Has anyone else's wedding been ruined due to the coronavirus?

Since it's due to a virus can't they not refund you the money? I am so sorry this happened.

View Quoted Comment Unfortunately no. The way I understand it is all of the vendors have been paid their deposit and there’s no guarantee I will get any of it back.

Oh my goodness. I’m so sorry- that’s such a rough spot to be in. When was your wedding? I would still *try* to talk to your vendors because these are circumstances entirely out of your hands. How big is your wedding? How many guests?

Does your wedding insurance help?

View Quoted Comment I would like to see if they can refund you. I know that most airlines are allowing either flight changes or cancellations at no fee because of the Coronavirus. I would just call and ask but if anything work case scenario postpone the wedding but why would you have to postpone it one year?

I know my vendor contract says that if we cancel we have the option to pick another date!

I'm so sorry, that's terrible.

I'm so sorry to hear this. My heart breaks for you. We are hoping to honeymoon in Italy late September and are also worried about not being able to go.

I’m sorry to hear that sending you positive vibes

My wedding is in May, and I just sent out the invites. It's possible that the virus will keep people from coming to the wedding Time will tell!

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I hope so much that does not happen to you!! if it does, just know you're not alone! You can always message me and vent about it

So sorry this happened to you! We are getting married on Lake Como at the end of May and are still holding out some hope things will have calmed down by then so we don't have to cancel. Our planner said if we do end up cancelling outright we will lose all the deposit money, so we'll probably make the call when our next round of payments are due toward the end of April. She said our venue/vendors would likely be accommodating if we postpone to a new date, subject to their availability (so, I'm assuming it'd be at least a year as well with the entire wedding season already booked). I'm not thrilled about an entire additional year of planning and anticipating, so we'll see. Haven't started to think about plan B yet because I don't have the heart

Are you totally opposed to pushing out a year?

Yes. My wedding is going to be in SF, basically the 2nd worst US city to be in right now in terms of coronavirus.

I sent out invites to 225 guests, expecting 200 to come. I signed an agreement with a hotel, reserving 20 rooms for 2 nights. The block has 85% attrition, so whatever doesn't get booked we have to pay.

We weren't given a courtesy block because the demand at the time was very high--the hotel is right by a convention center, where a convention was scheduled to start the following Monday. I decided to bite the bullet, since the hotel was so conveniently located and the price they gave us seemed reasonable.

Now because of the coronavirus, 1) out-of-town relatives are refusing to go, 2) the convention was cancelled so hotel demand has dramatically dropped to the point where my hotel block is no longer cheaper, and 3) the (probably 100-125) guests who are coming have decided to wait until the last minute to book anything because they're cheap.

I'm basically SOL here. It looks I will have to pay about $6000 out of pocket for this hotel mess. I CANNOT believe this is happening.

So sorry to hear this is happening. The economic effects are certainly widespread.

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So sorry to hear this.

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Same boat, Amy. I'm getting married in 5 weeks and I'm worried even just the hysteria will prevent attendance. Even more worried that me or my fiance will contract the virus and get quarantined over our wedding date.

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My fiance works in a hospital and he said that the heads of infectious disease and the head of the hospital said that the coronavirus is not the huge deal that the media is making it out to be.... treat it as you would the flu. People who have underlying issues/age are more likely to be affected severely by the flu....same with the coronavirus. I wish everyone else would stop panicking. Chances of getting it are high, chances of surviving it are high...

I think elderly family/friends who need to get to the wedding by plane will most likely not attend. But those who can drive...I'm hopeful that they come!

I am supposed to get married in Ravello, Italy this August. Guests are already bailing because of the panic... our airport just stopped all flights to Italy until the end of April. Accommodations are limited there in general so my worry is that if people can't book again until May/June it may be too late. My venue won't say whether or not they will refund me , nonetheless I've paid thousands in deposits to other vendors. I think that it will be fine by August but all the news is making me second guess. I don't want to postpone, but I don't know what do at this point!

View Quoted Comment Hi Kathryn, this is happening to us too my fiancé & I are due to be getting married in Tuscany on 30th May. It’s like we’re in a nightmare. Our planners have said we should continue planning as normal until April when the lockdown has ended and we go from there but in the meantime they are looking into postponement. It’s so so so horrible

We're supposed to be married in northern Italy in June. This is a total nightmare. Several of my Italian fiance's family members are sick with the virus and there aren't enough resources at the hospital to treat them because they are over 65 and therefore higher-risk and de-prioritized. The last thing either of us feel like doing is thinking about a wedding. I'm sorry and totally sympathize about your beautiful weddings being canceled or postponed, but maybe consider your guests. Do you have parents, grandparents or other older guests coming? Any of them smoke or have pre-existing conditions? We thought this was just an over-reaction to a flu and were irritated with the inconvenience until it got personal for us. Something to consider.