How would you feel about vaccinations being required for wedding attendance?

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Just out of pure curiosity - what does "vaccine requirement for our friend circle" mean?

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We donʻt socialize with anyone who isnʻt getting one unless theyʻre immunocompromised and therefore cannot ever get a vaccine

So, I definitely have mixed feelings about making it required. HOWEVER, my wedding is in May and several family members that I expected would dig their heels in about getting the vaccine, got it as soon as they could, primarily because of my wedding and they knew it was important to me. I never even really asked them to.


So I think if it's something that's important to you and makes you and your guests feel more comfortable, the people that care most about you won't complain about it. And anyone who does, it's their loss, not yours.

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Ah, got it!

I'll share something else no one else has mentioned regarding COVID. No one knows how long the vaccines are effective for. They've just recently come out and said they're effective for 6 months, but let's say this will be flu shot-esque and they're only good for a year, depending on your wedding date people may need to go through the entire process again with 2 shots and the timeline for those and may continue to be dealing with short supply of vaccine and/or short supply of appointments. They're still so much unknown about this virus and the vaccines I would have a hard time requiring my guests to have it.

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Just so you know, current information on the vaccine suggests that your last paragraph "hopes" are not the case. All officials are saying masks should still be worn and social distancing still observed because the vaccine does not mean you cannot carry or transmit the virus, just that you are protected from more serious illness in case you are exposed. People still risk passing it around, which means they also risk passing it to anyone else they come in contact with afterward.

And, as many others have said, it isn't always a case of "don't want to get vaccinated." It's nice that so many people are in such good health with no risk factors that they can just assume that not getting vaccinated is always strictly a choice.

The latest news at least from Moderna is that itʻs effective for AT LEAST 6 months, not FOR 6 months; however, we could very well need a booster in a year or so so there is merit in holding off on stating such a wedding requirement if the wedding is even further away.

I would not attend. Why not pay for tests for your guests to take beforehand. You cannot be so naive to think your friends will take a vaccine (that's side-effects are unknown) just to go to a wedding

Lol Yes this is a heated one . Personally I dont agree! We have older people coming to our wedding as well but they also go out to restaurants, supermarkets, malls etc, there are tons of people that arent vaccinated scouring these places and they still frequent so how is this any different? Another reason i dont agree is because the vaccine doesnt make anyone immune from carrying the virus. It protects the person that received that vaccine from getting sick or not getting as sick since they are now forming antibodies (we hope) since they were vaccinated. So if they although we may have gotten the vaccine we can still be carriers and pass it along without being aware that we're carriers.

With that being said I would encourage older people since they are at higher risk, to get the vaccine to protect them from the full effect of the virus if they happen to pick it up anywhere (not just at your wedding).

View Quoted Comment I'm the same way. The only reason I'm holding off on getting vaccinated is because I don't want to risk my fertility. We want at least 2 kids and we would be so heart broken if we couldn't conceive, especially if it was all because of the vaccine.

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I think a nice middle ground, like a lot of people have said, is either showing proof of vaccination or a negative covid test. My wedding is in October in NY, and the state is already requiring venues to uphold this rule, which I’m happy about. I did not postpone my wedding a whole year for my loved ones to still be at risk if people refuse to come safely. If my guests refuse to get even a covid test, then that’s their choice and they don’t have to come. At the end of the day, it’s your wedding and you can do whatever you want because it’s a private event, even if people have their opinions. Not everyone you want to come might come, but if it gives you peace of mind to have everyone who comes be vaccinated, that’s totally understandable.

View Quoted Comment So if a friend came to you and said they weren’t getting the vaccine because of concerns about conceiving or if they were pregnant you would simply just drop them and stop talking to them??

Hi Sarah. I was supposed to get married last Friday (April 9th) when my fiancé tested positive for covid and we had to postpone. We have lots of family & friends who are high risk so I thought I’d share what we put in place.


We did individual sanitizers at each place setting to give people the push to sanitize their hands. We social distanced outside. We grouped tables inside by household as much as we could. We brought extra masks and required masks to be worn while getting food & drinks. We also had our bridal party tested before hand (which is how we found out my fiancé had covid) and encouraged guests to do so as well. Temperature checks at the door were to be done as well.
Now having COVID, I look at what we have put in place and think what can I do to make it safer in May and outside of cutting numbers or postponing all together I feel we have covered our bases and all of our high risk guests will be vaccinated. I think in your situation I would ensure your high risk guests are vaccinated and test any bridal party/bride & groom and then request that guests test beforehand as well and wear masks. ☺️

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Totally agree with this.

Being vaccinated does not mean you won’t still contract and spread it. It only means your symptoms will be less severe if you do get it. #science

View Quoted Comment So you’re saying there’s no end in sight… great

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Weʻre trying to conceive and my RE recommended getting it ASAP.

I would definitely hold off on seeing a pregnant friend just in case anyways, Iʻd feel absolutely awful if I accidentally got them sick.

View Quoted Comment So you’re saying you’re against the science?