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Savvy April 2022

Rescheduled cause of covid

Sheila, on March 22, 2021 at 5:01 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 9

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Hello so like many people we had to reschedule cause of covid. When we cancelled we personally reached out to each guest and explained and also said we were leaning toward a smaller family wedding when we start planning again. Everyone was super supportive! Since then we have had to cut our guest list to a quarter of what it was and move the venue (we had already lost the deposit and it just isn't financially feasible anymore). We really just can't afford our original wedding because of a lot of things out of our control. My question is, should I reach out to those who are no longer invited again? They received save the dates but not invitations cause we didn't get that far.

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Latest activity by Sheila, on March 23, 2021 at 11:20 AM

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Anais · on March 22, 2021 at 5:15 PM
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If you’ve already told your guests that the wedding was cancelled due to Covid then no I don’t think it’s necessary to let them know again.
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Kelly · on March 22, 2021 at 5:36 PM
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Since you already explained the situation before I don't think it is necessary to reach out again, just reach out to the ones who are invited.
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Jessica · on March 22, 2021 at 8:17 PM
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We had to cut our guest list too. My MOH (also getting married in 2021) had to cut her’s too. We are both sending a “notice” which is basically a really nice note explaining the situation and “sad we can’t celebrate in person kind of thing”. Minted has a few templates online.
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Michelle · on March 22, 2021 at 8:21 PM
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A save the date is an automatic invite so they need to be contacted asap. Have you sent cancellation notices to everyone who is cut? If not, then you need to do that now. If they have already received them, they don't need to notified again.
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Jennifer · on March 23, 2021 at 11:01 AM
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I would reach out and let them know, they'll understand and I think its a nice gesture to do so.
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Sheila · on March 23, 2021 at 11:06 AM
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Thank you all for your opinions! We did tell everyone that we were going to be planning a smaller wedding once everything was safer but I think we will reach out just in case. If anything it's just one less thing to have on my mind. Thank you ladies!
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Sheila · on March 23, 2021 at 11:07 AM
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Yes we personally reached out to everyone.
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MK · on March 23, 2021 at 11:16 AM
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If you sent them another save the date for your new wedding date, I would reach out! Mainly because those guests may see that as an invitation and show up anyway without realizing they were cut. I don't think you need to send out any "formal cancelation" card, especially if you're concerned with budget - those can get pricey.
I would personally reach out to those who you you aren't able to accommodate, like a phone call or FaceTime. But that should be plenty!
And I would blame everything on Covid -- "I can't fit you into my budget" doesn't sound super nice, so I would say something along the lines of "Due to having to work around these restrictions, I'm having to be extremely selective with out guests list."
Good luck!!
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Savvy April 2022
Sheila · on March 23, 2021 at 11:20 AM
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That's a very good tip haha. Yeah I'll just say that even though it's a year off we don't know what the state of covid will be then. Thank you!
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