Has anyone else's wedding been ruined due to the coronavirus?

I'm so sorry that happened, I'm slightly worried of the same thing happening, with my wedding just about a week away. As well as my honeymoon being effected. Theres no guarantee for anything or reassurance from anyone, I guess that's why they have wedding insurance, but who would of thought all this! I hope somehow this works out for you !

Given most airlines are offering cancellations (without penalty), I think it's worth trying to get your money back, or at least credit if you end up having to reschedule your weddings. Another avenue you can try is putting in a claim with your credit card company for venues, flights, hotel bookings, etc. (assuming you paid with a credit card), some credit cards have protections/travel insurance built in to its terms, especially travel credit cards/ones with no international transaction fees. Good luck all!

I'm totally in the same boat! We have our wedding in Northern Italy set for July 1st. This whole thing totally side swiped us and came out of nowhere?!? All guests are travelling from either USA or Australia and with all the restrictions in place we have no idea what to do. We are holding out for a light at the end of the tunnel come April/May, it's just hard when everything seems to be so bad right now with sooo much hysteria! We will loose deposits if we can't go ahead, but also many guests may not be keen to travel. We could potentially reschedule but that comes with soant other implications...basically all our planning came down to this year! Seriously worst nightmarme and the last thing we thought would be happening!

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I'm so sorry to hear that I'm also getting married in SF end of April. Not the best timing

We’ve moved ours until 1st August and just hoping for the best 🤞🏼

My wedding is in 10 days. I am going to have to call an cancel everything tomorrow. They have limited gatherings to 10 people or less where I am from. It is very depressing to think of all the money wasted.

My fiancé and I are supposed to get married in Boston in early May. With the new CDC recommendations in mind, we are attempting to postpone. It’s difficult because no one knows when the pandemic will cool down so it’s hard to choose a date. We may have to postpone a full year

Omg I'm soooooo sorry (((((( that's so sad ughhh that sucks.

Actually, I know exactly how you feel. We've also been planning our wedding for over a year (it's in the middle of next month) and we had flights booked to Paris for a 10 day stay. He's been once, I've never been. Always to go to either Paris or Hawaii for honeymoon. Flights were cancelled and still waiting for refund.

I've spent the past several days stressing over everything... I think we've come up with plan b: to still get married in April (elope) and then move the celebration to the fall. Venue and vendors are willing to pick up and move to new date. Just sucks because I always wanted a beautiful spring wedding outside with pink flowers and everything but boo

Oh and we rebooked flights to Maui but.. depending on if domestic flights don't stop... who knows...Texas isn't exactly the most exciting place to have a honeymoon :/

Yeah, this coronavirus is my worst nightmare. We have spent the last year and over $30k planning our wedding, which was scheduled for March 17th. Almost 80% of our guests backed out at the last minute because they didn’t want to travel and the venue said they couldn’t refund any of those seats because they had already cooked our food (this was 3 days before our wedding.. why was our food cooked already!?). But then, at 2pm on the day of our wedding when we were supposed to be at the venue at 4pm, they called to tell me the venue was shutting down due to the coronavirus and they had to cancel our wedding. They offered to reschedule for a later date, but my fiancé wasn’t even with me so I told them I’d have to talk to him and call them back. We ended up having our officiant come to our hotel and marry us anyway, so we decided it would be kinda silly to reschedule and ask our friends and family to pay to travel here AGAIN, so we asked for a refund instead and they are flat out refusing. They are saying they already cut checks for the venders so there is nothing they can do... but... it was our money they used to pay for all these things so, they aren’t out ANYTHING, yet they still refuse to refund anything (including dj, bartender, cake, use of the grounds etc) even though we never even stepped foot into the venue on our wedding day. I am so heartbroken and furious at this whole situation. I definitely feel for anyone dealing with this nightmare.. I don’t wish this on anyone. ☹️ If anyone knows of a good consumer lawyer in Charlotte, I’d love some recommendations. Sadly, this is our only hope at resolution.

