July Brides- Big Weddings

I'm also a July 11th Midwest bride! We have roughly 300 guests and normally would be expecting 250 but assuming we can still have the wedding as planned we are thinking some people may not want to come given the circumstances so we may have less guests than originally thought. If we have to, we're just going to have immediate family. Our venue where we're having the ceremony and reception had rescheduled an event from March to May 30 so we're hopeful. We honestly haven't reached out to them yet because with being just under 3 months away it's still unknown what things will be like. I think I'm going to send out invites mid May as planned and we'll be putting in a little insert stating we're monitoring the coronavirus situation and will update guests closer to time if our plans change.

I'm from the Mid-West; I truly think that things are going to get better soon. Numbers are going down i just wish they could slowly start to reopen even if that means making appointments for nails/ hair and only doing reservations for restaurants to make sure that social distancing is maintained and that staff is comfortable. My wedding is in September, but I wish you the best and I hope that your day occurs the way you want it!!

My wedding was postponed from May 30th to July 18th with 250 on the guest list, excepting around 200 but probably less now with everything going on. I'm in upstate NY which is very worrisome because NYC obviously is the epicenter of the country so i'm worried that we are going to have to go off of what goes on down there even though we live 8 hours from NYC. My fiancé is really hopeful that things will be up and running by then but I am really concerned about a big wedding being allowed by then. Ugh sorry you are all in this difficult situation!

Our wedding is also planned for July 11 in St. Louis, Missouri and we invited 300 guests. We have really been struggling to figure out what is best! All of our vendors are super hopeful and positive about it - so that makes me feel a lot better!

My concern is that people will feel uncomfortable coming and I do not want to be insensitive to people's safety. So a lot of mixed emotions over here.

We do have a backup date on the venue's calendar. Trying to figure out what to do with invites? Do I wait until the end of May until we have a better idea? Do I include our backup date? Open to any advice!

July 25th in Milwaukee. I am getting nervous about our date as the days go on. We have a three phase reopening plan in WI and Phase 3 is unrestricted gatherings - we aren't even in Phase 1 and I am not sure if it can even begin until after Memorial Day. We did contact our venue shortly before this phase plan was rolled out and they felt confident about July and would not engage in a discussion about a Plan B or postponement. They were focusing on brides with earlier weddings. I get it, they want to hang on to any hope of hosting a wedding in later summer if able. Mentally I have been preparing myself about postponement, and in the meantime we are going to proceed as though we are having a wedding. We will send out invites (or Change the Dates) as late as possible, likely early/mid-June to allow for time to monitor the situation and have a better educated guess about what it will look like. My fear is that we will be in a slightly better situation in July, but people will want to social distance or wear masks. That would just sour any celebratory mood in my opinion.

July 25, 2020 was suppose to be my wedding, we moved it to April 03, 2021 just based on our situation. My venue had already moved April-June weddings so I called them quickly before getting left with bad dates for next year. I was lucky enough to still have a Saturday. It really depends on your gut feeling. My gut feeling was guests will not come or not enjoy themselves. We want everyone to feel comfortable and not have to wear ugly masks. We also still needed to get a few more things done and we didn't want to rush since everything is closed right now. If things were to open up let's say the end of May we would still feel rushed, and let's be real people will still be practicing social distancing. What kind of wedding party would that be?

July 18 Bride in Washington State. I’m pretty hopeful that it will happen, I’m not changing my date. If people don’t show up, that’s fine. I’m still getting married. I have invited about 125 but invites won’t go out until May. I’m not expecting that many either. I feel for all of us and pray that it will happen. Much love to you all ❤️

Hi Kristin,

I'm sorry that you have to think about postponing your wedding, BUT you already have a plan B. That's very proactive! Do you feel relieved to have a back-up plan in place?

For now, it seems like all you can do is wait. Obviously, you are NOT alone. Here's a couple of discussions with July brides that may be helpful and/or reassuring to you:

Midwest brides - July?

July 2020 Weddings

July Wedding

I'm hoping for the best for you!