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Savvy October 2021

Fall 2020 Brides! Are you postponing?

Kaylen, on June 1, 2020 at 11:56 AM Posted in Oregon Planning 0 18
Hello Fellow Fall 2020 Brides!


Our wedding is supposed to be 10/17/20 in Oregon, indoors at a museum. I’ve always dreamed of a fall wedding. We currently haven’t made a decision about postponement and are waiting until July but we are expecting to need to postpone the big celebration (only about 100-110 guests). Our vendors have thankfully been amazing and understanding and I’m so grateful because I’ve seen some terrible stories.
A lot of my decision hinges on if my sister who is my MOH can come to even a small wedding in October. She lives abroad in the UK and as such we miss plenty of life milestones as it is and I’m not having her miss my wedding. Many people have suggested a virtual wedding but I just can’t do it if my sister can’t physically be there.
Anyways, just trying to get a feel for what the rest of you might be doing! Are you postponing? Are you shrinking guest list size? Are you waiting to decide still?
Will you get married on your original date and have the big party later? How have your vendors been? How have you been emotionally?
Thank you all for your input, much appreciated!

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Latest activity by Kaylen, on June 21, 2020 at 8:34 PM
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    Beginner November 2020
    Ashley ·
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    We are not postponing, as of now. Our date is 11/15/2020 & we will reassess in August. Even if it’s just 10 people there, we still plan on getting married! We will just save money on food & alcohol lol. Good luck!
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  • Marissa
    Expert October 2020
    Marissa ·
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    My date is 10/10/2020. I am not postponing either unless my venue decides to cancel on us. Luckily, my venue is outdoors and I'm only inviting about 40 guests, so we're pretty hopeful that my wedding will still happen. Even if we have to adjust with social distancing, having my closest friends and family be there with me in person is all I want.

    Everybody's situation is different. But it's hard to tell what the future will bring. I would discuss your options with your venue, and then go from there. If having your sister there is one of the most important things for you, then you may have to think of a plan b. Maybe wait until the end of July or early August to make a final decision? Good luck to you!!!

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  • Kristen
    Master November 2020
    Kristen ·
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    I am not much help because small elopement with two guests but not postponing. I would say have a smaller affair in which your sister can come if she can travel but it sounds like your biggest deal breaker is her attending. I wouldn't worry about a lot of guests right now but can she travel in October?
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  • Jenn
    Just Said Yes October 2020
    Jenn ·
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    10/3/20 in GA with 75-100 guests. Holding tight until August! Either way, we’ll get married on 10/3 - we just may need to push back the big celebration!
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    Super October 2020
    Trisha ·
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    Ours Is 10/17 And We Are Not Postponing Unless Our Venue Makes Us.

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  • Sb
    Dedicated October 2020
    Sb ·
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    10/2/20 in Texas - We are more than likely postponing. Final call will be made in July.

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  • Sarah
    Savvy October 2021
    Sarah ·
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    We are scheduled for 10/3/2020 in California and are totally unsure of what to do! We have a back up date in Oct 2021 that our vendors are kindly holding for us for now. We will be making the final decision on whether or not to postpone in mid-July, before ordering invitations. I really don't want to postpone, but a lot of our friends / family would be traveling and might not be comfortable putting their lives at risk. We also don't want to have a wedding where people wouldn't be able to dance or hug at the reception.

    We have cut our guest list down from 125 to 85 in anticipation of a 100 person limit (85+vendors = 100), but this was just a wild guess. No one knows what the regulations will be come Fall. Dr Fauci and other health experts keep saying there will likely be a spike in cases later this year which is concerning as well.

    My FH and I decided that no matter what, we will get officially married (even if it's just at the courthouse) on our original date. And that makes me feel better Smiley smile

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  • Sarah
    Savvy October 2021
    Sarah ·
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    Same date here but in CA. Best of luck to you Smiley heart

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  • Isabel
    Beginner April 2022
    Isabel ·
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    10/3 in CA with 100-120 guests. Wanting to postpone but venue is giving pushback saying it is too soon. Best of luck to you!!

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  • Isabel
    Beginner April 2022
    Isabel ·
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    Hi Sarah,

    Wedding date twin! Where in CA is your wedding and is your venue giving you the option of postponing or asking you to wait?

    Thanks!!

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  • Sarah
    Savvy October 2021
    Sarah ·
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    Our wedding is in Santa Cruz. Our venue is giving us the option to postpone and just move the deposit to a future date.

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  • K
    Savvy October 2021
    Kaylen ·
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    Good luck to you too!
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  • K
    Savvy October 2021
    Kaylen ·
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    Hoping you can postpone soon! Our DJ already had one weekend in October 2021 booked so we held a date with him and our other vendors! Thankfully our venue and other vendors have been amazing and so flexible!
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  • Isabel
    Beginner April 2022
    Isabel ·
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    Thanks hope so too! All our vendors are onboard to postpone except our venue so its been stressful.

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    Savvy October 2021
    Kaylen ·
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    Oh no! I hope your venue becomes accepting of postponing! Maybe they think it’s too soon to make a decision. We decided to postpone just this week and I’m so grateful our vendors have been flexible, especially the all important venue.
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    Savvy October 2021
    Kaylen ·
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    We were going to wait until July to decide on postponing or not but with several guests coming from abroad, most having to fly, and a number of extra at risk family, we have decided to postpone.


    We don’t feel comfortable putting them at risk or asking them to put themselves at risk either. It just doesn’t feel safe for ourselves or our guests; plus the idea of no dancing or hugging at our wedding is not appealing to us either.
    Our honeymoon is supposed to be in Orlando as well which is seeing spikes currently. We had already held a date with our DJ as he was already booking up for October 2021 but I sent emails to our other vendors the other day.
    We just don’t know what the fall will be like and I’d gate to have to postpone last minute adding more stress to ourselves and our guests.
    My FH and I will likely still get married on the original date too but if not we will at least do something to mark what would have been our wedding day on 10/17.
    So new date is 10/23/21! I’m sure this time until then will still manage to fly by!
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  • Sarah
    Savvy October 2021
    Sarah ·
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    We just made the decision to postpone the other day too. It doesn’t seem worth waiting to July, I doubt much will change by then. We will likely just see cases continue to rise. I’d rather just start planning for a new date now. I’m happy you were able to reschedule with all your vendors!


    It’ll be worth the wait to have your dream wedding.
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  • K
    Savvy October 2021
    Kaylen ·
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    We felt the same. Nothing would be different in the next 2-3 weeks, it will be worse. I’m relieved we were able to reschedule too! We look forward to being able to properly celebrate safely with our friends and family and guarantee the date we want before it’s too late.


    Hope rescheduling goes smoothly for you!
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