December 2020 wedding

Yikes! Michigan has just implemented 50 guests and under for weddings. I would cut the list or cancel for sure. December is not looking good for covid or influenza as peak is typically January. I’m surprised 150 people RSVPED. That is quite a risky number. I would feel terrible if covid spread at my wedding. I would definitely talk it over with your venue and FH.
Best wishes 🤍

I recommend you pray or meditate and just hope for the best. If postponing isn't an option for you, then there is nothing you can do.

That's risky especially because anything could happen this month and next. I hope that you are able to continue with it and not have to cancel/postpone right before the date. Goodluck!

View Quoted Comment I agree with this! I would definitely either postpone or minimize the guest list, would not want COVID to spread. I know you said you don't want to decrease the guest list, so is postponing an option for you? Talk with your fiance and your venue/vendors. It's certainly not ideal, but would be better than a COVID outbreak at a wedding.

I have a feeling whether or not you decrease your guest list is going to be out of your hands by the end of December. As it stands right now. In order for you to have 150 guests at your wedding, your venue would have to have a capacity of 600 people. So unless your venue can hold 600 people, you are already facing guest list cuts. I would call your venue and discuss options (ie, what restrictions are in place, what dates they have available in the future, what their policy for rescheduling/canceling is, etc.) then discuss those options with your fiancé.

Do not plan on over 50 unless your state goes by venue side, and 100 guests can be accommodated in a 400 person venue. I do not expect over 100, even if in a huge indoor place. They still get tight in the bathrooms, entryway.

I'm surprised your venue allows 150. Based on this guidance, the maximum is 150 or 25% of the room's capacity, whichever number is lower. However, change may be coming; my county in Maryland is going from 50 to 25 at any gathering starting tomorrow. As others mentioned, you need to talk to your venue, discuss the restrictions, but I would anticipate needing to cut the guest list. Also, I personally would not attend an indoor wedding with 150 people (and I do a variety of activities), so I would expect a high number of late declines/no-shows. If you don't want to decrease the guest list, then I expect you'll need to postpone.

Cases are spiking in NJ, and they are only going to get worse. The governor is signaling new restrictions, as we just hit 2000 cases a day.

Either postpone, or drastically downsize. I would suggest finding a way to live stream, at the very least.

Start planning your Plan B, now, because you don't want to have to do it last minute.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry hun, you're probably going to have to postpone just to be on the safe side.