Coronavirus Rescheduling=thursday or Sunday???

As a guest, I would hate to go to a wedding the week before Christmas. Only because it's such a chaotic time of year and that would be just one more gift I'd have to buy. That and it's a Thursday, which is generally more inconvenient than a weekend day. I would go with January 3rd over December 17th, but ultimately I would go with your original date a year from now. I would hate waiting another year, but you'll be waiting nearly another year anyways with the other dates too, so that to me seems like the best time frame. Just my opinion!

This is SUCH a tough decision! I just went through this last night and picked July 2nd as my alternative date (It's a Thursday but many people have off the next day for the 4th).

If I were you, I'd probably go with January 3rd. I just wouldn't want to wait ANOTHER YEAR. But the May 22nd date is sweet if you don't mind waiting! I do think December 17th is too close to Christmas, but people do Chritmas weddings!

Really, there is no wrong choice. Guests will understand this isn't your first choice and will make it work for you. Good luck! You are so right, we will get through this!!

Such a tough choice. I think if I was going to have to wait, I'd want to wait until we could do it up to the fullest and stick with your original date but next year. December and January are so tricky scheduling-wise for a lot of people with family, the holidays, kids off from school etc. But if you didn't want to wait that long (100% understandable), I'd go with January 3rd. What about other sneaky Thursdays (or even Monday!) that lead into Holiday weekends in 2020 or 2021 i.e. a Thursday before MLK Day weekend or presidents day or the like? That would be a way to have a Thursday wedding, sooner and maybe have it feel more like a weekend where people can relax. My husband's cousins got married the Monday of Columbus Day and it was such a brilliant idea because the whole weekend was like a lead up to their wedding.

We are May 16th and are also waiting to hear more. I don't want to postpone too early and regret it on that day. I would also love to hear what/why the decision was made.

Very tough choice, but as a guest, I would cast my vote for the Sunday January 3rd date! The week before Christmas is a mess travel-wise, and this is one of the times where airline tickets are most expensive (not sure how many out of town guests you'd be expecting). If people know far enough in advance to reserve the January 3rd date on their schedules, I don't see why that would interfere all that much with going back to work/school. You might not want to have the reception end at midnight, but I've been to tons of Sunday weddings out of town, took a 5 am flight the next day, and still made it to work by 9 am. I would avoid the December date because I don't think you'd get as good of a turnout. Of course, if you wanted to wait, you could do the May date next year, but I think January is a great compromise! Best of luck whatever you choose, and my heart goes out to you. Also, people like you who do the responsible thing are our only hope for beating this virus--thank you!

Hi (soon-to-be-ex) Date Twin! 😊 Congrats on the upcoming wedding!

A lot of thought, tears, and headaches went into the decision to reschedule. Ultimately, we evaluated which guests we knew would absolutely want to attend vs. their risk while keeping in mind that 95% of guests would have to travel. For my fiancé and I, we knew our grandmothers, grandfathers, and great-aunts would consider risking their health to make it to our wedding, which is something that just took the fun and magic out of it for us. Also, the fact that health precautions were continually increasing close to our wedding date added to more stress and uncertainty. Even though my fiancé and I are in good health and probably wouldn’t be greatly affected by the virus, the possibility of one of our guests falling ill or passing it to their own families from traveling to/attending the wedding was something that just wasn’t worth continuing with at this time. I called all vendors before making a decision and ensured that there would be flexibility and no penalty, which I am so grateful for. I loved our wedding date and was SO excited, but I realized I had so much anxiety and wasn't even focused on wedding planning, just constantly checking headlines, news, etc. and wasn't even enjoying the process leading up to one of the biggest days of my life. Obviously, everyone’s situation is different and needs to be approached differently depending on the circumstances, but this was the best decision for us!

And thank you to everyone who has replied thus far. Definitely not doing December! Your input means so much, especially with all of this stress right now. Stay safe everyone!

May 2021. We rescheduled a whole year out just to wait and see what the ramifications of the virus are to the fullest extent. Still no one knows we thought 2021 was safest.

My fiance and I are not rescheduling until we have all had some time to relax, reflect and revaluate. This pandemic has caused us to re-think everything in life. We are taking a step back and we both need time to heal from this. Our guests will understand. My point is, for now, unless you really want to...you don't need to rush to reschedule. Give yourself permission to pause for a while. This disease will die eventually! Love will last forever.