covid is ruining everything 😭

Just think of it this way- it’s not going to be “over” anytime soon. However, it could and will get better! Do you have a stay at home order now?? Because it really all depends on that! Some stages have a stay at home order until June 10th and some have until May 1st, but could extend. That’s the scary & sad part of it! Some research has shown that warm weather could slow the spread, so hopefully that’s true! Because many brides of April & May moved their weddings to the summer months! Praying for you girl! But just so you don’t stress out even more, maybe find a plan B date as a “just in case”! That way you know what the backup would be. Like for us, our wedding was supposed to be April 18th(😭), but of course we had to postpone, so we picked August 30th! We had our venue and vendors just save the date in case & glad we did, because we clearly had to postpone!

Hey congratulations! My wedding is June 20,2020 and it’s so nerve wrecking trying wait this thing out. I feel like based on what the news is reporting with the peak being by mid April, things should come back down after. We are planning to call our guests this weekend and let them know we plan to wait the situation out and see how things are by the beginning of May to decide if we will postpone.

View Quoted Comment I’m so sorry you had to postpone! Ohio is on a stay at home order until May 1st. I’m praying that things will be better by then. Unfortunately right now our only backup plan is to cancel and just have his grandpa (who was supposed to officiate our wedding) marry us at their house. I don’t want to have a reception after we are already married and we’ve been together six years and we don’t want to wait any longer to get married.

View Quoted Comment Aww I totally get it! My fiancé and I have been together 9 years already, but what we realized is that we didn’t want to settle for something we didn’t really want. I’m definitely praying and hoping this is all lessened before June hits! 🤞🏻🤞🏻

Well Ohio and Kentucky have been ahead of the curve with the stay at home orders—so keep your head up. Your states may have this all in the past by June. I would say on the reception—i feel you. Our wedding was April 11th and I don’t want to do the “fake” ceremony (maybe would do a vow renewal next year or maybe plan to throw a party 5 years, etc.)—but we are getting most of our deposits back (and I have insurance that hopefully will cover the lost deposits) so I’m okay with just eloping and not doing any reception or other big celebration. But if I would not be getting most of my deposits back, I would have elected to postpone rather than lose all that money (better to throw a party than just let the $$ go to waste). So maybe just keep that as a back-up plan?

I'm in california and the stay at home order is til april 19th but i don't personally feel like all of this is going to be over by May. however June MIGHT be ok. it's really hard to tell because as you know, these next weeks can be critical in slowing the spread. i want to hope that this won't be headed into the summer though.

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California just extended to May 1, as of this morning. We decided a couple of weeks ago to postpone, and it's a good thing we did, as our date was May 30, and there's no way all of the travel restrictions/quarantines will be lifted in time for that date.

We also, like many people here, didn't want to have a ceremony with just a couple of people and do the reception later. So, we decided that the only way to get the wedding we want is to push it out farther. Our new date is May 29, 2021. It totally sucks having to wait another year. But our commitment to each other and our love for each other is strong, so we know we'll get through this. Hopefully, when we get to this point next year, this will all be nothing more than a bad memory.

We're June 6th in Ohio too. Im totally bummed and have given up hope on having our reception that same day. Luckily our vendors are super flexible and willing to work with us on EVERYTHING! I think the say things are going Dewine is going to extend the stay at home order. The 6th is a special date for us and as much as I dont want to have a reception later we have decided to have an anniversary/reception june 5th next year.

It's so hard to know what to expect and what to do with everything changing so quickly right now. You're definitely not alone! It might be best to set yourself a deadline by which you will make a decision about postponing/changing plans/etc. Then try not to stress too much about it until close to your deadline. Hang in there! We're all in this together!

Hey, Im another June 6th bride. I think we are biting the bullet and postponing, which is stressful because our venue has not contacted us back after multiple phone calls and emails. We are both medical students, M3, and M4. At this time it seems like the curve wont return to normal by our date, which is soul crushing and difficult. I know what youre going through and wish you the best of luck