Postpone September

I Think You Should Wait It Out And Decide To Postpone Around July/August. You May Have Issues Getting Vendors Right Now Though But it's Definitely Still Possible. Good Luck

So I'm in the same boat as you just a couple weeks later. Very few things have gotten done, I think the same as you, dress, venue, decor. I keep worrying about not having enough time. I hate feeling rushed and I will especially hate it when it should be a happy time. We'll decide probably in June what we're going to do. Can you ask your vendor to do a hold and tell them you'll decide in a month or so?

I think you should wait it out. My venue is thinking they be up and fully running by June. I do understand if some aren't comfortable coming to an event, but we can't let our lives come to a complete stop because of this. We are very hopeful that our September wedding will happen the way we are planning it.

We're date twins! We are not going to consider postponing until July/August. I think it's still way too early to make that call. We are basically done planning - I'm just getting together small details at this point. There's still a lot that you can do from home. I've seen caterers and cake bakers allowing people to do take home tastings. I would just continue seeing what all you can do during this time at home!

View Quoted Comment We did a take home cake tasting. It was honestly really awesome! We got to be silly and completely honest about what we thought of flavors without worrying about hurting anyone's feelings (my face says more than I wish it would lol).

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Hahaha maybe we should have done that. Our cake baker was making fun of me for not liking fruity flavors (I know, it's weird but I just don't care for fruit in general lol). I wouldn't even try the raspberry or strawberry cakes she brought out.

If you are waiting it out, I would advise moving quickly on booking your other vendors. Our date is 9/12/2020 and we have everything except food, but we're finding that a lot of caterers are already booked. Since we are getting married in a pretty rural area, we are limited as-is, but with so many couples moving their date from earlier this year to fall, things are booking very fast. We were trying to follow a reasonable planning timeline, and having others move their dates really messed with our schedule. (They have the right to move their dates, and I'm not angry about it, just frustrated that we couldn't afford all the deposits earlier in the year so we would be set.)

Hi Courtney! It's such a tough and personal decision. Especially since no one knows what's going to happen in the next few months - you just have to do what makes you most comfortable!

It sounds like most September brides are watching and waiting for now and re-evaluating closer to June. We've started gathering initial resources in our COVID-19 Wedding Support Central, and I've also seen a lot of September couples sharing their concerns and updates in these discussions:

How are my September brides feeling??

Anyone canceling their wedding?

I also had my wedding for September. I already called the venue and postponed it for next year. I was looking forward to our date because its our anniversary. But with everything being uncertain and having high risk relatives. It made it easier to postpone. Depending on how big your wedding is I'd say to wait it out if its small. My wedding is for 100 guest max and i was worried that even if they do allow my wedding they would limit my count. Which i knew i wouldn't be happy with.
I asked myself these questions. Maybe that can help
Would i be ok knowing people might not show up with everything going on?Am i ok with having them change my guest count?Will i be stressed planning out the wedding especially knowing i might need to change it? I hope any of it helps

Our date is September 5th with approximately 150 guests - many of whom are flying from out of state/outerisland (Maui wedding). As of today (04/28) many of the hotels in Maui are shut down till June 1st. Even if the world returns to "normal" by then I'm afraid it'll take a while before businesses bounce back. Maui is an expensive destination in general so it's an even bigger financial strain on those who have been laid off during this time. I've been feeling so anxious and I'm not sure if I can wait till the end of May or early June to make the call. Someone I know that is getting married the day before ours is proceeding as normal.

View Quoted Comment We decided to postpone. Financially having a wedding this year wasn't going to work. I took it pretty hard I cryed for about 3 days. But things will get better. If it wasn't for me being out of work since January this year wouldn't be a problem. But with us being behind on bills before this, just thinking sucks I guess. We will make it work we love eachother that's all that matters. Maybe we can get to baby making early since my birth control is about due. Lol