Brides postponing for coronavirus, are you having secret ceremony before new date?

We decided to not get married with a separate ceremony and wait for our new date. In the end it had to do with mostly the fact that I didn't want to miss out on that experience with my fiance to have our wedding day as we planned. Having that small first ceremony was not what I dreamed. We worried at first he would lose his job over covid and that was why we partly wanted it sooner because of medical insurance. He ended up not getting fired and all is good so we don't have that pressing on us. I really wanted my day to go how I wanted and didn't want to compromise. I wanted that feeling of the excitement of him seeing me walk down the aisle in my dress to get married and have that location as my memory. If we got married before I worried that feeling of excitement would not be the same to see me in my dress or to get married for myself or others since it was already done. Also I would say a bit that people made me feel a bit bad about trying to keep it a secret in the posts. I was not trying to be deceptive to people but more wanted them to feel they were experiencing this for the first time as well. But people think it is deceptive, which I honestly don't think it is as that is not my intent. I do know people that got married in secret a few months before the wedding due to issues and never told anyone before. No one got mad or took offense. But it did bother me that people look it as disrespectful.

Aww I'm so glad to hear that you have a plan now though! I completely understand the feeling of it not feeling as special and not feeling as excited. I think for me, I have finally come to terms with it, but that's also why the elopement will be very simple. Just two witnesses, and we will just sign the papers and be done with it because I want to save the wedding feel for the actual wedding day where we will say our written vows to each other for the first time and wear our respective wedding attire for the first time, so I think it will still feel special because it will all still be a first. We applied for our marriage license, and I do feel excited that I am getting legally married on June 20, the day I wanted. I also kind of feel excited about people not knowing we are eloping. We will tell people eventually, but for now, I am really enjoying that only 3 other people know what we're doing. I've been very quiet on social media the past couple months anyways, so I'm kinda enjoying the mystery and people not knowing what I'm up to. I know everyone is different and has their own vision for what their wedding will look like. COVID has really messed things up for all of us, but I think I am feeling okay about the direction I've taken and I hope your wedding day is everything you dreamed of too!