Recently got engaged and want to have a fall wedding, 2021 or 2022?

Honestly, if you just got engaged, I would go for 2022 if I were you. I would not wish anyone to get into this wedding-planning-Covid-mess (I started planning 1 year before covid hit and had to postpone my destination wedding to October 2021, and I’m even worried about that date now). 2021 still seems to be uncertain so hopefully you won’t have to worry much if you pick a nice date in 2022.

Even if COVID weren't an issue by fall 2021, with so many people postponing from 2020 to 2021, venue availability may be extremely limited for 2021. I personally would plan for 2022. The time does go by very quickly!

I agree with the previous people. There are so many couples that postponed to 2021 that availability will be limited. Also, if you push for fall of 21 you can almost guarantee that you will have to adjust your vision of your dream wedding. The guest count you just mentioned is only the beginning.

Agree with everyone else! We postponed our August 2021 wedding to August 2022 last month (and had to pay extra fees to the venue ) because we know that next summer won’t allow for the wedding we want to have and I don’t want to spend the year that’s supposed to be filled with happy planning and fun events, sitting at home anxious and unable to celebrate all of the little things. Our venue is still completely booked for next year (a couple even already took our original date that we just gave up) and I suppose those couples will have some tough decisions to make when it comes time to it :/. With so many postponements, I would get ahead on 2022 and hope for the best!

I would go with 2022

If you want 2021 then go for it. There will be limited date availability, but if it's what you want def go for it. Who knows what will happen in 2022 & if all these vendors will even still be around then

So difficult to know what to do during these times. I would do whatever you guys want to do and just modify if need be.

I don't recommend it for 2021. I agree with your parents.

Thanks everyone for the feedback! My only concern waiting to 2022 is that maybe the venue would go out of business or something but I’m hoping not. We’re going to book it for 2022 this week probably but just nervous to plan with not knowing how things will be in two years

Go for whatever you and your fiancé wants. Btw congratulations on your engagement

If you want 2021 I say then have it then, but be aware that you are going to be limited on venues and vendors do to so many 2020 brides postponing till 2021 and all the 2021 brides out there. Also yes the venue only allows 75 but closer to the wedding they could allow 100. The biggest challenge for brides right now is there are so many unknowns. Best of luck to you.

Seeing as there are so many couples that have had to make last minute changes due to covid, I would say 2022. My FH and I got engaged July of this year and decided on 2022. We just don't want to run the risk of having to make changes because of covid.

If you really want 2021 then it would be a good idea to call the venue and the main vendors you want to get an idea of their availability. We've been planning for fall 2021 since fall 2019 but waited until this summer to start booking anything (because Covid) and availabilities are super limited. We actually wanted October and none of the venues we wanted had any availability so we're now getting married in November! It is doable though if that is what you want, just get an idea of what you're getting into before you decide.

Personally, I would shoot for 2021. I would not want to wait 2 years to get married! If you can find a venue that is available for fall of 2021, I say go for it!

The venue I want includes food and drink in the package and they have 9/25/21 available or 9/24/22. I wanted October but they don’t have that availability for either 2021 or 2022. It’s a hotel so I would plan to have the rehearsal dinner there the night before which they also have that availability for both years. The only thing I would need to book outside of that is the florist and photographer which the two I’ve been speaking with both have that availability. Cake, dj, and officiant will all be friends/fam who agreed to help so not worried about those yet

I got engaged in August of 2020 and am having my wedding in November 2022. While I wish it was closer, this timeline seems the safest. Plus a ton of venues were booked for all of 2021 due to brides postponing and rescheduling. It may seem like a long time to wait for 2022 but it’ll be worth it for the health and safety of others!

If you want a "normal" wedding, plan for 2022.

I’d go with 2022. We got engaged in May and wanted 2021, our venue wasn’t booking any 2021, so we went with 2022. And even trying to book vendors has been a nightmare. The DJ we wanted was already booked for a reschedule and same thing with the photographer. I can’t even imagine if we were doing 2021 how bookings would be.

If having a wedding without Covid restrictions is more important to you than getting married soon, I'd go for 2022. Even if a vaccine is developed soon it could be a while before its approved for various populations and actually available to many people. The Spanish Flu lasted about two years, so I feel like 2022 is a much safer bet than 2021.

If you don't wait to wait two years, then I would cautiously plan for 2021 and keep your expectations in check. Anticipate needing to change plans, cut your guest list, or have masks or other precautious. When booking vendors, be aware of their cancelation policies and know which deposits are refundable/transferable, and which aren't.

We planned a 60-80 person wedding for this May and ended up eloping with only 8 guests. We put a lot of time, effort, and money into our dream wedding and none of it could happen. All the planning was already done when Covid hit, so we were devastated. We've postponed the bigger event to June 2021 but I still feel worried it will never happen, and am so disappointed in how the day we got married actually turned out. I wouldn't want any other bride to go through that if they didn't have to.

I would personally plan for 2022