Covid reception 50 people+

I hope to have 50+ in early September. I just sent the rest of my invitations yesterday. I have 129 on my guest list, but that’s being extremely generous (lots of unlikely +1s and people I’m 99% positive won’t come anyways). Hoping for 80-100ish. We’ll see!

View Quoted Comment I’m in MA too! Where are you having your wedding? Same for me everyone postponed but me lol waiting on baker to give more information on what weddings can look like!

My wedding is Nov 14 & we are still moving ahead… our venue seats 400 & we were Only planning to invite 200. With the pandemic I expect people to self-disinvite, so I wouldn’t be surprised if we end up between 125-175 in terms of guests. We are at the age where we are ready to begin our family and postponing is the absolute last option. I live in Texas and I am so angry at how cases are skyrocketing because people aren’t taking this seriously. Even something as easy as wearing a mask has become a political issue, and now Texans are paying the price. Either way, even if we have to dial back the wedding to 25% capacity, we plan on having it. Hell, I think we would have it even if we could only invite 50 people. The only way that I see us postponing is if there is another complete lockdown in which gatherings are limited below 50 people. At that point, we would’ve paid so much in deposits to vendors that it would be a complete waste of money to go ahead with such a small wedding.

View Quoted Comment Yes, all this...same here!!

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I'm having mine in the FingerLakes region of New York in July. Our guests didn't hesitate to RSVP and don't seem to mind still coming into a larger crowd with COVID. We are planning to have at least 100 (I think it's gonna be more) and it's all people we regularly see. But there are some people that have definitely said and made me feel the same way!

*My entire ceremony and reception will all be held at my mother's property on 6 acres. Minus getting ready, we will be outside with fresh air all day. The people doing the food are family. No one is traveling from out of state. Everyone is fairly local. I personally feel comfortable having my larger wedding, despite what others are saying. We have a plan for the tables and chairs to be distanced. It's outside, so masks will be optional (Fresh air won't hurt you!). It comes down to whether the guests want to take that little risk. I say you do you girl, and happy wedding!

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Don’t listen to those people!!!! It’s really difficult and gut wrenching to try and balance keeping guests safe with losing THOUSANDS of dollars. We are working on a plan to social distance our NYS wedding in August. Some people can no longer come due to travel restrictions (bummed but also that’s fine by me). We are expecting maybe 80 people (originally 120-130). Some family members have been up my ass with dumb suggestions of what to do and I had to point out that they are not physicians, and living next door to a pharmacist does NOT qualify them to make suggestions. I reached out and told people if they don’t feel comfortable coming I won’t be offended and I will understand, and that we are going to do everything we can to keep people safe. All you can do is your best. Don’t let these people ruin your big day.

View Quoted Comment Thank you! I’ve come to terms with it...also found a wonderful group on Facebook called Wedding Disaster Support Group- Covid-19 which are for corona brides lol I hate that term m.

Update from me. I am still planning on a 75+ person reception at the end of August. But I actually wanted to update this thread, because I just got off a call with my reception venue to discuss safety protocols, and my contact said that their first wedding since Covid is this weekend! And there will be 131 people!!! We are in southeastern PA.

Just wanted to update this thread. Is everyone still planning on having their weddings? We have 85 confirmed for 8/9. We moved our venue outside and are doing everything i can think (hand sanitizers, masks, social distancing bracelets). We even made it less formal so people could grab some food and drinks and leave if they wish.

View Quoted Comment Did you end up having yours? How did it go?

Our wedding is October 3rd and I feel so much guilt as well. We’re having it at our church and unfortunately we don’t have a big enough outdoor area to have it outside nor do we know anyone with a yard. People have expressed harsh thoughts to us but others have expressed that they will come no matter what.
I personally think this virus needs to be taken seriously but as long as you take precautions and act responsibly you’ll be okay. I agree media is manipulating this and because of that I don’t feel comfortable fully canceling or postponing our wedding.
My fiancé and I have been together for 4 years and have been waiting to get married. It took so much to be able to afford our wedding and we’re finally there. Not to mention it’s been a rough year. My graduation got canceled and our dog passed away 2 months ago to cancer. I think we deserve to have this one thing. We promised each other October 3rd would be our day and our marriage is more important than anything so we intend to keep our promise. We also want to start a family soon but we don’t want to have kids until after we’re married. I’m also not a fan of eloping and then having the big wedding later because to me at that point it’s not a wedding, it’s a vow renewal. We want our wedding to be one day. At the end of the day it’s about the two of us uniting and while we want our close friends and family there, the most important thing is that we have the two of us there with the officiant and the witnesses.We’re doing everything we can to accommodate by providing masks, hand sanitizer at every table, by the guest book and by the food on top of the automatic ones the church already has on the walls. We’re live streaming our wedding and having a hashtag/photo share stream so people can still watch from home and leave messages and selfies if they prefer. We’re telling people to stay home if they have symptoms and take their temperature the morning of the wedding if they can. We’re encouraging them to respect people’s boundaries at the wedding and to wear a mask if the prefer.We’re not not forcing anybody to come and if ends up just us, or us and the wedding party that’s okay too. We tried our best to have our wedding. We feel that we can accommodate as much as possible and then let them be adults and make the decision to come or not. It’s up to people to stay home when sick and wash their hands/use hand sanitizer. And if coming still makes them uncomfortable they can choose to stay home and support us online. Nobody is saying they have to come. If people are healthy and want to come I don’t want to stop them.And if people decide not to come, they really need to 1. Give us enough notice, especially if they’re in the wedding party or something and 2. Leave their harsh opinions out of it. People just need to be more sensitive. I read this article about 2020 brides saying how usually brides get to hear “I’m so excited! I can’t wait to celebrate with you.” But we get “Are you sure you should still have your wedding this year?” It’s totally true and disheartening.Anyway, rant over

View Quoted Comment Hi! Just an update, WE HAD PUR WEDDING LAST WEEKEND! We probably had about 100 people, we spaced out our tables, had hand sanitizer and disposable masks on deck. A few guests wore masks, we had everything at a private Residence.

Yes, I had mine before the WA governor changed it to 30 people and no receptions. It was great! We had masks for those that didn’t have any and everything was outside. It turned out beautiful. We aren’t doing a second anything for next year so I was super happy with everyone that came and how our special day turned out.

View Quoted Comment Yay! Happy to hear - I'm sure pics will be soon. Congrats!

View Quoted Comment I haven't been told this, and you aren't. That is so rude that someone was to say that to you. It's a difficult situation for us all. I am concerned about the health of our guests for sure so it will be a different wedding than we had planned for sure. Gel, masks, spaced out tables. Luckily pur venue is large enough to accommodate
I don't know how we'll do cocktail hour yet cause it used to be a cheese and ham table, but now the venue has to figure something else

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Hi! WE HAD OUR WEDDING LAST WEEKEND! We probably had about 100 people, we spaced out our tables, had hand sanitizer and disposable masks on deck. A few guests wore masks, we had everything at a private Residence. The DJ was set up in his own tent, with the speakers placed under the tent so noise wasn't an issue either. Overall, I think we had a great day!