off yet. Once we contacted the venue, we were told they were getting calls off the hook from brides with weddings scheduled over the next three months postponing and snatching up dates. We managed to secure a Sunday (which wasn't really ideal) at the end of October. The venue coordinator noted she had a feeling April events would be canceled even though a call hasn't been made yet. ALL of our vendors are working with us and rescheduled for the new October date with absolutely NO issues. I wasn't expecting that since now my wedding is no longer considered "off-season". The only thing that will cost me is updating everything (cake topper, guest book, welcome sign, gifts, etc) that have the April date referenced, though my friends thought it would be funny (probably not the right word) to just keep everything with our April dates and do cross outs. I had several of our guests private message us and thank us for the decision to postpone as they felt conflicted about attending and we took that stress off of them. Knowing that made it all worth it.


I write this for others to consider and to share my experience. I've seen some brides write things along the lines of "people who want to be there will find a way to make it". While I totally understand the frustration, sadness, and how totally unfair all of this is, I think looking at the bigger picture and having the best interests of the people we love is most important right now. This is uncharted territory and we are a select bunch that can say a pandemic interfered with our wedding plans (though providing little consolation). Good luck to everyone and stay safe!