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Carisa
Beginner June 2021

#Covidbride #october2020

Carisa, on April 10, 2020 at 9:13 PM Posted in Community Conversations 0 16
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Hello fellow brides! Not only do we have to worry about our well beings but we also have tremendous amount of stress with planning our days!

My wedding is scheduled for October 3rd, 2020. Like all other brides, I am nervous to know whats next!

Many questions are running through my mind. Such as, will this be resolve by then?- Will we be allow to have so many people in one area so soon?- If I cancel, will i get a refund?, If i postpone, when will be the next available date? etc.

I have 150 guest. Some of my guest are immune compromised. So I decided to contact my venue to see what my options are. They gave me three options. Option A. postpone my date. However, the only days available are on Mondays -Thursdays in December of 2020 and throughout 2021 ... 2021 are already fully booked on the weekends! Option B. Cancel with no refund -_- (absolutely not!) or Option C. Keep the date and wait till late August/September to see how things are. If we still have a social distancing restrictions, things are not good, or god for bid the the virus returns, then that is covered under "The act of God" policy. Meaning its not in our hands and we are consent to receive a full refund.

So that being said, I chose option C. Its unfortunate, but its the best option for us. We put a lot of money towards our venue and all of our vendors are booked and mostly paid off. We have a few things left that is very stressful to do remotely... like my fiance still has to pick a tux. Now if things turn for the worst, at least we tried and hopefully get our refund. We will still get married on our date, even if its just us an a remote officiant lol..and then we would plan a destination wedding, when things get better.

In conclusion, maybe look at your contracts on your venues and see if there is an "Act of God" policy, if you cannot postpone your date, like couldn't. Good luck everyone and stay safe!

We will get through this!

XOXO


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Latest activity by Shaina, on May 2, 2020 at 11:55 AM
  • Kattie
    Dedicated June 2021
    Kattie ·
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    We are 10.10.20. I'm getting anxious. I'm not nervous or worried... yet. I hate the unknown. I've always been a planner. We did an at home cake tasting today with directions from the baker. Not how I envisioned but we made it work. I haven't discussed options yet regarding canceling, postponing, etc. Still waiting and hoping, however most planning has been derailed. Bridesmaid dresses were supposed to be done next weekend. We made a plan b. It sounds like that's where things will head for us based on how small our timeline keeps getting.
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  • Anna
    Super August 2020
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    Wishing you the best. I think option C makes the most sense by far.
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  • Carisa
    Beginner June 2021
    Carisa ·
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    The home cake tasting, that's interesting! Yes, i think the most frustrating part of it all is the planning before hand! The fittings, shopping for last minute things, vendor appointments and hair/makeup trials.

    Hopefully we are in the clear! Crossing fingers and praying!

    Good luck. Please let me know if you have receive any changes or updates from your vendor!

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  • Lisa
    Expert October 2021
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    We are 10.10.2020 and have a lot of the same questions. I’m a planner and like to know what’s going on ahead of time. All this uncertainty it’s driving me crazy. FH is a worrier. Since half of our guests have to come in from out of town, and at least half have to fly we are really considering postponing. It doesn’t help that our venue isn’t giving us any real direction. Per on contact we can postpone up to the 180 day mark which is Monday. That’s too early to make a decision so we asked to extend that to May 1st. Our venue isn’t really telling us what happens if we have to postpone down the road, after the 180 day mark. So I’m not comfortable jeopardizing the thousands of dollars we’ve already paid to the venue. I’m thinking we will postpone for fall 2021.
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  • Crystal
    Savvy August 2020
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    Our wedding is scheduled for 8/22/2020. Luckily we are having it at our home, so that part is easy. But we also have half the guest list traveling from across the country. The news has been surprisingly optimistic today, so I am moving ahead with planning. We will completely understand if some guests don’t feel comfortable with travel when the time comes. All vendors are booked, so hoping for at least a small family and close friends celebrate least.


    You’re right, we will all get through this!
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  • Kattie
    Dedicated June 2021
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    I was pretty upset when I found out that was our only option besides waiting. However, I actually enjoyed it. We got to be extremely honest in regards to tastes. We got to be immature with cake fillings jokes 😉 I think that would have been frowned upon if we were in front of someone lol
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    VIP December 2020
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    Option C is a great one, while it's still not going to completely ease your mind at least you know you have options. I wouldn't be overly worried about October, right now it seems like this will go into summer and then HOPEFULLY go away. They have discussed a resurgence during the fall/winter flu season but we will deal with that if it comes to that and hopefully they have a vaccine for it by then!

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  • Mrs.a
    Master October 2021
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    Hi date twin! I’m with you, I would have chosen option C!
    Fortunately my venue reached out to us in writing stating what their protocol is and how they’re handling this. I hope of course that things will resume by October and that we can go forward with our event. But if not we’re prepared to reschedule. Hoping for the best!
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  • Modesty
    Savvy July 2020
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    Honestly, Coronavirus will be wayyyy done by that month.
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  • Kattie
    Dedicated June 2021
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    It's not just coronavirus canceling or postponing. Its elderly family members who may be afraid to come still. It's about our parents or grandparents who are high risk and may still be scared of the cases that will still be around. The financial burden it will cause those family members who feel obligated to give a gift. People are losing loved ones who should be at their weddings because of corona.


    And take all that out. Now we have to time crunch and get everything we had 6 months to do done in 3 months because corona has shut everything down. I'm sure none of us wanted to feel rushed in planning one of the happiest days of our lives. And don't forget the added financial stress for those who have become unemployed due to this. Now they have to factor in if they can even financially move forward when before it was no question.
    No one knows what Corona will bring tomorrow or next week. It's the uncertainty that has everyone worried so we come up with extra plans in case to ease our minds a bit. I'm sure none of these brides, myself included, are enjoying stressing out over the unknown.
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  • Carisa
    Beginner June 2021
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    I pray!!! 🙏
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  • Carisa
    Beginner June 2021
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    Thank you! I just want everyone to be ok. That’s the most important thing.
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  • Carisa
    Beginner June 2021
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    Oh great! We’re date twins! Yay. lol please keep me posted if you have to change anything and I will do the same.
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  • Mrs.a
    Master October 2021
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    I heard back from our coordinator this evening. She stated that they are anticipating being open again for events by October. However in the event of postponing or canceling they would work with us and worse case scenario if we had to cancel due to this pandemic, she said they would refund our full deposit, which is nice and reassuring.

    At least I can feel better and sleep more easily lol

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  • Mrs.a
    Master October 2021
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    Also we're practically name twins lol

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    Just Said Yes October 2020
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    100% with you on all of the above. Forget if things start to get back to normal for Late sprin/fall weddings... the whole process has been impacted. People are going to be nervous to gather so closely. There will certainly be media and news reports of a coming second wave. It takes the enjoyment out for me. For something so expensive it’s too much worrying. I am going to wait until June and then request a refund under the principle of ‘frustration of purpose’. We did not sign contracts with even an inkling of what was to come from the virus.
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