September Weddings - Coronavirus - Postpone or Cancel?

We were originally May 30th, rescheduled to September 27th. The second wave they are talking about will likely hit in late fall, so late October/November (according to Fauci). We sent change the date cards a few weeks ago and plan to send invitations July 20th or so.


Definitely worrisome your venue isn't responding to you... I would be persistent, continue calling and/or emailing. I have noticed a couple of my vendors haven't been as responsive as usual, they are probably sifting through hundreds of emails/calls with a lower staff, so that delays things.
I personally would stick with your September date or at least wait until early July to postpone, a lot can happen in a few months and like I said, the second wave will likely hit in late fall/early winter - not sure what state you are in but I'm in Northern California and all of September is still considered "summer" here.

Hi Cat,

I'm so sorry you are going through this! While this is definitely an uncertain time, it seems like plenty of September couples are waiting to make postponement decisions. Of course, everyone's situation is different, so it never hurts to be proactive about plan B!

If the financial strain of this pandemic prevents some of your guests from attending, will you be OK with their absence? Will waiting until 2021 guarantee their presence? You can't control anyone's circumstances, of course, so maybe you could take an informal poll of the family and friends that you most want to see at your wedding. Their responses may help you decide your next step. In the end, you should make the decision that feels right for you.

Hi there! My date is September 13th and I feel your anxiety! I had planned on sending my invitations this month as well!! We will be sending out our invitations very late because I don't want to cause anyone anxiety receiving an invitation to gather in a large group until our stay at home order is lifted. We are currently still under stay at home order until June 4th so hopefully then we will know more about how long this will last. Keeping my fingers crossed but at this time it seems like the majority of September weddings are still on and not rescheduling (YET).

Hi! I'm 8/29 so almost September! I feel like things might be okay depending on how things go this summer. I feel worried too. We have a list of questions of "what if's" that we e-mailed our vendor a few days go and haven't heard back either. They are probably working with weddings that are in the summer months/ plus they probably want to hold off on answering questions until they hear from Baker.

On the invites I think you could hold off to July to send them out. I'm planning on eloping in case we can't have our big wedding and celebrate another time with everyone. Best of luck!