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Kelsie- I am so sorry to hear this. I am in the exact same boat, except two weeks away from my supposed to be wedding. They also said no refund, only can postpone for a year. My partner and I still had a legal ceremony as planned with her family, but mine couldn't be there. WE just want to cancel, but the venue is saying no they already paid the deposits to everyone. And I still had a month to go when they said this! I can only imagine the pain it must feel for you to be on your wedding day and just everything fall apart. That being said- I am so happy it worked out for you that you two could still have an official ceremony and be wed! I know it is not the same, especially after planning so much and spending so much money and time on this dream. I am a big dreamer, and I totally get it. But you guys have each other, and that is SO awesome! Being married to my partner in spite of everything has really been my rock in this time of uncertainty. I sure hope your partner is that for you as well! And I hope that you guys can find a good lawyer and are not out all of this money. It is important to keep in mind those people have jobs and need to work as well and probably aren't getting paid, but it also does not mean that that should be at your expense. I think there is a compromise that you should be able to reach. It may not be exactly what you want, but I hope you can figure something out so that everyone can be happy. Feel free to keep in contact and let me know how everything goes! Or if you just need to vent

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Jeni- I think that is a great plan to elope and have a ceremony later! It is really so much better to finally call your fiance your partner and to have each other close in this crazy time. It really makes all the difference, and for me I realized how much more meaningful that was to have my partner legally married than to have a big celebration. We still have our vows to one another, and we know what that means. I hope you guys can figure it out and still be able to celebrate in October!

I feel you girl!! We still planned to go on our honeymoon to Switzerland, but on monday the boarders were closed and the hotel said they had to close down until the end of May. So our honeymoon is a self quarantine at home, which meant spending the weekend cleaning the house I am right there with you, the only reason I want to postpone for a year is because I have dreamed of getting married in April and at least in spring. Anything else, may sound silly, but I just can't do it. If it is not what I want, then I do not see the point. So I completely get it! The flowers and sun and spring air ugh just amazing. I know October may not be exactly what you want, but also if it is important to have your family there then it will all be worth it in the end. We are also thinking of flying back to the US to celebrate with my family with a small reception!

Texas is definitely not the most romantic destination, but at least there are definitely things to do, and places to escape to! And at least it is not too hot outside yet

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I sure hope you did not have to waste all your money! Even if they say you cannot get anything back, I would recommend maybe trying to come up with a compromise so that everyone gets something out of it. No one wants to waste their one chance at a big day. And I think most wedding vendors get that.

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Shanon- so sorry to hear that!! I know how hard it is to stay calm in the midst of so much uncertainty and panic. But the good thing is- you have time. I say be patient, and see what happens. You really never know, as we can see with the way this have escalated. I am holding out hope for you that it will all work out and that you can have the wedding of your dreams

Yes. I am also looking at postponing our wedding. And we had to cancel our honeymoon to Italy. I'm very sad because I'm 34 and I really want to get married and get going starting a family. I can't wait until next year! I might be pregnant and then I would have wear a big maternity wedding dress down the aisle and not drink at my own reception or on my honeymoon!

I'm additionally bothered because I remember H1N1 in 2009 and I still was traveling and we had graduation for my entire college... over half a million died from that, so what's the big deal?? But we have to do our part to stop the spread so lives are saved.

Here is a silver-lining for all of us who have to suffer right now... My grandparents had to get married quickly (my grandma wore a white pantsuit and they had a small dinner with family in their living room). It was because my grandpa got called up to war during WWII. It completely derailed their wedding ceremony and honeymoon and everything was improvised. My grandparents always told us their story with stars in their eyes. Not only was it more important that they got married because they were in love and wanted to start their life together, it was all the flaws in how it happened that they remember and actually cherished. So, try to see this as something you and your spouse will always remember. And don't forget that you can celebrate when all this clears up. Hopefully this helps.

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I am so sorry to hear that. ... Just try to remember that this will be a story you and your partner will always remember. Your wedding story is likely unlike anyone you know! And maybe the celebration you have in a little while from now will be even cooler??

I'm also looking at postponing my wedding. So, I feel for you. I just wanted to give you a smile if possible. I hate that this is happening to people.

View Quoted Comment Thank you. Yes it has definitely been a crazy experience. Hoping we can recoup some of the money.