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Just Said Yes June 2020

Getting married during Covid-19

Ike, on April 2, 2020 at 9:20 AM Posted in Community Conversations 0 4

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Hello everyone, me and my fiancee are supposed to get married June 20th 2020. Now the only thing certain is uncertainty. This invisible virus is threatening to destroy a year and a half of planning. We've booked our venue early to lock in this perfect date. For the last year we've planned this wedding down to the smallest detail until it was what we both dreamed it would be. Now we are joining the waiting game hoping this invisible terrorist doesn't destroy what hope we have left. At the moment we are not delaying our wedding. We haven't received any calls or emails from our venue cancelling. But I believe the end of April will be the deciding factor. Our wedding is in Virginia who is tentatively on a stay at home order until June 10th. The thought of delaying is agonizing and stressful. 1. Many dates are already booked. 2. The virus may return later this year or next year. Or a new form of this virus. 3. We have hotels for us and our guests blocked. 4. We have bachelor and bachelorette parties planned with Airfare bookings. 5. Our honeymoon to Jamaica would have to be rebooked as well. I can go on but you get the point. If this wedding proceeds I'll probably reach out to all my guests and let them know the situation and find out if they still plan to attend or not. If they don't we totally understand and support them 100 percent. Such unprecedented times were living in. To everyone with wedding in 2020 I wish you the best of luck. And I hope this all works out for all of us. For those who reschedule comment below how that process has worked out for you. What was the deciding factor for you? Are you facing any difficulties with that process? I want to know what we're facing, so hopefully we can plan ahead and make the road less bumpy for us and our guest. Thank you

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Latest activity by Ike, on April 16, 2020 at 10:12 AM

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Elizabeth · on April 2, 2020 at 1:09 PM
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Hello - I live in Virginia too. We had our wedding planned at a vineyard in Leesburg for April 18th and had to postpone, given the CDC and governor implementation of those orders and now the extension until 10 June. We were able to reschedule to July 25th 2020, but I fear that still will not be enough time for things to settle. I feel your nervousness and ultimately it will come down to you and your wife to make this decision. One thing you really should think about is that the longer you wait to postpone, the more limited your options will be to postpone to a date this year in 2020. All weddings have been impacted for April, May and early June and those couples are likely trying to land dates for this year and deal with rebooking. I personally thing June 20th is cutting it close, but if you have a lot of local guests, then maybe you will be fine. Over half of our guests are out of towners, which is why we worry about their willingness and ability to travel. There are so many variables - very tough decision. I would recommend calling your venue and seeing what you contingency plan dates look like and your ability to hold a future date, if able. The next vendor for us was the hotel - we had a bock of 72 rooms booked - and we needed that to align with our new date. We pulled the trigger on the honeymoon (2 weeks to Costa Rica) first bc international travel will be even more restrictive, not safe, etc. Good luck with everything!
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Amy · on April 9, 2020 at 9:08 AM
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Hi Ike,
I'm sorry you're having to go through this stress before your wedding. If it helps, you aren't alone!
Does your venue have a firm date they're reopening? Everywhere is different, but I know many cities/states have shelter-at-home orders in place. From what I understand, some of those orders are being extended now, as hospitals are still anticipating the peak. In short, it seems to me that the restart date for events remains TBD. What has your venue told you?
Re: your airfare/bookings for the bachelor/ette trips and honeymoon, it may be worth the time to try to determine your best options--especially if your friends and family are expressing discomfort with traveling so soon. I've heard many airlines are accommodating cancellations. By now, I expect that major airlines and other travel related companies (hotels, Airbnb, etc.) have created a policy for refunds or credits due to COVID-19.
WeddingWire has created resources that may be helpful as you navigate the *possible* postponement process: Our COVID-19 Weddings Advice Guide. You'll find articles like this one: You’ve Decided to Postpone Your Wedding. Now What?
If you do decide to postpone, here's some positive perspective: “My Wedding Was Postponed Due to Covid-19, but Now I Get a ‘Do-Over’”.
My fingers are crossed for a relatively quick resolution to the Coronavirus situation, so you can make a decision soon. Hang in there!
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Just Said Yes June 2020
Ike · on April 16, 2020 at 10:10 AM
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Thank you so much Amy. After agonizing over this for weeks. Reading your suggestions and others here on Wedding wire we've decided to Postpone our Wedding until June 05 2021. There's just so many uncertainties. Also I want everyone to enjoy themselves and not have to wear mask. Plus with so many out of work were not sure who is having financial issues. Plus with 2 years of planning my fiancee deserves the Wedding she dreamed of and not have to settle. Thank you again for your caring message. It helped us alot.
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Ike · on April 16, 2020 at 10:12 AM
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Thank you so much for your response. We've decided to postpone until June 2021. It was a hard and agonizing decision but it's one that had to be made.
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