Did anyone have to push back their wedding date

Is there anyway to cut the budget or have family help out so you can get married next year? Maybe any friends who can help by providing a service? For example, I have a friend who is a great cook. She is doing my catering and only charging us for the food, which are estimating $600 for 150. I'm going to pay her another $200, but still $800 is an awesome catering bill compared to the prices now!

If it were me honestly, nothing would be worth pushing my wedding! I’d cut back on whatever it took to get married when we wanted. Smaller, simpler wedding would be preferred than having to wait longer to start our marriage! That’s just me though 🤷🏻‍♀️

View Quoted Comment Unfortunately, we are doing and planning everything on our own. Due to some unforeseen circumstances it just isn’t possible for it to happen next year unless we go to the courthouse.

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I'm so sorry to hear that Kyra! I can only imagine how upsetting that can be! I have 108 days to go and I can't imagine adding any more to that count down!

I'm so sorry. Had you already signed contracts with vendors? If so you normally have to pay a cancellation fee or a fee to change your wedding date. There is no way you could cut back on things?

We had to push our wedding back a few times. It was originally going to be August 2020, and then September 2020, then April 2021, and now June 2021. It stinks to have to push it off, but I feel a lot better knowing that we're still getting a nice wedding, but one that we are more easily able to afford. i know it's disappointing, but it's no fun to plan a wedding when all you can think about is how stressed you are over money.

Oh no! Have you made any big purchases like venue?

It’s hard, but don’t go in debt just for one day. It’s not a rush, mine is finally happening after 4 years.

I am sorry - if your heart is set on that date , elope. Or downsize everything and compromise on things like ... decor, flowers.
If it’s the dress, you can find an affordable one or second hand.

We have not made any big purchases so there’s no worries about fees. I’m sure after sometime I’ll be able to let it go

Yes, this happened to us. We had some life changes, and job changes, which left us in a financial crunch last year. We were planning a 2019 wedding, but in December of 2018 it became clear that there was no way we would be able to afford it at that point. So, we pushed our date to May 2020, and are now on track to have the wedding we want!!

There's nothing wrong with pushing back the date for financial reasons. Weddings are expensive! Also, for me, this is my first (and only) wedding, so I wanted the wedding I've been dreaming of all my life. The only way to have that was to give ourselves more time to save for it. It's been almost a year since we made that decision, and it was the right one for us. Now we are 6 months from the big day, and I can't wait!! Everything is coming together.

What do you mean by “failed“? If you want a wedding in September 2020, I say go for it! But that might mean scaling things down to have a wedding that you can actually afford. When I hear about couples pushing their wedding back a year, I wonder why they’d put that type of financial stress on themselves. The main thing is not the wedding anyway... it’s the marriage, right? Also, how much

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...how much are you expecting to save in a year? And how much more of a dent will that make from September 2020?
Just things to consider.

I am sorry and I can understand how you feeling this way. I agree with others in that you just need to scale back. As little girls we dream of our perfect day but the reality is that it is expensive. I think you can have what you want (unless the circumstance really impedes that) but just maybe a ceremony followed by a reception at a later date? Or a small, intimate ceremony. I get the upset but if what matters most is to have the day you have dreamed of then either push it back or like others said find a way to keep the date. I know all the extra work I am doing I am putting towards my wedding and some brides have to make an extra income for their big day...no shame in that.

We had to, our original date was 5/2/20 and we had some unforeseen medical bills and other life things that honestly we didn’t want all that stress put on our shoulders at the time so we decided to push it back a few months to give us more leeway. I was so hurt at first because people knew our initial date and we had already started planning and putting down deposits but now we are on track and stress free for our wedding on 10/2/20! At the end of the day its about the two of you and I know it sucks but waiting might be a blessing, you never know!!

We're planning and paying for our wedding ourselves. I couldn't see pushing back our wedding another year. I made sure to get married in 2020 for the fact we had time to plan amd pay off our vendors

Don't feel bad. We pushed ours to 2021 instead of 2020.
We both decided that to get the wedding we really want we need to push it back and save some more money.
It's the best decision! We booked a good venue that offers good food package. Picked out really nice rings for each other among other things. Your wedding will be worth the wait.