Wedding postponed

I wouldn't feel comfortable scheduling anything before the fall.

I would do October. June is questionable at this point and it would suck to have to reschedule again!

I probably wouldn’t choose June if you are rescheduling tbh. I’d rather push it out later than to reschedule twice.

We moved it to next April. My fiance and dad werent comfortable with this year due to covid (they both work in healthcare). I was very against it at first but looking at where we are headed now, I think it was the right decision.

IMO June is too soon

I think October is a safer change of date

Definitely take that October date. June is way too soon

Personally I would do October - many states aren’t even going to be “ open “ until potentially May 1st. And this virus is extremely deadly, so at this point it’s just about the health and safety of everyone! October I don’t see why things wouldn’t be MUCH better. We postponed our April wedding to August 😀

Hi Jenna,

We’re actually going tomorrow to talk to the venue. They have extended my work from home until April 7th and my FH until April 22 which is past our neaten of April 18th. We don’t want to wait until next year so hopefully we can get a date later in the year. In a fall month preferably. I was in a panic but I prayed about it, realized that it’s happening for a reason and know that we will be husband and wife legally soon. Calm down, relax, and enjoy your fiancé.

I would say go with Oct bc that's when everything with CVIOD19 should be resolved. Good luck

We are an end of June wedding and making a decision this week if we are moving ours to winter 2020/2021.

I'm so sorry you're dealing with this Jenna! It's heartbreaking! Right now I feel like it's really difficult to make any kind of short term plans, given how quickly local situations and guidelines seem to be changing.

We've gathered some tips and resources you can check out here: COVID-19 Wedding Support Central. You can also connect with other couples facing the same decisions here:

Wedding Postponement Brides: When is your new date? What wedding preparations do you have more time for now?

Wedding Postponed due to Covid-19? What are your biggest concerns?

Right now, there is no way of knowing how this will pan out. There is some (limited) evidence that suggests the pandemic will slow during the warmer, more humid months of summer but could pick up again in fall/winter when things get cooler and drier. So while June is closer, and it's possible things will not have calmed down enough by then to make gatherings feel safe, it's also possible things will ebb for the summer and then pick up again come October, and we'll see a resurgence of infections.

I'd consider other aspects of your wedding - your colors and attire, the seasonal fluctuations in work schedules and lodging expenses, etc - when deciding a new date. For example, our spring wedding colors would look really out of place at an October wedding, but our guys are wearing two- and three-piece suits that will be really hot in the middle of summer. If many of your guests work seasonal jobs or have a time of year when its really difficult for them to travel, I'd take that into consideration as well, along with any other events that may overlap in your area and drive up the price and reduce the availability of hotels and affordable travel options for guests.

Also cross reference the date across all vendors for which you have already made a deposit. Most of our vendors will not refund deposits but will apply them towards a future date, so you'll save a lot of time and money if you can find a date when all or most of your vendors are available, vs just basing it on the availability of your venue and then forfeiting deposits for your caterer, photographer, etc and having to find new vendors to fill those roles.