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Just Said Yes May 2021

Eloped 2020 - Now feel silly having postponed wedding

Dana, on January 27, 2021 at 8:44 PM Posted in Planning 0 8

Hello all! My husband and I were supposed to have the big wedding in May 2020. This is our 2nd marriage for both of us and we both have teen kids. As everyone else, we had to postpone. I was devastated. We decided to elope and said our vows in front of our parents via zoom as they are all out of state - our children and friends were not present. We tried to postpone to later months to pull off the big wedding and none of the months panned out due to Covid. Finally, we decided to just postpone to a year later - almost to the day of saying our vows.

But now I feel silly having it a year later?

Can I hear from those of you that eloped and then had/are having your wedding later? Was it still magical or did everyone roll their eyes? Help!

8 Comments

Latest activity by Alyssa, on February 5, 2021 at 2:56 AM
  • Rebecca
    Master August 2019
    Rebecca ·
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    Why do you feel silly?

    It sounds like a great way to celebrate after a long time being apart, and so much horridness in the past year.

    Call it a celebration of the marriage, and go party!

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  • Mrs. Spring
    Master April 2021
    Mrs. Spring ·
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    I don't think you should feel silly. We decided to cancel bc many of our loved oned are too afraid to attend a wedding bc of covid even if it's in 2021 or 2022.
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  • Tee
    Dedicated October 2021
    Tee ·
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    I say go for it! There’s been so much drama and trauma over the past year, people would likely want to celebrate something positive and your marriage
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  • Virginia
    Super June 2021
    Virginia ·
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    We were scheduled to be married the 1st week of April and our wedding got canceled 10 days before so, needless to say, our wedding is paid in full and can’t get a refund. We married anyway (in our living room) and have since rescheduled our wedding twice. I grow more and more excited for this impossible wedding by the day. Def not silly. Every woman deserves her moment!
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  • M
    VIP January 2019
    Maggie ·
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    I don't think you should feel silly, but also it's completely fine to have changed your mind about throwing a big event. Priorities change, and that is normal. Talk with your husband about what you both want to do next and how you see the celebration. If it still sounds fun, go for it! If you have mentally moved on to a different stage of married life, then that's OK, too.

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  • Lynnie
    WeddingWire Administrator October 2016
    Lynnie ·
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    Don't feel silly! True, it may feel a little different - but people will want to celebrate! Especially after being apart for so long!!

    So much of what makes your wedding day special is having your favorite people there to celebrate with you. These belated celebrations will definitely be worth waiting for! Smiley heart

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  • Yasmine
    Master October 2020
    Yasmine ·
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    My husband and I are doing the same thing, it doesn't feel silly to us at all because there's still so many people who we didn't get to celebrate with.
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  • Alyssa
    Just Said Yes August 2022
    Alyssa ·
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    I would say to go for it! I definitely have felt weird about all of this, but honestly we are all going through it! So there’s lot of understanding during these hard times. We eloped November 2020, and due to Covid and finances, I don’t think we are going to have our celebration until 2022!
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