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Postponement but having ceremony?

N, on March 29, 2020 at 11:25 PM Posted in Planning 0 3

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I see a few brides saying they’re going forward with their original date to actually perform the official marriage ceremony and then having a reception later. I know this is an unusual time but I’m wondering about doing that. I hate to see all the date specific things I’ve bought (or received from family members—FH aunt stitched us a beautiful frame that has our date on it 😫) go to waste. But I suspect since ours would me a micro-DW for guests we’d have significantly less attendance than if we hold off on the ceremony. Venue will let us postpone but so far won’t allow us to lower or F/B commitment so I’m worried about spending $$ for guests who won’t attend.

For those planning on doing this, are you still anticipating same level of attendance? What other changes are you making to make this type of celebration work? Are you still doing the whole shebang/full reception?

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Latest activity by Michelle, on March 30, 2020 at 5:51 AM

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Kathryn · on March 30, 2020 at 12:06 AM
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Hey girl! We are planning on a small elopement on our original date, then doing the whole thing in August. These are some weird times, and a lot of couples are opting for a small ceremony on the day and then the bigger celebration later. I don't think anyone will judge you if you want to still go with your original plans at a later date. That being said, you may still get a lighter guest count. It might just be cost that you have to eat. I'm so sorry you're going through this! You will get through this and be stronger for coming out the other side married and even more in love.
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Katelyn · on March 30, 2020 at 12:13 AM
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I am based in Australia and my wedding date is June 6
The Australian Government has put a restriction in place that limits weddings to only 5 people (couple, celebrant and a witness each), and we have already made the decision to cancel the wedding. We are at this stage, planning on moving forward with just the 5 people present to be able to actually get married, and then one our 1 year anniversary, we will have a vow renewal and a wedding reception after.
If for some reason, the restrictions change and we are unable to get married at all on our original date, we will just our 2021 date to have our actual wedding. Thankfully, all of our vendors have let us use our deposits and transfer them to our new date so we won't be out of pocket anything extra!
Good luck with everything!
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Michelle · on March 30, 2020 at 5:51 AM
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We’re planning (or I guessing hoping is a better word) to still get married on our original date for the same reason. We asked our officiant if he would sign our marriage license and just plan on having a small celebration with the two of us. Then we will have the full celebration on our rescheduled date in October. We have a hotel room booked (our wedding was supposed to be in a different state) and I have asked our baker to make us a small cake to enjoy. Depending on how everything is by april 18 it may or may not work out for us.

You don’t need your venue to get married so I would get married somewhere else instead of losing money on a smaller celebration at your venue now. Our plan is to go to the officiants office, but depending on the restrictions where you are you might be able to meet your officiant at a place special to the two of you (like an outdoor park or trail).
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