June wedding- possible cancellation - final deposits... what to do!?

If your wedding is June, I honestly think you'll be fine. I've heard that it should die down in 3 months (so by May). Warm weather will also help. I honestly don't think you'd have a problem. If you want to be super cautious, by all means postpone, but I do think June is far out enough that you won't run into travel issues. Good luck.

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I have guests that are concerned now and invitations due to go out. Gulp. I don't want to be out thousands of dollars when things are dicey. I don't want to miss my own wedding. Gulp.

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I completely agree with you. I also think we can't stop living our lives because of this virus.

I don't want to stop living either - I don't want to put others in a life-threatening position over a wedding either. It all sucks.

My wedding is in 29 days and I'm not even canceling. You'll be fine.

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How? There are so many precautions being taken now especially in regards to cleaning planes and public places? If someone chooses not to go because of the virus that is their decision. The media is also majorly blowing this out of proportion. We all just need to use common sense such as washing hands more frequently. Not touching our faces and to stay home if someone is sick.

I honestly would not stress. I would not reschedule but I would not base your thoughts on if guests go or not. If they do not come then that is on them. Those that will come are those that you should value although I get it virus outbreaks are concerning. I feel that you should still send out invitations but I would ask the vendors could you lower the cost of food or something provided that your guest list shrinks.

Hi! June 6th wedding right here. And I'm not worried at all. Our wedding is happening no matter what (and this is coming from someone who's entire side is in California). My MOH even texted me today telling me she is routing driving plans as a back up if her flight is cancelled (even though I assured her it's okay if she can't make it). At the end of the day, I am marrying my FH no matter what. If people can't make it, they can't make it.

Ours is April 4th and we're going forward as planned. It's scary but people will either join us or we'll just lose some of the money. At the end of the day we'll be married even if we only get one witness.

I'm getting married on June 20th in California. As the other posters have said, I'm getting married no matter what. If we only have one witness so be it! Try not to worry too much! Although I know it's hard to do.

I wouldn’t cancel it. It should be fine.

I wouldn’t cancel either. I live in California and my sister lives in Memphis theres No Way she would not be at my wedding virus outbreak or not. My Aunty from Michigan is battling cancer and she has already booked her flight and is so excited. That shows u the important ppl in your life will make it a point to be there.
There will be ppl that will cancel because of it and there will be those that will not. My dad’s family is in Michigan and Atlanta (atlanta family already declined due to virus) The rest of them have not rsvpd yet and the deadline is Saturday. I figure they either bought a ticket already or haven’t , the wedding is in 3weeks. I will literally only have like 15ppl on my side of the family out of 150-200ppl thats if my Michigan family dont come and im not worried about it

April 18th here! The only way I would cancel would be if someone made us. I know this is super scary, but you have to remember that your guests are all adults who can make their own decisions. I think June will be fine!

We are getting married April 25th and won't be canceling. I will go to the courthouse if I have to. There is no way that I'm not marrying the love of my life in 45 days.

View Quoted Comment I echo this sentiment so much. There's no way I won't be married in April, even if we have to stand in line at the courthouse with everyone else who couldn't have their weddings. But I don't think it'll get that bad - everyone is having an abundance of caution for a reason.

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Yes, it's really sad how the virus is making people second guess their dates/locations for their weddings and honeymoons. I definitely get safety and know there are places that we shouldn't go, but I feel like the best thing to do is not live in fear and stay educated about the current situation.

We've been waiting too long to give in!

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Please stop perpetuating the myth that warm weather will somehow "stop" the spread of viruses. Singapore is currently having 90+ F weather and they're experiencing a particularly bad outbreak of coronavirus at the moment.

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I'm not sure where you are getting the information that Singapore is having a "particularly bad outbreak of coronavirus at the moment". Here is the latest news on Singapore:

Singapore has 160 cases, of which 93 have been discharged and 10 are in the intensive care unit. There have been no deaths. - source: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/coronavirus-who-praises-singapores-containment-of-covid-19-outbreak

That's way less cases than the US has even though the outbreak there started in mid-February (almost a month ago). I don't think it's wise to tell someone to stop "perpetuating a myth" while giving incorrect information yourself. The truth is that we don't know whether warm weather stops the spread of the virus, but we do know that that's how other viruses work and there is a chance that is what happens with COVID-19 as well. If you notice, countries that have warmer climate right now (places in South America, Africa, Australia) are experiencing lower numbers compared to the Northern hemisphere, places such as Europe and the US.

I'm getting married in Brazil on May 23rd and I am not planning on cancelling anything. My guests are mostly on the younger side, and we don't have anyone with health issues, but we have told our guests we understand if they want to change their plans. So far no one has decided to do so.

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Singapore is a tiny country, akin to a very large city of 5.6 million. The United States is a gigantic country, with a population of 327 million. So of course the US has more cases, because in other words, water is wet.

My point was that the virus can still spread in warmer/hot climates. There might not be any deaths in Singapore (at the moment, mostly because they have a much better healthcare system than the US), but the temperature doesn't really seem to be a factor in its transmission. It is foolish to assume that this will all somehow "go away" once the weather gets warmer in the US.

I live near SF. It was nice and warm last week (70 F, which is unusual this time of year), but that didn't do anything to stem the spread.

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Your wedding is not putting people in a "life-threatening" situation. Travelling is not life-threatening. I understand it's scary but that's really blowing it out of proportion. Car crashes kill exponentially more people annually but no one is cancelling their wedding because driving there could be "life threatening". Anyways, i digress. let your guests decide what they need to do for their own peace of mind and continue as planned!