Coronavirus=pure Panic

Mine was supposed to Be

My date was originally scheduled for April 24, 2020 but with everything going on and so many of our older family members being fearful of traveling and attending, we made the decision to postpone to the end of July. We were right outside the ban that ended April 17, but the CDC recommended no large groups over 50 people for 8 weeks when we had 6 weeks to go. It took me a week of frustration, crying, and feeling bad for myself before I told my fiancé I was ready to reschedule. The silver lining in this situation is that all vendors are super understanding since this situation is unheard of for anyone, so for anyone who DOES need to postpone, please know that your vendors and venue will do everything that they can to work with you to try and lighten your load.

I feel your pain. My wedding was scheduled for April 25, 2020 in FL. Since we are currently under a shelter in place order, the wedding can’t go on. Most of my vendors are refusing to refund our deposits even when their contracts excuse performance for acts of God. We will be out thousands when this is all said and done and won’t be able to afford re-planning.

I also had a 5/2/2020 wedding date, but when the CDC recommended no gatherings of more than 50 people, my venues worked with me to reschedule for a different date. My wedding is now pushed back to August.

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Unfortunately, it's not just CNN...every single news network, including international news, are singing the same song. This isn't a joke anymore. It's good not to panic, and staying positive is key. But time will tell. Plan B's are a good idea.

Christine I totally understand how you feel, I'm 45 days out (May 9th) and I feel the same way. I have all my stuff boxed and ready to travel for my destination wedding and Corona decided to shut everything down. Stay hopeful and as positive as you can I know I will and congratulations on advance. We will get through this difficult time 😁😍

View Quoted Comment What part of Florida? My wedding is April 26 in Florida but as of now no shelter in place ordered

View Quoted Comment Martina I felt the same way. My city judy started its shutdown and the city we're getting married is in just started their week three. It's only been four days in for me and the mind starts to play tricks on you but I overall I'm trying to keep the faith...

My wedding is months away. However i just made the decision to postpone mine because it is so hard to plan right now with closures. I am sorry you have this stress.

View Quoted Comment I’m in Miami. We got an administrative order last week stating that we must stay home unless we are engaged in essential activities, which obviously do not include weddings. I think vendors are trying to keep people hopeful until the last minute because they are missing out on their peak season down here otherwise. There’s no way this entire mess will be resolved by our wedding dates, though, so I’d definitely develop a backup plan if you haven’t already.

Trump thinks that he wants to open everything during Easter.

Be calm May Bride; I'm a planner with a bride in the same situation. Fortunately the officiant reassured the couple that he will go on with the ceremony even if it's just the 3 of them. Yes, they would like for things to go as the original plan but the most important part is for them to become Husband & Wife. They will reschedule the reception at a future date once things are calmed down. Breathe & focus on the "Main" part & that's you & the groom united as one.

Hey dear!
No you’re not overreacting! My wedding is in October and I’m already feeling some stress, so I can only imagine what you are going through. If I may make a suggestion do a virtual nuptial and then when you’re able to via county , state ordinance have your beautiful wedding with family and friends. I’m already thinking of probably having a service on our actual date 10/24/2020 and do the hooplas at a later time since we cannot get refunds .
https://www.google.com/amp/s/nationalpost.com/news/love-in-the-time-of-covid-19-couple-hosts-a-virtual-wedding-for-their-family-and-300-guests/amp

We had to cancel our March 21 wedding. ☹️ Rescheduling for October 17. 😊

So nice to have a community of other brides to vent to!! Our wedding is planned for July in Santa Rosa, Ca. My family is Canadian so about a third of the guests would have to travel internationally and the border is currently closed! Such a nightmare. Trying to stay calm and optimistic, since July is still a few months away. We’re telling guests that we’ll let them know once we’re about 6-8 weeks out. Fortunately the venue has been reasonable and will let us keep the deposit and move to another date later this year or next year if there are still virus-related travel bans this summer. So like others have mentioned I think our contingency plan would be to have a small courthouse wedding and reschedule the big event to be a vow renewal next year instead.


My heart goes out to all of you with spring weddings that have had to cancel already. Definitely push back if vendors aren’t not being flexible about rescheduling — this is no ones fault and no one could have seen it coming! But just think how sweet it will be to celebrate with friends and family once this is all over! Stay strong and positive!!

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@christine 4/4 is very scary ! look into postponing or guest won't show up.

My wedding is in Jamaica in September and I'm even nervous more so because of border closures but living in NY seeing how quick its spreading I feel a little better that by May/June it will be gone.

View Quoted Comment Yes lawd. Im so tired of hearing about it. Mine May 16

View Quoted Comment We did not choose a date yet. We want to wait and see how this plays out because we can see this crisis is no joke. Our vendors are very understanding and are all working with us to be flexible. We are strongly considering continuing to do a virtual wedding on May 5 from our little apartment... even if we don’t have a marriage certificate or an in person officiant. This will help us feel that we didn’t miss out on our plan and then there will be less pressure to make the real ceremony everything it was supposed to be.