Can i request no masks at my wedding?

I personally don’t think your out of line. I totally understand you not wanting that to be part of your day. I guess I’m just over all of this nonsense though and have the same feelings🤷🏻‍♀️

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Unless you are not in the US, everyone will have had the opportunity to be vaccinated by AUGUST. And the chance of contracting covid if you're vaccinated is near 0. OP's wedding isn't for another 3-4 months. The mask mandate was initiated so as to not overwhelm the hospitals, not to eradicate covid completely. Many governors and state legislators are relaxing restrictions (today in my state the outdoor mask mandate was lifted, and I live in probably the strictest state in the US) If you would require testing from vaccinated individuals for an AUGUST 2021 wedding, yes I will stand by that that is incredibly invasive and I have a very difficult time imagining anyone would comply with that.

View Quoted Comment Yeah my state doesn’t have 0 numbers. But thanks for your response (:

Its like asking someone not to wear protection during sex. its not up to you how people want to protect themselves

No, you can't request that.

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There is no amount of money you can pay that exempts you from basic manners and common courtesy.

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You're spreading false information.

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"If someone has a problem with that they don't have to come" is a bull statement, that's what happened to it. It's certainly not an excuse for bad manners or poor hosting.

View Quoted Comment Basic manners and common courtesy works both ways.

View Quoted Comment So do you feel the same way about people who require masks/vaccines? Because it's a two way street. There's a dozen threads on here/other wedding forums with people asking if they can require vaccines and people saying yes, you should do that and if your guests don't like that then screw 'em.


I think that's bad hosting...that's why I didn't say no masks allowed...but the logic should be uniform across the board.

Let your guests make that choice for themselves.


I am supplying totally clear face shields at the door for those who don't want to disturb their makeup or they can use their own mask. Most of my wedding party and guests will be fully vaccinated by June but I am still allowing them to make that decision.

I wouldn't say anything about vaccinations and just say masks are not required. People will read between the lines.


And FWIW, idk where you guys are located but I saw a wedding today (leaving the church as we arrived for mass) and no one had masks on.

No. You can't.

View Quoted Comment I agree with the logic in your first paragraph, but I dont think you can require people to get vaxxed or ask that they not wear masks. I think both cross a huge line and "if they won't comply, they don't have to come" is a rude bridezilla line

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I don't think requiring vaccines is okay because that's a private medical issue. Requiring masks is not at all the same thing as requiring someone to get a vaccine, nor is it comparable to requiring people to NOT wear masks for the sake of pictures and your "vision."

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That's a copout response.

I think it’s totally okay for you to ask this of them. It’s your wedding. Especially since everyone will be vaccinated. If someone has an issue with that then you could talk to them separately and maybe come up with a solution like taking it off for photos possibly.

IMO it's out of line. You may feel like it's only a request, not a mandate, but you're the bride...people are extremely sensitive to not wanting to upset a bride on her wedding day so your request will create a LOT of pressure on people not to wear mask. I understand you don't want the reminder, but these are your guests, not props for your photos.

With only 25 people, outdoors, all vaccinated, what are the chances that anyone will even WANT to wear a mask? If someone does want to wear a mask in those circumstances, they are clearly ultra anxious about COVID, so you are making things super uncomfortable for them with this request. But again I don't even see this being an issue...most people are already disregarding masks, doubly so if they're outside, doubly so again if they're vaccinated.

I think it will be a kind of go with the group thing for guests and you won’t have to formally state the policy. If the majority of your family and friends are maskless, when guests arrive, people will naturally take them off if they’re comfortable.

You can say "masks are optional/please remove them for pictures" but to outright say "no masks allowed" is a bit much. You can ask for masks to be removed for pictures because I get that, I'm paying $3200+ for photography and will request to remove masks for pictures but I'm not gonna stop someone from putting a mask back on.