September Brides. Are we still a Go?!

Hi! We got married on Saturday which was our original date. We postponed the big wedding to September 13th. As of now, we have no plans of postponing again but will likely reevaluate come August.

A lot of this is going to vary on where you live and how many guests you’re expecting. Some states are already easing into opening back up and other states are continuing to extend their stay at home orders. Do you live in a place that’s still under shelter in place?

Our date is 9/5/20, but we do have an alternate date with our venue for 9/18/21. We are waiting until mid-June to make a firm decision. My venue has been very accommodating and has allowed us to hold a second date without a fee. I have also reached out to all of our vendors to see if they have our alternate date open, which thankfully they do! They have agreed to pencil us in until we make a decision also. I was soooo thankful because all of our vendors (except my hair/make-up girl & officiant) are all paid off already so losing that money was not an option for us! There is a small part of me that wishes we didn’t pay them off already because otherwise I really think we would maybe elope...but we would lose thousands so that’s a no go!


Like someone else said...I think a lot depends where you live. You also have to think if you are okay with social distancing measures being taken at your wedding...face masks, re-working your seating arrangements to allow for distance between couples/families, controlling the number of people in a certain area at one time etc....or perhaps cutting your guest list??
The hardest part is that we all want the answers that no one has!!

We live in Central Wisconsin, we haven't been hit hard. The governor here is starting to ease some restrictions today and Friday. So I'm feeling more and more confident that our wedding is going to happen. Either way we are getting married that day. My venue thinks we will be good by then; the nice thing is my venue is very big the max capacity is 600 and we have 140 invited. So even if social distancing is needed we have enough space to accommodate this. The caterer sent us an email about what they are going to change; mainly that staff will be wearing gloves and face masks. I think it's a waste of time and energy to be negative anymore, time to start moving forward and start being more positive!!!!!

I Think You Should Continue Planning As Normal And Reassess Later Down The Line. Theres Still Some Time For Things To Get Better.

I’ve been having the same feelings about my December wedding. Honestly, it’s going to depend on where you live & how many guests you have invited. I would reach out to your venue & caterer to let them know what you’re feeling so you can get started on a plan B in case you need it. One of my best friends just postponed to September and they made the decision about 31 days in advance of their original date.

We are holding off on any decisions until July. We live in Texas and we will begin re-opening at the end of the week and majority of our guests are local...just keeping our fingers crossed!!

We are waiting to make any decisions until late July/early August.

I’m still going as planned because my wedding has 50 or less guests. My only concern is my and my fiancé’s family are all living in NJ and they’re still under a strict stay at home order. We are getting married in Virginia and they have the order until June. But my venue told me that they have the intention of still going through with my event unless the governor extends in September. We currently reside in Arizona and it looks like it might be lifted here soon. I have a couple of states to worry about. Lol

Hi there,

I'm so sorry you are going through this. For now, I would continue to plan as normal! However, I would recommend touching base with your vendors. Ask them their thoughts - do they have dates available later this fall or even next year that you would be able to move to? While I do think it's too early to postpone, it never hurts to have a plan b!

Again, I'm so sorry you're dealing with this, and I know the uncertainty of everything is crazy stressful!!

You are definitely not alone right now! We've started gathering initial tips and resources from WeddingWire here: COVID-19 Wedding Support Central.

Sending lots of love your way!

My bff is a sept bride and we talked about this the other day. she's still full speed ahead. she did check with her contract to see what the possibilities are if she needed to postpone but she felt like as long as her closest friends and family can go then she's gonna get married anyway

Hello there,

I just recently switched my date from June 13th to September 12! Bride twins!

September is looking like a waaaaay better date than June already. Hold on to faith! 2020 brides will make it through this craziness!