I just need a moment to whine and complain to the wedding masses so I don't gripe to my loved ones. We started planning our July 2020 wedding back in July 2018. After two long years, we were so excited to get married in July. Then COVID hit. After a little time to grieve, we decided to postpone the wedding to this November. Not ideal, but we'd deal with it if it meant we were able to have the wedding we had planned on.
August rolls around and our venue tells us that they will most likely not be having any receptions this year and will be allowing ceremonies only with a cap of 50 people (we had 115 RSVP yes prior to postponing the first time). Since that wasn't what we envisioned, we decided we'd elope with just parents (mini-ceremony if you would prefer that wording) and do our reception next year when it's safe (hopefully) for large crowds. This decision was easier than the first postponement, and I was actually really looking forward to our planned destination elopement to Yosemite.
Unfortunately, Labor Day weekend saw a major fire start about 30 miles south of Yosemite. We've been monitoring the containment and air quality in the valley for two weeks, hoping it would get better. As of an hour or so ago, the National Park Service announced that Yosemite will be closing indefinitely until the air quality is better. Now, let me preface by saying this is definitely the right decision, especially for those who live and work in the park. The last thing I would ever want is for people to be working/vacationing/etc in unhealthy conditions. But, that means we are now scrambling to figure out a Plan D for our ceremony, which is taking place next Thursday. It's going to happen regardless, but man, I'm really freaking tired of 2020 trying to teach me to be flexible. I've been laughing since I found out because it's honestly comedic at this point, but I'm almost worried about making more plans because I'm afraid something will come along and screw them up! Thanks for reading the novel. Off to go find a place in the area that will allow us to have a quick ceremony next week.
