Changing the wedding date, Advice please....

You have some time, but i would contact people ASAP. Maybe even mail a postcard just letting them know taht plans have changed, since that was your initial means of communication with everyone

you will have to check your contracts and/or with each individual vendor on the deposit situation

I postponed my wedding three weeks before last year. Basically I told guests, that there still will be a wedding, just not now, and when we get a new date picked we will let you all know. As for the vendors, you might be able to slide the deposits. All of our vendors were very accommodating, we did not lose any money, everything we paid just slid to the new date with us.

I postponed as well. I updated my website (if you have one). I didn't send out anything because I only sent STDs out to immediate family and just notified everyone by word mouth. However if I would have sent out more then I would have send a letter out.

As for the venue look at your contract. Most will let your deposit roll over if new date is within a year of postponed date.

I think with our vendor we can change the date but the amount of our deposit that we keep to put towards the new date depends on how far out we are from our originally booked date and also if they can re-book the date we initially reserved. Of course you have to read your contract and check with your vendors because they can all be different. You have some time so hopefully they'll be willing to work with you. Good luck!

I postponed my the week of last year and told the guest what happened and there will still be a wedding. When we started to set a new we had to move it due to a none wedding related event so I updated the site with a page about the date change so people would know why. I never did STDs so that was not a worry. You will have to ask all your vendors about changing the date with them. Some will be understanding when you tell them why but some will say no.

Hi Annie!

Staying with the wedding theme, I would send out a notice on pretty paper advising your guests that the wedding date has been postponed. You need to do that ASAP though so guests don't start to make travel arrangements. I would say 'new date information coming soon' if you don't have a new date yet.

Your contracts will state if your deposits are transferable to a new date. If it's not listed on your contract, call your point of contact and ask. Some locations may transfer it as long as you get married within a year of the old date. This will depend on the venue and their cancellation policies. If you've hired some of your wedding vendors, advise them of your date change. Many of them offer more flexibility if they are able to book another wedding on your original date. Best of luck!

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