Addressing covid

Honestly, I think fall 2022 would be fine. You won't have to address COVID period unless there was a mandate in the county or state that your wedding is in. My husband and I are having our reception this upcoming October and we aren't requiring masks or vaccinations at all. That's completely up to our guests, we respect their decision either way. If the governor puts us back on a mask mandate then our guest would simply have to follow that but I personally would NEVER require someone to get vaccinated to attend an event of mine.

Its hard to say with things constantly changing. I'm getting married October 2022 and I'm not changing my date or addressing covid yet. I don't know what is going to happen. If it needs addressing when I get closer I'll address it then. If people don't feel comfortable coming I'm not forcing them to get vaccinated if they want to attend.

No. I could die tomorrow. I’m not going to postpone my life indefinitely and if anyone isn’t comfortable attending, I will completely understand.

We are getting married in March of 2022 and I am not really addressing it. We were due to have an inside ceremony however I may move that outdoors if Covid is still a thing ( our reception is outdoors also). I will also be putting a small hand sanitizer on each table. Thats it though. I'm so tired of my family asking me about it i've told them not to anymore. If people do not feel comfortable, they will not come and we accept that.

I think you’re too far out to plan for Covid. Who knows what Covid will bring next year or even in 2023. You also have to do what you’re comfortable with. If you don’t want to address COVID at all that is fine. However, some guest may not come because they’re not comfortable. I wouldn’t stress about it this far out. The future is unpredictable.

We postponed from November 2020 to November 2021, and we're requiring all guests who attend our wedding to be fully vaccinated. There are a few people on the guest list who are likely going to decline because of this requirement, but we're ok with that because we'd rather be safe than sorry.

I don't think anybody knows what things will look like by Fall 2022 yet, so it's hard to say...

This is all about yours, your FH’s and your families comfort level. If you’re comfortable having your wedding, do it. We’ve been gathering with our immediate families and basic friend group (roughly 25 people including kids) since the beginning of the year and our group is 50/50 vaccinated/unvaccinated. We’ve all talked about it and everyone has been comfortable resuming normal events- holidays, bbq, birthday parties for our kids, etc.

I postponed from April 2021 to May 2022. We're lucky that at least 95% of our guests are vaccinated, and we know exactly who the few are that might not be. We have a very brief section on our website that lists the local guidelines for vaccinated and unvaccinated people. Right now there are very few restrictions in my area, and I'm hoping it stays that way. The only question is if people will end up needing booster shots, and we would definitely encourage people to get that before attending.

We're getting married November 2022 and I have not been addressing it. We chose our date because we figured it would allow as many of our guests who want to get vaccinated plenty of time to get it to before being in a room with a bunch of people. We can see where we're at COVID-wise closer to the date. My main concern is capacity limits. I have a huge family and my FH has a ton of really close friends and they all really want to attend. We want to make sure as many people as possible have the opportunity to come if they feel comfortable. If we get closer to the date and we are starting to see that they are decreasing capacity limits for events, then we will start making some decisions as far as postponing or changing things around.

If this situation has taught me anything it's that the whole thing is unpredictable. We went full speed ahead with planning in the late spring and early summer because things were getting better. We were hopeful we wouldn't even need masks. Now with cases rapidly increasing things have changed. We are going to ask guests to vaccinate or get tested before. Of course it's not 100% but we don't want a superspreader event. We might also explore the option of being outside and social distancing. Who knows where covid will be in 2022 or 2023. Plan what you feel is best but keep your guests health in mind.

Honestly no one is going to have a for sure answer. Clearly COVID has been unpredictable. We all thought it would've been over by LAST September. So it's really a matter of do you mind having a really long engagement and waiting it out? Because you could potentially be waiting multiple years. Or do you want to start planning and get married regardless of the circumstances with COVID? We are set for September 2022 and that is when we are getting married no matter the situation. If we have to downsize or address the situation at the time, we will. But we want to be married and start our lives. I know this probably isn't the answer you were looking for, but even experts don't know the right answer currently.

No one knows what 2022 will bring, and for that matter, 2023 is not necessarily better. Future is still a mystery so stick with your plans.


There’s also nothing weird about covid precautions. I can see not wanting to ask everyone to be vaccinated, but there’s nothing wrong with asking everyone or those who choose not to be vaccinated to take a covid test before attending an event and only attending if their result is negative. It’s not rude, it’s simply doing the best you can do to try to keep your loved ones safe. Still, if we’re talking fall of 2022, this isn’t something you have to worry about at all yet, and the answer may come about naturally (state requirements, etc).
I recently attending a wedding that asked all guests to be vaccinated OR have a negative covid test within 72 hours of the event. It was easy to comply, and all of the unvaccinated guests were able to stay safe. On the flipside I got invited to an event that said they aren’t taking ANY precautions. I declined to attend. These days I feel like asking for nothing is less reasonable than asking guests to take precautions, frankly.

I’m not addressing it! And I am Oct 2, 2021!
I’ve learned I have to do the least stressful thing for me! So do whatever works best for you!

View Quoted Comment Same and same date! Covid is likely to be around for a long time. I wouldn’t make any plans around it.

View Quoted Comment I'm with you! Oct 7th for me.

We didn’t pick our date until we found our venue. Then from there we chose from the days they had available. Maybe that can help you decide.


Keep in mind that early 2022 could be fully booked due to reschedules and getting a dress by March 2022 is doubtful. Hope this helps.