Fall 2020 wedding

My wedding is late September. I think things will be a lot better by then honestly. I haven't contacted my vendors in regards to covid. I think it's too early to make that decision. Maybe August is when I would start worrying if things aren't any better.

My wedding is beginning of September. I am not worried. I think things will be a lot better by then. Way too early to be making any kind of decision like that.

We are scheduled for November, and we are definitely thinking about rescheduling. But that’s mainly because we are planning a destination wedding in New Orleans. And with NOLA being such a hot spot for the virus right now, I don’t imagine anyone will be feeling especially safe traveling there that soon 😕

I pray this is all over by then, best of luck to all the brides currently planning.

Our wedding was suppose to be September 30,2020. I was In total freak out mode. Not only are my FH and I now Out of work so is 80% of our guest(all service industry and all out of state) and 30% of those traveling from overseas. I hadn’t Found a dress yet and all my planning was put on hold due to the virus. My venue wasn’t counting fall weddings unaffected yet but we needed to make a decision sooner than later since we have so many people traveling that would require plane tickets and hotel stays. With my FH and I both being in the business we understand that these company’s have a business to run and didn’t foresee this pandemic any more than us bride and grooms could of. I had A very genuine and respectful conversation with our venues General Manager about our concerns (international travel restrictions, people being out of work, ect.) I explained to her that my FH and I both Want to push our wedding back a year and understand that they need to run a business but hope they would be willing to work with us in some way. Our contract states that we would lose our deposit, we would get our security deposit back, and would have to rebook. I suggested half my deposit be moved to a future date. Our wedding was originally planned for a Wednesday and I stated That we would like to keep it on a Wednesday ( we planned this so FH family from oversees could use the weekend after wedding to visit DC). Our venues GM thankfully offered to move our date as long as we stuck with a Wednesday at no cost. I think that my understanding and demeanor towards her and the fact that we were already having a Wednesday Wedding greatly influenced her decision. My only other vendors that I had Put deposits down for already both moved our deposits with no hassle. My makeup artist did state they are doing a 1 time deposit transfer so if our future date is affected than we would lose our deposit. I only Had to reschedule venue, makeup, and farm tables. DJ, photo booth, and hair were all close friends that didn’t require deposit. I was About to book catering and photographer when all this hit so I held Off on them.


Moving our date was what worked for us. If I already Had my dress and we had majority local guest I think We would of waited it out longer to see if things got back to normal over the summer. I know This is all so stressful hopefully this helps some. Good luck and hopefully this all passes soon!

View Quoted Comment That's awesome that they worked with you. I have everything booked except my florist and officiant. I have 2 family members that might not make it. I'm not making any plans to cancel yet but I'm gonna find out if it's even an option. Just in case.

View Quoted Comment I think That’s a good idea! Find out what ur vendors policies are. What they are offering their brides and maybe if any are willing to set up a back up date just in case! Good luck and try not to stress!

View Quoted Comment I am definitely going to do this, thanks.

I was supposed to get married this Saturday, 4/18. We made the call last month to postpone to August 1 of this year. Right now, I'm not concerned as it gives us all summer to let this run its course. All of our vendors were extremely accommodating and by a miracle were all available fir our new date. Just remember that they are just as scared as you are about this crazy time! Best of luck!

Hi May! It sounds like most Fall brides are holding on to their original plans right now! Thankfully you have more time to monitor your local situation and adjust if need be.

No matter when your wedding date - it's totally fair to feel nervous! And you're definitely not alone in those feelings. You can connect with other fall couples about their Covid19 concerns in this discussion: October Brides... are you worried? October 2020 Brides - Are you still holding on to your wedding date?

I am thinking about it. Even if things are better soon we're hearing that there will be a second wave in the fall- and it's flu season anyway. It seems like it's going to be a while before it would be safe to have 200 people in one place, anyway. I don't know what to do. But it seems less and less likely we'll be all clear by the fall

View Quoted Comment Yes hearing that made me make my decision. My fiance and I decided to postpone ours until next year.

View Quoted Comment We did decide to change my date. My original date was 10-30-20 but we changed it to next October. With siblings not being able to make it n the uncertainty of when this will be over. I just hope this is all over soon, and best wishes to all you brides.

View Quoted Comment I’m with you! Even as some states are making plans to relax restrictions, it seems like it will be a long time (2021???) until large groups are allowed to gather in one place! But I’m no expert so who actually knows? So stressful. My venue is going month by month, working with brides that have weddings soon, so fall isn’t on their radar yet. For a planner like me, all the fun has been sucked out of the process and now I’m just wondering how long to hold out, because pretty soon it will be time to order invites and people will need to make travel plans, etc. All we can do is try to be positive.

View Quoted Comment Yeah, we decided. Now we're just picking which date next year! Lol. To be honest I feel some relief. Now we're able to proactively make a plan. I didn't want to risk our families not being there, or getting someone we love sick! It's reassuring to hear that when thinking about the same factors there's others thinking along the same lines. I'm a very positive person and a very flexible person, but this seems like the best way to keep everyone safe and have the wedding we love. We will do a small ceremony this year then a one year anniversary celebration with friends and family in 2021!

View Quoted Comment Yeah, us too. Now we're just picking which date next year! Lol. To be honest I feel some relief. Now we're able to proactively make a plan. I didn't want to risk our families not being there, or getting someone we love sick! It's reassuring to hear that when thinking about the same factors there's some other people making the same choice.