October Brides

Hey there!
We are getting married 10/4/20 in Pennsylvania and are kind of in a similar boat. We were supposed to get married in May, but now we don’t know what our state’s regulations will be until end of summer. We are willing to decrease the guest list if that’s the case, only because we don’t want to postpone again, and also would like to start trying for a family middle of next year. I’m 30 now so I don’t want to wait much longer. We know our family will attend, and some of our friends so that’s all we need. I hope everything works out for you! I think everything will be okay by autumn

10/10/20 bride here too! I'm also in CA and getting married in a rural county near Sacramento. I'm also having a smaller guest list of about 45-50 people, most are local within an hour driving distance. I am not planing on canceling or postponing unless the venue is closed. So here's what I'm doing, I have already sent out my save the dates back in early March and I am waiting until end of summer to send the invites. Hopefully by then I will know more about wedding/family gatherings. I will also discuss with my venue what kind of safety protocols they will be putting in place for weddings like less people at tables, wearing masks, sanitizing stations, etc... I will then also contact each of my guests to be sure they are comfortable with attending a wedding in October (hopefully the state will be opened up even more by then) and explain to them what my venue is doing regarding safety. I might even give them the option to watch the ceremony virtually instead. I will also put up a FAQs page on my website all about COVID-19 and what my venue is doing so my guests will be informed and updated. My number one priority is my guests' safety.

If the state only limits gatherings of 10 people or less still, then my plan b is to still have a wedding at the venue (if they'll allow it), or in my parents backyard, and do a virtual ceremony through Zoom or Facebook for the guests that couldn't come.

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Thanks for the advice!

Our wedding is the last weekend of September 2020, it's near October so I thought it'd be ok to still comment.
We had an original date if April 24, 2020 but we postponed it to the end of the year.
If our venue is not allowing any weddings or limiting to less than 50 then we will just have our wedding in our back yard.We just dont want to continue postponing. We've already been planning for 15months & to extend it will be just as stressful. We just want to get married & start having a family. Our love is what matters to us & if some cannot make it then we will understand.

Hi! We are having a wedding in the Sierra foothills in California on Halloween 2020 and so far everyone has been totally into it. Maybe contact your most important guests and see what their feelings are about it? I say go for it

I'm getting married in Santa Cruz too (technically Ben Lomond) on Oct 3! We are still moving forward with planning. We are inviting 125 people and assume about 75-100 will come. Assuming that California is in stage 3 of reopening, we should be good as far as govt recommendations come.

In terms of whether of not guests feel comfortable, I will leave that up to them. We will likely stream the wedding through Zoom for our guests who cannot attend in person. Personally, I am not willing to postpone my wedding for a few guests who don't feel comfortable. As long as our best friends and immediate family can attend, the wedding is happening!

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Thanks! This helps

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Thank you!