#Coronabrides, Postponing or Cancelling?

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NYC bride here. My venue allowed us to reschedule with no penalty at all. We were scheduled for 09/05/2020 and pushed back to 09/04/2021. We were looking at two weddings (a 350 person Nigerian wedding and a 170 person white wedding) and just didn't see our vision happening this year or demanding that our guests put themselves in danger for this.

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We are in Texas and July25th too! With the latest orders, our venue is able to have 125 (including their staff) and we are gong to have to wait and see if that holds or not. If it does, I think you are right that the list will cull itself. Good luck! We decided we would marry this day with or without a big ceremony and party. We can't wait to start our lives together!

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April! that is the BEST decision you could have made. So happy to hear that venues and vendors are working with couples who wish to reschedule their big day! We are in our early to mid fifties and we felt that with what is being reported and the underline issues for individuals in our age group we had to postpone until 2021.

The ONLY advise I would like to give Brides, please NOT only make your decisions based on emotions of your choices to keep your dates within the next few months, but also your friends and loved ones that you would like to share in your day. I had someone say to me yesterday that COVID-19 is NOT REAL and this is all FAKE! I almost lost it! If you don't believe the media or our government officials, then look at the facts WHY ARE so many people dying! I am sorry !!!

View Quoted Comment I live in the Caribbean I’m not on Jamaica but our borders are closed til September and depending may be extended or lifted.

I've had to post phone twice so far. First date was March 21st, second was June 7th, and we haven't set a third. My wedding was 100 % paid for when I had to postpone the first time. So after the second, I sent an email asking for refunds, (minus deposit), but all responded that they will allow a credit. Which I can understand to an extent, but having to push my wedding out beyond this year seems dicey, because I'll be competing with new brides, who offer new revenue. Anybody else in this predicament?

View Quoted Comment We have been lucky. All of our vendors are just pushing our payments to the new date. Our photographer needs to find another because she is not available on the new date. But I am thinking we are going to have to postpone again. New date August 21st from May 1. So far everyone is understanding. My only concern would be trying to find a 3rd date possibly in 2021 because of all the booked dates. We are a Friday wedding so it hasn't been awful finding new dates but maybe that is also why the vendors are being really great. Good luck.

I postponed from June to December and I am honestly so relieved. All of my vendors were still available so we didn't lose any money. I'm doing a bridal photo shoot around our original date so I can still get dolled up and wear my dress :-)

We were originally May 29th, 2020 and we postponed to Octover 25th, 2020 at the beginning of this whole thing in March before there was talk about this coming back in the fall/winter. We are worried of getting close to our new date and having to postpone again. I want to do the best thing for the best interest of our guests. We've come up with more contigency plans for the fall (live streaming the ceremony and significantly reducing the guest list), but we're worried about seeing if we can postpone again. Maybe doing something small at the church and canceling the reception all together. Its so very confusing. It's so nice to have this platform to talk to brides going through the same thing.

View Quoted Comment I am so sorry to hear that but it’s better than having an alteration appointment then the place shuts down and two months later not even a phone cal

I'm 7/17/20 in Albany NY and considering postponing until December. Anyone else worried about the possible second wave? I don't want to have to postpone twice.

View Quoted Comment Hi Kayse!
I felt such a relief when we decided to postpone! I’m thankful all our vendors had our new date of May 15. 2021 available . So many rescheduled weddings since this
NIGHTMARE began

View Quoted Comment Hi Rachel ! I completely agree with you. My fiancé is an amazing man but he’s take on this is we’re alive and can do the wedding next year. And yes absolutely correct , however the time and planning we all ( brides) put into coordinating, planning etc . It’s heart breaking . I’ve been planning our wedding for 2 years so there’s some sadness there. Ultimately the safety of our family and friends are paramount. Try to stay positive even in this dark time and lack of guidance. I pray everyday for light and understanding.

View Quoted Comment Im 10/31/20 we have 5 mo this started in mid March. We have a little time. Praying this will let up somewhat to at least have 50. No way am I postponing. My wedding was small anyway

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I'm glad it worked out for you too :-)

View Quoted Comment I’m praying for all of us!

My venue just had a wedding yesterday so I felt a little guilt and resentment for postponing our June 13th wedding. But I thought about our guests and how they would feel. A lot of people have been calling to express concern so we would've had a lot of cancellations at the last minute. Plus me and my FH haven't had time to make any final preparations due to everything being closed. We would've had to rush to get everything done this month (alterations, ring purchases, marriage license, etc.). It would've been stressful. So the bright side of postponing is more time to finalize everything.

View Quoted Comment Wow, what state are you in? I'm surprised your venue was able to open up so quickly. I guess that's good but I feel the same way it would have been too stressful to get everything done. We are still not open
Good luck to you
Kelly

View Quoted Comment Do you mind if I ask what that wedding was like? What state are you in and what restrictions are there on weddings right now in your state?

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I live in Georgia, which was one of the first states to open. I don't agree with the state reopening since the cases are still pretty high but it's business as usual here. I guess my venue left it up to the couple whether or not they want to proceed with their ceremony over the next few months. Good news is, they didn't make a fuss at all when I asked to postpone.

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The wedding looked like a regular ceremony. I'd estimate maybe 50-100 guests. Some people sat far apart but others were definitely close to one another. I also saw no masks in the photo. The venue is doing their best to keep the place disinfected but I don't think there are any more restrictions since the shelter-in-place was lifted. I'm in Georgia and just about all businesses are open. There has been little to no social distancing over the last few weeks. The cases are still pretty high here too so I made the decision to postpone anyway.