Summer 2021 Los Angeles Brides

We are 8/7/21 and are hoping and praying that vaccinations will ramp up soon. This is wp2, we had a mini wp1 8/8/20. We are still planning. We are also getting married in LA county.

We are trying to stay positive! I am hoping things will get better but planning on looking into a backup plan in late April if they don’t get better.

We have our wedding scheduled for July 17th. We are praying and hoping that rules ease up a bit. We have our reception outdoors so hopefully by then they’ll allow us!
May odds be in our favor! Stay positive!

I have high hopes that we will be able to have a "normal" wedding... with a dance floor, cocktail hour with passed hors d' oeuvres and cake cutting! Our chosen venue doesn't allow those right. They did say there's a huge chance things will return normal next month.

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Thanks! I am hoping for the same!

Congrats! It's been pretty hectic for any bride and adding a pandemic is pure chaos. We are having our wedding this July from postponing last summer. I am trying to be as optimistic as possible, but LA Times posted an article saying that even in tier yellow that wedding receptions are banned (indoor or outdoor). It's a hard pill to swallow when I see so many things are opening. I am trying to be positive and hopeful. But, also looking into my own research. Attaching the article below.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-02-24/california-reopening-after-covid-19-surge-what-to-know

Our date is 7/4/21 but our venue us indoors in LA County. Last I spoke with them they said things MIGHT be open right by then, but it wasn't a guarantee for us so we decided we're going to postpone to next year during the same weekend instead. We're in the process of postponement now trying to figure it all out. Plus with only our venue and photographer being booked and nothing else, we decided to just push the date and have less stress trying to book everything and focus on house hunting for now. It seems like things are starting to open up and I have high hopes for everyone this summer! If theme parks can open, they should start being more lenient with weddings.

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Awesome! May I ask where you are getting married? LA County? We are in Santa Barbara-- no guidelines yet-- only thing that worries me is that the blueprint to open the economy does not have any updates at all for weddings in all four tiers! Hoping we get guidance sooN!

View Quoted Comment In Malibu... LA county. My reception is indoors. Things are looking good so far for all us! I know we’ll all be fine

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Yes we are getting married at the Ritz Carlton in Marina De Rey. When I spoke with then at the end of February, they said they are not allowed to have events but hopefully will change by April. I was going to call the beginning of April.

https://www.lamayor.org/sites/g/files/wph446/f/page/file/20210226%20SAFER%20LA%20Public%20Order%20Revised%2002.26.21.pdf

Page 2 number 3 all public or private gathering of any number are prohibited.

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Did your venue confirm you can have an indoor reception? Did they limit guest count?

Thank you for sharing =)

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There was a wedding there last week, everything was outdoor. They converted the ceremony space to reception area during the cocktail hour.

For my wedding, they can't confirm anything, they follow state policies.

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Thanks for the information. =) I'm optimistic as LA county goes into the red tier hopefully things will get better for brides.

View Quoted Comment Same here. We're getting married August 6th and our venue is moving forward as of right now in hopes that we'll be good to go. We're really hoping we don't have to change the date.

The state released updated guidelines on April 2!
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA/Pages/NR21-109.aspx

View Quoted Comment Does it say how far in advance people need to get tested? like is it 72 hours prior?

View Quoted Comment I haven’t been able to find any details about testing requirements, but that is my guess. Maybe check with your venue to see what they are requiring.

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Thank you for the information, I will pass this to my wedding venue.