Loss of Joy after covid

Is the feeling due to uncertainty?

i'm sure it's a lot to take in in general. i hope you're able to find some joy when you get back into planning, maybe it'll take some time but i'm sure once you're back in the swing of things the joy will come back.

I’m feeling the exact same way. Our wedding is 10/2/20 and it’s SO hard to get excited when I feel like I’m doing all this planning for nothing. I’m in AZ and we are experiencing a huge spike in positive cases, it’s looking like we’re going on a second lockdown. I’ve been experiencing lots of anxiety thinking about how this will most likely not happen.

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Uncertainly, guilt, and fear. Ideally we would have wanted to postpone, but financially we were unable to. I feel guilty that we are continuing on with the wedding like a global pandemic didn't just kill 117,000 people in four months. I'm worried that we might be putting our guests at risk by still having our wedding.

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Those are valid thoughts and concerns.

your guests will also know that they themselves won't go if they feel it's that risky.

you can try to mitigate risks as much as you can by being mindful of social distancing, offering sanitizers, etc.

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Yea, we didn't do any planning in the last four months because of the uncertainty. I can see how stressful it can be trying to plan this soon before the wedding.

I felt this way at first. I was worried about the uncertainty but after reaching out to our venue they told us we should be good and they aren’t limiting things at all. We also had all our other vendors booked and most things done before everything with COVID happened. So I didn’t feel rushed to get things done. Now we are just dealing with the small details and things are looking up! I would just suggest reaching out to your vendors, getting some clarity might get you back in the wedding zone

I've been feeling this way too. My wedding is end of July. I'm not opposed to postponing, but my fiance is completely against it, so we're continuing on with our plans, especially since our venue said they can still host our wedding on our original date. It's been tough to try to find the motivation to keep planning with so much uncertainty. We finally got our engagement photos taken this past weekend, which helped lift my spirits and gave me some wedding excitement back. I know it's tough to feel excited, though try to work on some wedding planning and also plan a few fun nights (movie night, game night, etc) with your fiance. That may help you feel a little better. You're certainly not alone!

I’m a former 10/10/20 bride who had all of the planning done in January... and then COVID popped up. Only recently we decided to push everything to October 2021. Up until that decision, we were still ready to continue with everything. But, as our 90 day window approached, FH and I had a good and honest talk about the reality of the world in conjunction with our wedding, and there was no denying that postponing was best. Also it didn’t feel totally fair to our 65 guests because we’re having a destination wedding in Vegas where they all have to travel and stay two nights. With all of the restrictions and cases increasing, we couldn’t effectively host a fun 3-day weekend for them in the next few months.

I am not motivated to do much anymore either. I'm hoping that as the wedding gets closer, I will become excited to plan things again. Sorry you're going through this. I hope it all works out!

I feel the same. My wedding is August 2 and I already postponed once (supposed to be June 13), and with the anxiety of capacity restrictions and face masks it really sucked all the fun out of planning a day I’ve waited for. I am trying my best to stay positive and not let it ruin my time. My fear is also if I move it to next year and a second wave hits it would all be for nothing. Hang in there

We are still hoping to be able to host our 09/19/20 wedding but we don't want to compromise anything. . .and with that we are very open to postponing to next year. . . definitely a hard spot, especially since I had my first dress fitting last week. . .