Plan B... too soon ? i need advice y’all

I don’t think your overreacting at all! It’s hard not knowing how things will be. We just postponed our July wedding, sadly. It’s always good to have a plan B in place!

I would stay hopeful I saw today on the Whitehouse briefing that direct sunlight kills the virus. Hang in there! Praying we all get out 2020 weddings if possible.

I think discussing a plan B is a great idea!
Our wedding is July 9, and we haven't heard anything from our vendors about postponing or cancelling. It would be ~100 people originally, but I'm sure that would change. We aren't giving up hope yet 😁 but my FH and I have had some discussions about what we would like for a plan B. So, I think some discussions should be had, but we aren't making any formal decisions until May.

I’m in the same boat as you, July 24th is our date, everyone is telling us just wait til May to decide, but I’m on edge and not at all feeling like wedding planning while in quarantine. Idk what to do and yeah I’m considering what plan B would be. I’m a teacher so a summer wedding is kinda a must but I’m not sure I want to put if off a whole year and the venue we’re using says at this point if we want to change the date we can only do it 6 months out.

As a NJ resident, I really don't think your over-reacting. I would absolutely be thinking about a Plan B. I think it's going to be awhile before things go back to normal.

View Quoted Comment If that's true than why have so many hot/ sunshine states been hit so hard?

My date is July 18 and I am still planning. I don’t have a plan B and I really don’t want to wait another year to get married as we are older and want to start a family. It’s been super stressful and at this point I just want it over with.

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It is not a cure it is progress. Heat/Humidity the virus doesn't survive well in. Hence the lower numbers in FL, CA, AZ, etc. Only LA has been hit hard. Someone actually asked this very question you ask and we know that sunlight can't hit every surface in every direction. Imagine a play ground and grabbing the bars that sunlight can't hit underneath. We still have to be diligent. I am just trying to stay hopeful. Below is an excerpt from yesterday's briefing from the head of Homeland Security Science & Tech Dr.

Quote's from yesterday's WH breifing. "My name is Bill Bryan and I lead the Science and Technology Director at at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. As part of our efforts, we’re leveraging the unique capabilities of S&T’s National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center to study the biology of the COVID-19 virus. This center is a high-biocontainment laboratory located in Frederick, Maryland. It was established in the early 2000s, in response to the Amerithrax attacks, and where we study, characterize, analyze, and develop countermeasures for biological threats to the homeland. We work closely with the CDC, FDA, HHS, and also our Department of Defense colleagues and many others.

Yesterday, I shared the emerging results of our work that we’re doing now with the Coronavirus Task Force. And today, I would like to share certain trends that we believe are important.

If I may have the first slide, please. And while that’s coming up, our most striking observation to date is the powerful effect that solar light appears to have on killing the virus — both surfaces and in the air. We’ve seen a similar effect with both temperature and humidity as well, where increasing the temperature and humidity or both is generally less favorable to the virus.

And when that — while that comes up, you’ll see a number of some practical applications. For example, increasing the temperature and humidity of potentially contaminated indoor spaces appears to reduce the stability of the virus. And extra care may be warranted for dry environments that do not have exposure to solar light.

We’re also testing disinfectants readily available. We’ve tested bleach, we’ve tested isopropyl alcohol on the virus, specifically in saliva or in respiratory fluids. And I can tell you that bleach will kill the virus in five minutes; isopropyl alcohol will kill the virus in 30 seconds, and that’s with no manipulation, no rubbing — just spraying it on and letting it go. You rub it and it goes away even faster. We’re also looking at other disinfectants, specifically looking at the COVID-19 virus in saliva.

This is not the end of our work as we continue to characterize this virus and integrate our findings into practical applications to mitigate exposure and transmission. I would like to thank the President and thank the Vice President for their ongoing support and leadership to the department and for their work in addressing this pandemic. I would also like to thank the scientists, not only in S&T and the NBACC, but to the larger scientific and R&D community.

So let me illustrate with this first slide. If you look to the right, you’ll see that term “half-life,” with a bunch of timestamps on there.

First, let me tell you what a “half-life” is. We don’t measure the virus as far as how long we live

on the surface; we have to measure the decay of the virus in terms of its half-life, because we don’t know certain elements. We don’t know how much a person expectorates when he — when he spits — right? — when he sneezes, whatever the case may be. We don’t know how much virus is in there. So it’s — that has a long — a bearing on how long the virus is going to be alive and active. So we measure it in half life because half-life doesn’t change.

So, in summary, within the conditions we’ve tested to date, the virus in droplets of saliva survives best in indoors and dry conditions. The virus does not survive as well in droplets of saliva. And that’s important because a lot of testing being done is not necessarily being done, number one, with the COVID-19 virus, and number two, in saliva or respiratory fluids.

And thirdly, the virus dies the quickest in the presence of direct sunlight under these conditions. And when you — when you look at that chart, look at the aerosol as you breathe it; you put it in a room, 70 to 75 degrees, 20 percent humidity, low humidity, it lasts — the half-life is about an hour. But you get outside, and it cuts down to a minute and a half. A very significant difference when it gets hit with UV rays.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-vice-president-pence-members-coronavirus-task-force-press-briefing-31/

View Quoted Comment I’m a teacher to I feel you. I don’t want to wait another year but I’m scared of the second wave of this stuff

I think a Plan B is definitely warranted. We aren't going to have things just "open up" all at once--or in the states we do, we're going to see a jump in cases. By July, we may have gotten to the point that some businesses can safely open, if people can maintain social distance. But a gathering of 150 people, or having high risk people taking airplane flights, is not likely to happen by then.

I believe you are making a smart decision by planning a Plan B. Not sure where you live but I know some states are rocky at this point for the upcoming summer months. I am July 17th and I have a Plan B. I plan on getting married on my date either way, but put a soft hold on November 1st in case we can't have gatherings of more then 50 people. Currently most states are not even starting Phase 1 until sometime in May or beginning of June, depending how fast each Phase will go, which I am guessing slowly, Phase 2 is only gathering of under 50! With your count of 110, a back up plan maybe needed, unless you can get that number under 50 and be ok with it! The struggle is real and I know we are all feeling it in one way or the other! But listen to your heart and you will know what is best for you and your guests! Good luck and I am praying for all the brides during this whole crisis!

Thinking of a plan b is a good idea. Sure it might not happen but having one is a smart idea to just in case

I DON'T THINK YOUR OVER REACTING. I HAVE A PLAN B IN PLACES AS WELL, OF COURSE I WANT TO GET MARRIED ON DATE SEPTEMBER 18 2020. LETS PRAY THAT EVERYTHING GET BETTER BY YOUR WEDDING.

We are getting married late October and while we are still planning, I am touching base with our coordinator for a plan B. We would have about 150 people so we worry about the large gathering, but truly hope we can move forward so that there is SOME joy in 2020. I would just keep in close contact with your venue and watch the progress. I know I will be waiting as long as possible to make a judgement call. Good luck ladies!!