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Okay I am sorry to be the voice of realism as it will not be what you want to hear. Florida is not going to get better and you should plan for that. It sounds like postponing is not an option which is totally fine so if I were you, plan for an outdoors wedding (cancel the country club as that is three months away and the way Floridians are the cases won't lower significantly to where we will be fine. Remember the day is about you two and now how many people you have there. I would do everything outdoors where people can social distance and maybe figure out food service that can cater for this event. I am not sure which part of FL you are in but there are tons of options. If you want indoors then definitely look for a place that is spacious enough to host a large crowd. I do not mean to be harsh as that is not my intention and I do not doubt this is hard for but for the year this is, we as brides have to make back up plans that can at least fall inline with some what the vision you had. You can still have a beautiful day without all the guests. There are plenty of beautiful options in Florida too. You got this. Stay strong.

View Quoted Comment Thank you. I still do want to get married in the church. So maybe I can try some type of park. It’s just there’s really nothing. It’s annoying how other venues are open and mine is not. But thank you for your advice! I do know things are not getting much better here

View Quoted Comment I agree with Kristen. I would look for another at this point since they’re still not sure and you need to move on. I’m sorry it’s been frustrating.

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No I get it and I know it is frustrating to have all these plans for Corona to not even be close to gone by time your day. I am glad you can still get married in a church. May I ask which part of FL? I wonder if the country club did not open because they would not have enough funds right now to fund a staff. A few places did not open up right away here in Tampa Bay. Can you get a refund at least since they are not opening?

View Quoted Comment October is a ways away. Your venue is wise in not opening too early, when people in Florida have not accepted masks yet. Country club conditions should be better by Oct, ( hurricane season) and things may be fine. Plan on masks and social distancing. Anyone who is ordering tickets now would have to be aware of the risks. Good luck

View Quoted Comment I am in the west palm area. Yes we will not owe anything. We will just lose money on the DJ. I’m trying to wait last minute like beginning of sept to send invites to see if it opens. I’ve called other venues and they are open here. You may be right about being a country club. I keep going back and forth. Right now I’m thinking maybe I’ll tell everyone we are just having the ceremony and they’re welcome to come but won’t have a party after. I’ll say we may or may not have one in the future... even though we probably won’t. I just think it’s silly to waste money months from now to have a party for our wedding when we are already married lol

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No I totally see the perspective of not wanting to throw a party later. I think if people are traveling some sort of celebration afterwards is proper etiquette. Hmmmm can you reserve a place in which you do not need to pay for up front? It is ok to hold out for the country club but I would hate for you to hold out and then have no venue during a time when many brides are postponing. Maybe see if there are event places for space to have the reception or a restaurant with a private room? Are there other country clubs you could work with? Not sure your budget but I would do some research and check different spaces such as club houses that a friend or family member may have access to, hotel meeting spaces or party houses. Maybe check here: https://www.eventective.com/west-palm-beach-fl/meeting-venues/

View Quoted Comment Thank you for your help! Are you still going through with you wedding where you live? Things clear there ?

U cant say for sure things wont be better in october but being from ny i can tell you even when they do get better it takes months to get back to any degree of normalcy. when cases spike they take a longg time to come down. that said you still have 3 months to go. i would wait until early august to see if anything improves and if the country club opens. worse case scenario you have a smaller reception at your parents backyard. the unknown sucks im in the same situation for my sept wedding but all u can do is wait and see

Considering how bad cases are in FL, and with the trouble you’re having in having a venue that will operate, I would reschedule at this point.

View Quoted Comment Oh sure. My pleasure. We'll I am doing an intimate ceremony and I am in Tampa Bay and most people think this disease is a conspiracy lol. I am nervous going to the gym after the 4th and I wear a mask ha ha. I realize that my situation is much different than yours since we only have two friends participating in our ceremony. Although still with just all the uncertainty I have contacted my venue and my vendors making sure that we are okay to go on November 8th even if let's say by chance we go back into lockdown. My venue said that they hosted intimate ceremony's even during lockdown and even with my officiant and two photographers and our two guests will be under 10 people. The only thing that would get canceled would be the rooftop dinner we are going to take our friends to afterwards but that's okay. I'm still making backup plans in case things do fall through. But that's just my personality and which I'm very type A and I like to have a plan B and a plan C. I have even asked my maid of honor if I could have my wedding in her backyard if I really have to hahaha and I know my officiant would open up her office and let us have a ceremony there as she also can have ceremonies in her place and I'm tempted to reach out to my photographers asking them for other places as well to do something Outdoors.

I would consider an outdoor wedding at a beach, park, lake etc. You have many options in Florida since it does not get too cold there compared t other states in late Oct.

Have you considered looking elsewhere to host your reception? October is still a few months away, and your reception venue could open between now and then, but if you are feeling stressed about it, you could always start looking for somewhere else to host the reception.