June 13th Brides- Would Love Your Advice

300 guests is a lot of people to notify of a date change on such short notice, especially if you've paid for everything & all planning is done. What happens in 50% of your guests say they can't make it because they have summer vacation planned or have something going on that weekend? Can you make changes to your catering plans and seating? Also does your venue have a guest minimum?

On the other hand, I can understand the concern about the fact that it's really right around the corner and things could be forced to be postponed. I am praying really hard things settle down and begin getting back to "normal" by the end April.... Maybe hold off until then to begin any panic.

From a medical perspective, I think postponing it to July wouldn’t be much different than just keeping your original date. This virus will have great impact for awhile and even after the transmission has slowed, it could take longer for society to be comfortable attending large events, especially with your high guest count. I don’t believe there is any risk of this starting back up in the winter since this is not a seasonal flu, it is a new, mutated strain of a coronavirus. I would push back as far as you are able with your vendors and venue. The risk isn’t that it will start back up but more so that it will overwhelm our healthcare system into major crisis within the next few months. So I would say, if possible, push to fall or winter. Thinking about you guys and all the couples who are affected in this uncertain time and situation 💓

I want to be hopeful that July would be better by then but that’s more like the end of July rather than the beginning of it.

Sarah- I am so sorry you are going through this. My wedding is currently scheduled for 6/12/20 and my fiance and I are giving it a couple more weeks to make the call. If we postpone, we are going to elope just the two of us on our date then postpone the wedding for 2021.

This is just my opinion, but I would not recommend postponing for July. If things aren't better by June, they probably won't be better by July... then you will have to go through the work of rescheduling a second time.

Sending you and all the brides positive energy during this crazy and uncertain time!

Hi Sarah! Right now is a crazy time of stress and uncertainty for everyone! It sounds like most couples are waiting a few more weeks before making any final decisions about their June Weddings, but being proactive about plan b might give you more peace of mind!

You aren't alone right now! We've started gathering helpful resources in our COVID-19 Wedding Support Central, and you can connect with other June brides facing the same questions here:

June 2020 Weddings - How's everyone feeling?

Hi there, so sorry you are going through this too, you're not alone! I've just posted a lengthy message regarding this issue. I think it would really help you to read it.

https://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-forums/june-couples-postponing-due-to-covid-19-encouragement/e2e6a03e5635af33.html

All the best,

Natalie