July 17th Wedding Help

RSVPs go in your invitations and are meant to allow guests to let you know if they'll be in attendance or not. So not sending them isn't really an option.

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Right, so you think I should still send them now not knowing if my wedding will actually happen in July? I guess I was asking if I should send them soon or if I should wait for a couple more weeks when I possibly know more?

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Invitations typically go out 6-8 weeks before the wedding, so I think you could safely wait until the first week of June to make a final decision. I would realistically start cutting your guest list now since it's highly unlikely that there will be any gatherings over 50, if that.

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Okay thank you for your help!

July 25th in Wisconsin. So, fellow midwestern bride here. So we haven't postponed yet, but we have a soft hold on a date for May 2021 that our important vendors all seem to be available to work with us. We are thinking we will likely postpone. Our guest list was a little less than 100, but I just don't see how we can have 100 guests plus vendors, etc. I hate to even think about it, but there is no blueprint for how a wedding is going to happen in the next few months. It's been hard with no information. I was once a lot more hopeful for July, but I feel like I know nothing more than I did a month ago, which makes me worried how the next two months will go. Anyway, I had planned to send out my invites the first week of June or so to hold out as long as possible... but at this point I think I will be sending Change the Dates. We have a call with our venue tonight and I'm going to see if they are getting any directives to help me make a decision, but my guess is that they are also wondering. It is probably likely that your venue will likely reach out to you soon to discuss how a wedding would look like if you kept your date. Or, you can try to start the conversation with them asking about options.

I would say wait till beginning of June to decide. I’m supposed to get married at end of August and I’m going to wait till as long as possible for making a decision. My friend is getting married also on your date and she is basically planning to send invites out and see how her response is. As long as she can have an event with 100 people, she will have it. We are also in Ohio.

Hi Erika,

We are getting married in Ohio on July 12th! So far we are planning to move as planned. Our venue is having us wait until 6 weeks, but even then we will have to wait until closer to the date to know if we will receive the full refund. If we reschedule now or at 6 weeks we are currently only guaranteed 50% of our money back. I don't know where you are ordering your invites from, but Shutterfly is giving 100% refund to reprint your invitations if you are required to reschedule due to COVID-19. I read that our governor mentioned yesterday during his briefing that they haven't made official decisions on receptions yet, but that weddings are always exempt from the rule. Then said that he didn't see a reason receptions couldn't operate like restaurants (not sure if this is accurate, I just read about it), and that could improve even closer to our dates in July. Here's hoping we get through this lol. I know we will, but it sure is stressful in meantime!