Covid-19 and Changing Our Wedding Date Now Facehigher Pricing

Honestly I’d take it. You’ve got an additional year to save for the wedding and there will be a lot of people postponing so venues could be in higher demand than usual. I’d secure it ASAP.

I can understand your frustration. I’m sorry the venue isn’t being more understanding. But if the venue is your dream venue, I would go for it as well. My venue kindly allowed me to keep the same price (originally April date of 7500, changed to May next year and supposed to be 10000) and I’m super appreciative.

View Quoted Comment I'm so sorry your going through the same thing and I'm glad your venue was able to keep the same price for you! Our price just for our venue no food, flowers etc, is 7200 and adding 1600 on top of that is now 8800. Which I think is alot but we are going to stick with them because alot of fall dates for 2021 are already taken.

I think you should wait to see what happens before making that decision. There is so much time between now and October and things should be getting better within the next couple of weeks.

I think October 2020 is still far enough away that I wouldn't change anything yet. I would give it more time before making any major decisions.

October is still a ways away. At this point I wouldn't be changing any plans at all due to Covid19 concerns if my wedding was still 6+ months out.

Keep in mind that other vendors you've already booked may not have that 2021 date available, so if you do choose to reschedule, there's a possibility you will not be able to use those same vendors and will need to find alternative ones and you may need to forfeit any deposits already made. Rescheduling will likely cost you much more than just $1600.

We are getting married in May and not planning on changing anything yet. We feel we have enough time before we need to make such a drastic decision. If a large number of our guests were at risk populations and traveling by plane we would probably be considering alternative plans at this point, but that isn't the case for us. I have a friend getting married on the same day who is currently finishing her Master's in nursing and for her the coronavirus is an inconvenience more than anything and she is not currently planning on changing wedding plans even though her whole family would need to travel across country to attend. If people in healthcare fields are not concerned about their own May weddings at this point, I think it's premature to worry about a date in October.

View Quoted Comment I personally dont think it's a premature decision. We have 95% of our guests who are out of state. Some have expressed concern. My fiance's parents are part of the list that is high risk if they catch it. My bridesmaid is a nurse in New York and thinks we made the right decision. We were supposed to go to europe for our honeymoon and that wont be happening. My family in Italy is on lockdown with travel bans that I can see lasting longer than the 30 day one right now. And your right vendors and venues are booking out for next year. If we wait any longer to switch our day we will be Into 2022. For us we are worried about everyone's safety.

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If that's the best decision for you, then do it. Historically, many viruses have a seasonality to them and many of the healthcare experts I know personally say it is too soon to know how this may impact us down the road and feel that in another month or two the situation could be very much improved. Six months is still a long ways away and a lot could change between now and then. You right to be concerned for the safety of your guests, but in your shoes I would wait another month or two at least before making the call. You need to do what makes you feel comfortable though, and if both your and your fiance feel this is the best decision, then there's no point in soliciting opinions if that it what you are set on. You can use the extra year to save more to cover the added costs and any lost deposits.

View Quoted Comment Wish you all the best and I hope things work out for your wedding!

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Thanks! We are hoping things calm down in the next month. Getting married soon is a priority for us and I'm really hoping not to end up just having to do a courthouse wedding after we have put so much time, effort, and love into planning this event. I feel lucky to not have too many guests traveling or high risk individuals invited.