Coronavirus wedding: postponed twice 😭

Oh girl, yes, right here! 🙋🏼‍♀️ My original wedding date was supposed to be next Saturday, May 23. We decided in March to push the date to Aug 23 of this year. I’m in the Dallas area & things don’t seem to be getting much better. I think we are reopening things way too quickly & fear that we’re headed for another shelter in place order. I’ve been really upset & landed myself a wonderful fever blister. I also feel defeated & exhausted and it just sucks. We’ve already said we will be married on our new date in August - no matter what. So we may end up at the JP or have a small backyard ceremony. (Even if it’s just our parents.) I’m so sorry you’re going through this and I know you are heartbroken. (Me too!) Hang in there and know you’re no alone. It will all work out. Just give it to God. I hope this makes you feel a little better. Stay safe and best wishes! 😊

I feel your pain! We had to postpone our wedding 6 days out - our wedding was scheduled for March 22nd in LA and the week before was when it all got bad and things shut down. In the span of 48 hours, we went from everything being fine to all of the sudden not being legally allowed to hold our wedding... it was absolutely bonkers. I'm really glad we didn't go through with it, though, because the few relatives who had already flown out for the wedding ended up catching COVID-19 on the plane. If we'd gone through with it, they would have spread it to everyone!!! (Side note: they both have fully recovered, thank goodness)

We postponed to August 9th because our vendors told us everything would be fine by then, but it's obviously not going to be okay. This week, LA county said the shelter in place order would be in place for another three months, meaning our wedding can't happen. I totally know how you feel - we're incredibly mentally exhausted and at this point just want to cancel. Everything having to do with the wedding at this point is tinged with anxiety and sadness and we're tired of having it hang over our heads. I don't really know what to do either - I definitely don't want to have to think about this for another year, but at this point don't know what our options are. Hang in there - somehow we'll all get through this!!!

I am sorry

I like the idea of having it at relatives house if you can.

My back up plan is my backyard too. Mine isn't till November though so will see what happens. This is all so nerve racking. I feel like we have had a lot of bad luck lately. I sure hope soon we will see the light of things.

Hi Stefanie,

I'm so sorry you are going through this! It stinks that you had to go through the rescheduling process once and now you have to do it all again. You must be exhausted. Do you need help communicating things to your guests? Have your other vendors moved to your new date? If you need us we’ve set up a hotline at (833) 998-2865 where we can give support and advice. We also have a guide on communicating your new date to your guests - How to Word Your Wedding Postponement Announcement.

I hope this helps!

I'm so sorry you're dealing with this Stefanie! But you're definitely not alone right now!

A lot of other brides have been sharing where they are right now on their emotional rollercoaster in this discussion, you should definitely join in: The 5 stages of grief...