I’m less than six months away from my wedding in July. Even with some restrictions possibly lifted, it seems as though having a “normal” wedding is not possible (with no dancing, masks, etc.). Additionally, we have many family members and friends who have to travel to attend, making it difficult to know what those restrictions will be. My vendors are very optimistic that everything will be fine by July, but optimism is not a guarantee. When I asked my venue and one of my vendors about postponing, I was met with, yes, you can postpone but we need more money or another deposit, etc. It’s been very difficult for our parents, my fiancé, and I to be willing give these places more money when they have been closed for business, difficult to get a hold of, and with the economy not being so great, possibly going out of business by the time we get to our postponed wedding date.
I’m very stressed out about what to do as it seems like any options we take, we lose out on money and the dream wedding we want. There’s so many risks! We can either cancel and lose all of the deposits, postpone and pay the venue and vendors more money with the hopes they stay in business (plus covid restrictions going away), or go through with the wedding this year and deal with the restrictions. We are truly at a loss on what to do. Is anyone else going through something similar? Any suggestions or advice?