Coronavirus=pure Panic

Ours is 5/23, the state park we are supposed to have it at is closed for at least 8 weeks... i am pretty stressed out about it

Congratulations!! Don't worry my wedding is the 16th of May. Yesterday my fiance and I watched the news and so far they stated that they would not be shutting down weddings or funerals. So we have to believe that our beautiful day will be the rainbow at the end of the storm! You should carry on business as usual ok. Were getting married at the Legacy Castle in Pomptain Plains NJ they haven't shut down yet and none of our guest cancelled. We have to have faith and stay positive. As far as orders all my vendors haven't delayed any shipping on my end.

The place we are having are wedding at for 11/07/20 is closed until May 1st. We had a taste testing for 3/28/20 that was cancelled. I feel so bad for all the parties, weddings, sweet 16, and etc.


I hope this is controlled soon.

With all the craziness and emotions that I am sure so many of you are having the last thing you need to think about is how to write the words you never thought you would need to write. It was so difficult to write this, but I thought I would share if anyone else is needing it. You will have to change the dates and city.

Family and Friends,

We want you to know we are taking the outbreak of COVID-19 very seriously. We will be deciding on whether or not to have our wedding as we had originally planned in the next month. As you can imagine this is a decision we will not take lightly, we want to be able to celebrate with all of you if at all possible. Please know that if we do cancel our wedding on May 16th it will be for the health and safety of all of you, and the communities that you live in.

We will make this decision on April 15th and notify you.

If we must cancel the wedding we ask that you cancel all plans to come to Columbus, this decision will be because it is not safe in our area or the country at large, even if there is not an outbreak where you are located there may be one in Ohio and you should not travel. Ohio as a state has been very strict with closing down the state, its schools, and businesses for the safety of its residents. We are very thankful this is the case, at this early stage, Ohio’s major cities are in a much better place than many other large cities. If Ohio still has bars and restaurants closed or groups of 50 or more are not allowed on April 15th we will cancel, our venue is held to those laws and standards.

If you have a reservation at Cloverleaf they have agreed to let everyone out of their rooms for a refund once we have made this choice. If you have flights planned or reservations at another hotel, please look online to see their current policies. We have seen that most travel-based companies have been very gracious in this uncertain time.

If we are able to continue the wedding as planned we will have EVERYONE RSVP again on our wedding website. We want to give you the option to stay home if you are unwell or the virus has created a financial hardship. We request, no matter the date if you are unwell please stay where you are and let us know if you are able.

Harvey and I wish you and your family safety and wellness during this time. The best way to slow the progress and spread, and in turn save lives, is to stay in one location if you are able.

We will contact you on April 15th,

Kelly and Harvey

Just keep checking your states guidelines for large events. You might have to cut your guest list as a precaution.

View Quoted Comment Yeah I posted that on my wedding page saying hopefully I don't have to reschedule the new date. Our venue though wants to move forward unless they are forced not to

My wedding was on 5/2/20 as well! We've opted to go ahead and postpone for the fall. Luckily, all my vendors understood and were ok with the rescheduling.

I’m in the same boat ! Same date and everything.

View Quoted Comment Mine is also May 23rd
Let’s hope that within the next few weeks things start to slowly open

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No offense, but I must correct you. This virus is absolutely more contagious than the common flu which is why it is SO important that everyone follow the guidelines by their state and local government. If you are asked to minimize your social interactions, YOU MUST! Not sure why you haven't thought twice about it. The sooner everyone realizes that, the less of an impact this virus will have on our healthcare system and the sooner we will able to get back to our normal lives and wedding plans.

My wedding is planned for June 13, 2020. While my venue has not canceled any events, I am still stressing daily over the idea that A.) a significant amount of guests may decide not to come, some due to travel restrictions if that becomes reality, and B.) If this pandemic worsens everything will be postponed at least another year. All that hard work and planning, preparing, organizing postponed.

This effects everyone at every level. You need to take this more seriously. This is not something that "CNN has blown out of proportion." In fact, had the White House acted on this virus when it was first reported on entering the U.S in January, we would not be writing forums like this.

My wedding date was scheduled for May 23, 2020. I have reached out to the venue and changed the date to August 29, 20. It was available and I am hoping that will cause less stress. I want everything to be perfect. Good luck with your decision.

View Quoted Comment I sure hope so! I am a waitress/bartender, so I am just stressing about everything, plus my fiance is in the guard and might get activated. Ugh!

Mine is supossed to be tomorrow but im positioning it till july 17th hopefully it clears up. I hope your vendors are willing to work with you!

My wedding was scheduled in Maryland for 5/2/20 but we had to postpone until November. Our venue was relieved we were willing to go with November, as they said they fear this may push into the summer. It was the first date that worked to keep all of my vendor team together. We are really bummed but it's out of our control.

View Quoted Comment I’m so sorry you are going through this. Will your vendors work with you to reschedule?

View Quoted Comment Yes we were! All of our vendors were awesome - our invitations lady even worked with us to make a change the date card. It's been rough, but in the long run it'll be worth it.

My wedding is towards the end of May. We’re praying we don’t have to make changes, but since the future is uncertain, we are making a backup plan in case. If we must, we plan to have a small, intimate ceremony with just us, parents, officiant, maid of honor and best man, and photographer on our original date. We’ll record the ceremony so others can watch. We are also setting a second date later this year to have a “renewing of vows” ceremony and reception for everyone that was originally invited. I don’t want to push back the wedding, but I also want the big wedding we planned, so this is the best of both worlds. It’s too early to make a definite call, but it helps to have the pieces in place and to let people know what will happen (and when!) if things don’t clear up soon. Good luck! I’m the end, you’ll be married to your person. ❤️

View Quoted Comment Were in Tennessee also. That's what we were scared of , not being able to get out licences. But we decided even if we cant , were gonna do the wedding anyways.

Hey! My fiancé and I are duel military stationed in South Dakota. We are both B-1 aviators and we have several deployments coming up in the next 2 years. We were supposed to get married in April in Detroit (where groom is from). Now we can not physically make it and we put down $16,000 in non refundable deposits. I’ve talked to every vendor and NOT A SINGLE ONE is letting me get a refund. It’s unfortunately impossible for us to reschedule due to the nature of our job. We have a scheduled deployment in September and we wanted to get married before then. Our commander said there is no guarantee that we can make a future day work. Our only hope is either negotiating a military clause that allows us to get a refund then or take them to a small claims court. We are so devastated and disappointed in how difficult this has been.

Same thing is happening with us. We planned for 5/1/20 in Puerto Rico. We’re just staying hopeful until mid April but I’ll truly be devastated if we have to reschedule or switch to Court House. My favorite number is 5 and my soon to be wife’s favorite is 1