Due to COVID-19, pretty much all of my original wedding plans went out the window. We postponed our original date, then had to cancel our rescheduled ceremony and reception a week before due to another change in restrictions in our area.
With that being said, I did have a small outdoor bridal shower at the beginning of July with the intent of those who attended were going to also be coming to my wedding. Since we suddenly had to cancel our planned wedding, many of those people did not get to attend our mini ceremony/reception of 30 people (backyard ceremony and dinner for immediate family & wedding party). We are planning on having a vow renewal and reception next summer and inviting everyone that we originally wanted to spend our day with.
Obviously, I should send a Thank You to anyone that attended the bridal shower or the mini wedding ceremony. I'm just curious as to how I should phrase the Thank You's for the family members that came to the bridal shower but were unable to attend the wedding. I want to make sure that they know that we will be having a reception next year and that they will be invited to that and that I'm sorry that they weren't able to come to the small ceremony that we had.
TL;DR : Had a bridal shower, but had to cancel big wedding and only had a small ceremony for immediate family and wedding party. Some of the bridal shower attendees were not invited to the small ceremony. How to phrase thank you notes to people that came to bridal shower but couldn't come to small ceremony. We will have a reception and vow renewal next year.
