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RaylaSan
Expert February 2021

Really stressing out, and i just need some advice.

RaylaSan, on May 31, 2020 at 9:02 PM Posted in Family and Relationships 0 8

My wedding is February 14, 2021, and I just finished getting everything all planned out. I have all the necessary vendors hired and everything, and now all I need to do is go over the finishing details as the date approaches. Like, I am so prepared to the point I have my wedding timeline all figured out and everything.


I feel like I should sit back relax, but my dad is seriously not helping me out here. Ever since the beginning he has been hellbent on having my wedding on April, so it would be easier for him and my siblings who live out of the country to stay for a long time, but long story short, if I got an April date, I would be paying a LOT more than I want with our venue, it just wasn't worth it.


Eventually, he got to a point where he was able to accept the February date and everything was right with the world, but ever since COVID hit, he has been so paranoid that he has been stressing me out nonstop, telling me that he and the rest of my family (my mum and siblings) weren't going to go to the wedding if there was no vaccine. My wedding is nine months away, and my dad is acting as if me putting the date on a February was the worse decision I could ever make. At first, I wasn't paranoid about COVID, but my dad, the news, and even a few members of my bridal party (who are extremely paranoid individuals) are making me worried about this. I can't even talk about the wedding with my own dad, or else he'll just constantly bring up the February date putting everyone at risk.



At this point, I just wish I knew what to do. I'm not even gonna bother talking to my vendors about changing a date that's nine months away, I honestly doubt they're gonna let me postpone anyway. I don't even want to postpone, even if they let me. In the off chance my fiancee and I will have to postpone, than we'll probably elope and have a vow-renewal later in the year. All I want is to just relax and take wedding planning slow, especially since I have all my vendors hired and everything, but nothing is working out for me.


8 Comments

Latest activity by Martha, on June 2, 2020 at 12:41 PM
  • J
    Master October 2022
    Jana ·
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    Things are starting to open up again gradually. By your date, I don't imagine there will be much to worry about. You can't put your plans on hold to appease someone else's demands and paranoia. Leave everything as is and let the rest roll off your back.
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  • Futuremrs.v
    Savvy January 2021
    Futuremrs.v ·
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    Don’t stress until you absolutely have to! My date is 1/23/21
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  • Melissa
    Devoted May 2021
    Melissa ·
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    I’m having a destination wedding in Mexico in May of 2021. My Dad was kind of against it from the get go and I mentioned it once and he was like well we’ll see what happens and this and that. Unfortunately, although, I love my dad dearly and want for him to be at my wedding but I’ll be getting married with or without him. I will move forward regardless of his discomfort. FH & I have always wanted a DW and said whoever comes comes.
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  • Gen
    Champion June 2019
    Gen ·
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    Don’t stress! Honestly you can’t plan for stuff that may or may not happen 6+ months from now. Make decisions and live your life how you want, and everyone else is free to do the same. The odds of them having an effective and safe vaccine by April even, is slim anyway.
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  • M
    Legend June 2019
    Melle ·
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    I think you're being reasonable because 1) no one knew a pandemic was going to happen and that it was going to have this type of effect 2) who knows when a vaccine is going to come out anyway 3) it seemed like they weren't keen on the idea of feb to begin with and that the pandemic was just another reason to not be keen on it

    basically, stick to your guns because february seems like a perfectly fine date

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  • Elizabeth
    Super June 2021
    Elizabeth ·
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    Don't stress about it until you have to! Honestly, everyone making hard lines about a vaccine is being unrealistic because there's no guarantee there will ever be a vaccine, let alone within a year from the beginning of the pandemic. A February wedding sounds beautiful and I wouldn't worry yet!

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  • Sharonda
    Super January 2021
    Sharonda ·
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    I understand your feelings because I've been there. My wedding is on January 16, and I've run through the gamut of emotions. I had become obsessed with news coverage and medical articles about the pandemic - so much so that I was driving myself crazy. However, I agree with the previous posts. Try not to stress about it. I realized that none of us can control this pandemic or predict its effects months from now. When I find myself panicking or thinking about it, I separate myself from wedding planning and pandemic news coverage to ground myself again. I also found that coming up with the Plan B helped to put my mind at ease. I'm not thinking of postponing just yet, but I have a plan just in case I need to at a later date. Woosah! It will all be okay!

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  • Martha
    Devoted February 2024
    Martha ·
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    Wow you are amazing getting all but the little details out, I think you should take a moment sit back and relax. You can not know what will happen in a week let alone months away. Between Covid and the protesting I think a break to sit and relax is overdue.

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