Coronavirus=pure Panic

Hello my wedding is April 25 ... And basically I don't know if we can get married because in NC starting Monday we will be on a 30 day lockdown.... My feelings are really hurt... I didn't want a summer wedding .....my fw is like baby it will be OK... But mind you I am my own wedding planner.......

View Quoted Comment Today was supposed to be my wedding. We postponed and called all our guests about two weeks ago to let them know. People’s health is more important than anything. It’s stressful and mostly sad to see this day go by knowing what it should have been. But the most important thing is to stay healthy and take one day at a time. Your vendors should not rush you into making a decision on what to do. Make it your own. This will test your relationship and make you stronger in the long run.

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Hi Quanay,

I'm sorry about your wedding. My wedding was scheduled to take place in North Carolina on May 24, but our ceremony venue actually cancelled on us more than a week ago. I, too, am my own wedding planner, but I went into action right away and was able to get everything rescheduled within a few hours. I started with the ceremony venue (because that's what was most important to us), and then went to the photographer, and then to the reception venue. All vendors outside of those three carried a lower risk of us losing money. So, once I was able to get those three major vendors rescheduled on the same date, I went with it. It means I now have an August wedding, which I'm not thrilled about. But the only other available date was in October and our photographer wasn't available then. Anyway, I say all that to say that I empathize; postponing your wedding--especially when you're within a month or two from getting married--sucks. But as someone who has recently suffered that experience, I will say that if you act quickly, you might be able to save all the other plans and details outside of the date you wanted. Best of luck.

View Quoted Comment Hey your my postponed date twin! I agree June may be too soon. My wedding is planned for May 30th (if a miracle happens in the next few weeks), but we have set an agreement with all the vendors and venue to hold Sept 25th as a plan B except floral and the hotel room block which I’ll contact soon. It was difficult to get a dozen vendors on the same date but it worked out! Bummed my spring wedding probably won’t happen but it happens to be mine and my fiancée’s 3 year anniversary.

View Quoted Comment It was really stressful leading up to my decision to reschedule. I felt overwhelmed and couldn’t sleep at night. It wasn’t an easy decision but I knew I didn’t want to risk my friends and families health. I would have been devastated if something happened to someone at my wedding. I feel so much better now that I secured a new date. The dates filled up fast and even though I was able to reschedule it, dates were limited. I would probably start looking to reschedule if you can. Good luck!

When did you postpone to? I’m postponing from May 30 to Sept 25.
Thank you for being on the frontline on this scary crisis.

View Quoted Comment Yeah...kinda irritated. We can postpone, but not cancel. With kids and graduations and such, we are probably going to have to wait a year or lose the 5k we already paid.

Had to postpone our wedding from April 20 to July 14. Now I’m worried that may not be late enough. Luckily it’s a smaller wedding 40 people. Fingers crossed.

View Quoted Comment Oh I’m gonna get my money back if I have to have the cops meet me there. It’s a shame that we have to do that with all of this going on

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I saw on Pinterest a really cool idea called a "change the date", also a cute play on names I thought. You could just use a printable template from etsy, originally for save the dates, and repurpose it for this new need. There are so many beautiful styles to choose from and most cost less than $5 when they go on sale, and they often do. That's what I plan on doing for ours. Check out Pinterest too for some wording choices on how to tell your guests.

View Quoted Comment I feel the same! Did not want a summer wedding! My wedding got moved from April 9th to July 30th here in NYC.... I'm so sad 😔. My favors and programs all say April 9th! Ugh

View Quoted Comment Girl I just trying to keep my head up.. I work in healthcare so I just don't know when this will be over...

View Quoted Comment Hi Kat im so sorry youre going through this, most vendors that ive spoken to are kind of out of sorts with all of this and are dealing with refunds and things by dealing with the march brides first and then going into April and so forth, i know its all scary right now but during a national crisis if a business takes advantage of you and does not help you through the process they will likely lose credibility and in this kind of thing thats the last thing they want especially if they are smaller scale,just try and give them a few days, i really hope it all works out💚

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Tell me about it, things are crazy!!! Best of luck!

View Quoted Comment Hi Sandy I am from your area and so far it seems like CA and NY have been going through this a little faster and larger scale than most states, its all very scary. Your postponement date seems like a very logical choice, so far in my experience its seems like most vendors have been very understanding as long as you approach them with patience and compassion they are have been very willing to postpone obviously cancelling is a little tougher especially if they have already provided some kind of service like creating menus or so forth. Im sure your vendors will be more than willing to help you but its best to reach out to them as soon as you can just be patient in their response to you, as many of them are working on postponing the closer dates first by the time they are able to get to the June brides they will be experts on handling your arrangements. Best of luck to you, please reach out if you need any help💙

View Quoted Comment I had everything planned already! Flight to Spain in July to take a european cruise to Italy, France etc.... I just feel like everything falling apart! Cancelled cruise of course, just gotta deal with flight now. Rescheduled wedding from April 9th to July 30th! Everything is a mess cause everything was done with the April 9th date. Vendors paid...ugh! Just praying I don't have to reschedule wedding again because NYC looking really bad.

I feel ya. My wedding May 1, 2020 postponed to August 23, 2020 here in NJ. I’m trying to be hopeful in that things will be better by then. One day at a time. The rescheduling and postponing stinks but all of this is out of everyone’s control. I am a nurse and I’m still working through all of this. All we can do is socially distance and take things day by day. Wishing you all safety and health.

My wedding was scheduled for May 2, also.. the venue contacted me 2 weeks ago notifying me that a postponement would be required and alternate dates given.. now rescheduled for July 18.

I was a 5/2 bride, as well, and we made the decision to postpone for the safety of our guests and the fact that even if things were to open like the president wants, everything And everyone will still be recovering from the shortages and delays and lack of work it just seemed more stressful to try and push it than just to postpone for a more convenient time

We are taking it day by day. Our date is 7/31/2020. I'm hoping that we will be able to continue with our original plans, but are making contingency plans to elope quietly (probably with his family watching via Skype) and have our big celebration next year. Most of FH's guest list (including his family) will be flying from Canada. I think that we will know more about what the longer term effects on gatherings will be (in my state, anyway) in mid April. I want to believe that this will all blow over quickly, but with a vaccine being 14+ months out, I find it unlikely that we will be allowed (or that it will be safe) to gather large groups of people from different places in the world. As much as I was looking forward to celebrating our marriage with my friends and family this year, I value their health and safety first, and we will try to make the decision that is best for everybody's well-being.

I know that a lot of airlines are allowing flights to be changed and cancelled without fees right now, and some stationery companies are reprinting dated products for free. This is difficult for everybody, but we can get through it if we stay calm and focus on what is important