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Kailie
Beginner May 2020

The unexpected is happening

Kailie, on March 29, 2020 at 5:20 PM Posted in Planning 0 8
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Hey everyone! So my wedding is scheduled for May 24th. We have invited over 280 people and were expecting around 200. My FH and I decided were getting married on May 24th no matter what. But this means that we will probably be having a much MUCH smaller wedding than planned and having a reception later. I am hesitant to make any big decisions yet because it is still 2 months away. I overall have not been super stressed because all I care about is marrying my FH. My parents have offered their house, we've talked about having our bridal party, immediate family and pastor there and Live streaming for grandparents and church family. Is anyone going through a similar situation? Have you made any decisions yet? I am hesitant to talk to my venue because they have been horrible at communicating thus far and I can see them waiting until the last minute as a money scheme so I have to cancel and they can keep my deposit...


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Latest activity by Adwoa, on April 5, 2020 at 1:18 AM
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    Just Said Yes May 2020
    Kerry ·
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    Hi! We were set to have our wedding 5/16/2020. I just got off the phone with the venue and the DJ, we decided to postpone. We are planning (hopefully) to still have our actual wedding at the chapel we booked on our date, and we’ve postponed the party until 5/14/2021. We are planning on doing a one year vow renewal and throwing the big party then.
    For us, it wasn’t worth the stress of not knowing and holding on and waiting longer to see what happens. We decided that the important part is us getting married, and it is so much more manageable to take it day by day not worrying about the reception and all the other guests. Good luck!!! I hope you guys’ day is magical no matter what it looks like!
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    Champion July 2019
    Veronica ·
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    Your idea of having it at your parents house with your bridal party and immediate family still sounds like it would put people at risk. We aren't supposed to be having gatherings of more than ten people. Not sure how many people are in your bridal party or immediate family, but if it is more than ten then I would urge you not to go through with it. If you still want to get married on that date I would recommend just having you two, an officiant and the legally required number of officiants and living streaming with everyone else.
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  • Allie
    Dedicated May 2020
    Allie ·
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    We haven’t cancelled yet, we are May 23, but are thinking about what to do. Worst case we’d do what you are saying with having just the wedding party and our parents, but I’m also hoping for the best. I’d also be fine with still going through with the ceremony since there isn’t much touching and no drinking/eating/dancing. The reception is where my concerns are, not so much the ceremony as far as more than 10 people go. We really just have to go with our gut at this point!
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    Dedicated September 2021
    Adwoa ·
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    I would recommend talking to your venue immediately. They may surprise you and be great and give you the option to reschedule at no additional cost. A lot of brides I know have felt better after speaking with their venue
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  • Kailie
    Beginner May 2020
    Kailie ·
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    I really like the idea of having a big party for your anniversary! I have seen several people who have had drive-by receptions where their guests still get to participate and practice social distancing which I find really cool!

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  • Kailie
    Beginner May 2020
    Kailie ·
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    That was just an original thought that I had. Ideally, we would have my grandparents there too but know that will probably not happen. Who knows what May will bring, but if there is still a Stay at Home order in place, we will take precautions and not have any more people than the State suggests and will practice social distancing. At this point, it'll probably be immediate family, and our officiant with the rest live streaming but we still haven't made any decisions.

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  • Kailie
    Beginner May 2020
    Kailie ·
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    I did end up emailing my venue and they said that we can move our date with no added charge. We are still waiting on making any decisions for a couple more weeks I definitely feel better knowing that they are willing to work with us. Smiley smile

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    Dedicated September 2021
    Adwoa ·
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    Glad to hear it!
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