Skip to main content

Post content has been hidden

To unblock this content, please click here

C
Just Said Yes March 2020

Postponed wedding, should we elope?

Chelsea, on March 15, 2020 at 2:42 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 4
So our wedding was scheduled for March 28th if this year, but due to the coronavirus outbreak, our venue won’t allow events until further notice, so we had to postpone until later in the year. The problem is that I’m pregnant. My family is very conservative, and do not believe that my SO and I should live together until we are married. I’m due in May, so the new plan seems to be to elope now and have a reception later in the year. Before we started planning the wedding, I had never really dreamed of having a big wedding, but my family wanted me to, offered to pay for it, and helped me plan the whole thing. I was just really starting to get excited about it, and now the thought of not having the big wedding is making me really upset, but I don’t want to wait either because I don’t want to have to raise our child for her first few months alone with him only being able to visit a couple times a week. What should I do?

4 Comments

Latest activity by Sherry, on March 16, 2020 at 9:35 AM
  • Kristen
    Master November 2020
    Kristen ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    I would say if your family is very conservative and do not feel you two should live together before marriage bad I would just say elope or just do the courthouse but then have the ceremony later that way you can have your big wedding.
    • Reply
  • 2d Bride
    Champion October 2009
    2d Bride ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content

    First off, if you're old enough to get married and have a child of your own, I don't think you should be letting your family dictate your living arrangements. Your child having a father there for the first few months is important, regardless of whether you're married.

    That being said, you could have a quick courthouse ceremony now, and then a renewal of vows when this crisis is over. Given the situation, I can't imagine any of your guests complaining about not being invited to the actual marriage ceremony.

    • Reply
  • T
    Super October 2020
    Trisha ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content

    Agreeing With PP, You're Grown Enough To Make Your Own Decisions Regardless What Your Family Thinks About It. If You MUST Please Them, Go To The Courthouse And Have A Wedding Later.

    • Reply
  • Sherry
    Master September 2019
    Sherry ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content

    You should do what feels right to you. You are an adult and I assume also capable of making your own decisions.

    • Reply

You voted for . Add a comment 👇

×
WeddingWire celebrates love ...and so does everyone on our site! Explore how we embrace diversity

Groups

WeddingWire article topics