Hi! So my fiance and I have been engaged for 5 years. Our wedding was planned & scheduled for March 26 2020 - It was originally a small destination wedding (we live in Michigan) in Tennessee (Lookout Mtn/Chattanooga) with 32 guests. We had to cancel about 10 days prior due to coronavirus concerns.
When we postponed, we got all the vendors to reschedule for September (hoping - foolishly - at the time that coronavirus would be much better by then). Now, we are 3 months out and I need to order/send out new invitations to let the guests know the new date but coronavirus is still causing big concerns. With such a small guest count, I dont think we will have an issue having the event itself (provided things dont get much worse in September), it's the actual traveling to Tennessee that is making people weary.
My family is asking why we dont just cancel the Tennessee wedding and get married in Michigan - and the short answer is - because I spent a year planning it and it's all already paid for. We might as well go and eat the cake we paid for in the venue we paid for with the officiant and photographer we paid for - even if it's just the two of us...
So my question is this - I do not want ANYONE to feel obligated to come to our wedding, especially if they feel uncomfortable traveling (about a third of our guest list is grandparents/65+). I want people to come, if they want to come and feel comfortable coming. Should I even send out invitations at that point?? Or should I just reach out to everyone individually and say something like "Hey, we're eloping to Tennessee - if you want to join us - feel free"?
Not sure "eloping" is the right word? But I feel like if we say "wedding" our grandparents would be sad if they missed it but feel uncomfortable traveling...
Any thoughts?
