Hi Everyone!
My husband and I had planned a wedding with about 125 guests in Charlotte, NC for April 11, 2020. Obviously, that didn't happen due to COVID-19. We ended up doing a small ceremony in our living room on April 11 with our family and bridal party joining via Zoom. We rescheduled the full length ceremony and reception for August 15, 2020. Well, it is now June 1 and NC is still keeping indoor gatherings to 10 people or less through the end of this month, with no indication of what the next phase will look like as far as indoor gathering limits and how long it will last. My family is in Charlotte, but my Husband's family is in Michigan, so travel (specifically air travel) will be necessary for about half our guests.
My question now is what should we do? Do we postpone again? Do we hold out and see what happens towards the end of this month? Do we just settle for our non-traditional ceremony and move on?
We are already married, which is the most important thing, but we do want an opportunity to celebrate with our family and friends in a more traditional way. Alternatively, we do not want to drag this out forever. We had a shortish (8 month) engagement because I didn't want to be in planning mode for a year or two. Here are some ideas we have kicked around:
1. Move forward with August 15th and hope for the best. This feels like a "head in sand" mentality to me, but its painful to consider another postponement, so it is still on the table.
2. Postpone to April 11, 2021 and do a 1 year anniversary party/vow renewal type thing.
3. Do something smaller in Charlotte with the guests who are nearby (mostly my family/friends) and then travel to Michigan and do something smaller up there with those guests (mostly his family/friends). This way only we have to travel instead of asking elderly/at risk family members to do so.
COVID-19 wedding planning has been draining and I'm starting to feel some mental/emotional fatigue and burnout about the whole thing. Any advice or thoughts would be super helpful!
Thanks!
