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Samantha
Just Said Yes October 2020

Invitation Wording for Backup Plan

Samantha, on July 21, 2020 at 8:09 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 5

Hey all! I need to get my invitations out ASAP as the big day approaches! We’ve opted for email invites to make things easier at this point. My issue is, we have had to create a backup plan in case our venue is still closed due to The Madness. Our backup plan is to stream the ceremony over Zoom and have it in my parents’ backyard, with just the bridal party and immediate family.


So my question is, how do I write the invitations to reflect the backup plan???? We want to express that we understand if people will be reluctant to travel, but we still want to celebrate with them, so we want to include a “Zoom” option on the RSVP (is that something you can do on your weddingwire website??) for those who want that. How should I phrase that, with the understanding that if all goes well and we can still have it at the venue that we still want some people to come if they can?


Does that make sense? Advice is welcome!!


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Latest activity by Samantha, on July 24, 2020 at 7:49 PM
  • KiwiDerbyBride
    VIP May 2015
    KiwiDerbyBride ·
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    If you’re doing email invites I think that makes it easier. I’d say something like “we are hoping to celebrate in person with as many as possible of our guests, however due to the ongoing pandemic we realise that some of you may not be comfortable attending so will be streaming the ceremony via Zoom (details to follow). Should local restrictions dictate it, we will move entirely to a Zoom ceremony.” I would have RSVP options along these sort of lines:

    - will attend in person if the ceremony goes ahead

    - am not comfortable attending so will attend via Zoom regardless

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  • M
    Master October 2021
    Mrs.a ·
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    We included an insert with our invitations with Covid details. Our plan was to postpone/reschedule so we stated that much and that we would reevaluate and do our best to notify them of any changes by a certain date as we monitor the current situation.

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  • Lynnie
    WeddingWire Administrator October 2016
    Lynnie ·
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    I think this wording is perfect! 💌

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  • Suzanne
    Dedicated July 2021
    Suzanne ·
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    We wrote on our invitations the following:

    "We are closely monitoring local regulations for the health and safety of our guests for our wedding in regards to Covid 19. Please visit our wedding website for additional guidelines and updates".

    The plan was to add a notice to our website should any changes occur. Hopefully guests would be able to figure it out! We ended up postponing so we haven't had to do any of this other than the postponement notification and the cancellation of the hotel block.

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  • Samantha
    Just Said Yes October 2020
    Samantha ·
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    We aren't postponing. Our plan right now, since it's likely our venue will be closed, is the backyard ceremony with bridal party and immediate family. Since the space can only accommodate that much, we want our other guests to tune into the zoom stream if they still want to celebrate with us. Does this mean that we should send a separate invitation to those coming in person and the zoom one to everyone else??
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