Considering Postponing ? October brides !

Our wedding is scheduled for 10.10.2020 and these are our thoughts right now too. We are coming up with a plan b. I think the overall pandemic will have slowed down but I think there are still going to be restrictions in place to keep it from restarting during next flu season. I’m not sure if our out of town guests will be comfortable flying or staying in hotels. It’s seems so early to make a decision but I don’t really want to move forward yet. Also my our contract has some strict postponement clauses that would require us to make a decision by MONDAY!! The venue said they would be “lax” about it due to the circumstances but I’m not sure what that means. Ugh.

If they extend it to the end of July then I️ would Reschedule. Until then I️ have My fingers crossed for you!!

My wedding is October 23 and I keep saying by mid June if things aren’t truly “back to normal” I’m going to postpone. We will text all of our family and friends they got the save the day and tell them it is postpone and that we will text them the “save the date” once we have a new one. We will tell them we will still mail our the formal invites a few months in advance. I probably won’t plan my next date until the virus is completely over.

We finished all of the planning and vendors booked by January. The goal was to enjoy 2020 and the engagement phase with no wedding planning to do. Well that worked out... and then COVID-19 came along. But since we’re all set, we’re just sitting & waiting until July/Aug to make a decision. Our vendors and venue are flexible. So that’s a relief. Also, we love our wedding date (10/10/20) and plan to get married that day even if it’s just us two. Then we’ll do a “renewal” and reception celebration with guests at a later date. So, I’m not really thinking about it very much right now. Im more worried about FH and I staying healthy and safe.

I'm still planning, ordering some small items (odds and ends for accessories and decor) to keep my spirits up. Our's is scheduled October 3rd, and I'm hopeful since early October can be quite warm still in Pennsylvania.

However, I am being realistic and mentioned to FH today about coming up with a Plan B. So far I've been in touch with my vendors and they all seem flexible and have plans to postpone if needed. I think we'll make that call come early August if nothing changes, but I would imagine something would change by that point.

I'm ordering for our September reception. We are moving forward as planned until there's a reason not to.

Hi Carmen! I totally understand your feelings and concerns, everything's so uncertain right now!

Are you at a good point with your October plans where you feel like you can take a short break from planning? That might help your mood! You can also connect with other October brides about your Covid-19 concerns in these discussions:

October 2020 Brides - Are you worried?

October brides-when to send invites?

I fee your pain! Our date is 10.09.20 and I think we are going to contact our venue and vendors to see what they have available for October 2021. From what I’m hearing, many people are waiting it out- this October may actually be a safer time to have a wedding BUT there’s no doubt there will be some sort of restrictions. Possible limited guest list, no buffet (if that even pertains to you). I never wanted a huge wedding- I’m truly doing this for my family and kids (I have 2). However, since we have started planning a 200 person wedding, I don’t want to go through the stress of limiting more people. Also, many people are traveling so they may make the decision not to come. I just feel that it may be less stressful for myself and everyone attending to just postpone. We shall see! Hopefully our venue and vendors can accommodate!