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May have to cancel my wedding..

Future Mrs. Lowder, on December 7, 2020 at 9:21 AM Posted in Planning 0 4

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Hey y’all..

Our wedding is next Saturday, but due to reasons I’d rather not disclose, we may have to cancel our wedding. We’ll know by this Friday 12/11 wether or not we’ll have to do this..
We been planning a country Christmas/ rustic wedding for a year and half now. We already had to cancel our wedding and then completely change plans once, so I’m a little nervous about how everyone will react hearing this for a second time. Also, we’re a little over a week out, so obviously this is very last minute.
In the event that we do have to cancel, how should we go about notifying everyone in a timely manner? Also, even if we do cancel the wedding, we are still going to get married, so how should we go about doing that? This would only involve our wedding party (my sister and his cousin) and our parents and grandparents. I’m thinking maybe some type of mini wedding with just us and the officiant and everyone else on video call? I’m not exactly sure how to arrange this is less than a week...
Any suggestions, for the event that we do have to cancel?

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Latest activity by Lynnie, on December 8, 2020 at 3:26 PM

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Lisa · on December 7, 2020 at 9:37 AM
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If you do end up having to cancel, I recommend that you immediately call/email/text all of your guests to make sure they are aware of the change in plans. I wouldn't send anything in the mail, since it might not arrive to them in time. If you do a small ceremony, you could setup a Zoom call and invite your guests to watch virtually.
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Veronica · on December 7, 2020 at 10:11 AM
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I would your best option to notify people is to call or text them. Not everyone checks their email regularly. I would tell them you are have decided to have a smaller wedding and you plan on having a live video. The easiest option for this is going to be to set up a Zoom call and invite your guests to watch virtually.
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Maggie · on December 7, 2020 at 11:37 AM
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I agree with everyone else that you need to call all your guests to tell them you are changing to a private ceremony and to offer a Zoom link (if you choose to do a Zoom; I wouldn't feel obligated if that ends up being too complicated in the time you have).
But I wouldn't say the wedding is cancelled, since you are still planning to get married. A small wedding is still a wedding and there could be awkward conversations later with the guests that you cancelled on to find out you actually got married on that date.
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Lynnie · on December 8, 2020 at 3:26 PM
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I’m so sorry to hear this!!
If you have to cancel that close to your wedding I’d definitely recommend calling or texting everyone on your guest list. You can also see if your parents or bridal party will help divvy up the guest list with you!

If you cancel the planned wedding, does that also involve canceling your venue? If you could downsize your guests but keep those plans for your mini wedding that would definitely be easiest! Or I’d think about using someone’s home so you have full control over the space!
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