June 2021 Wedding - Postpone or Keep?

I think a decision like this is going to be different for everyone. If you and your fiancé are good with waiting another year, that's probably your best option if you want to avoid any lingering regulations. But if you just want to be married and don't mind that there will probably still be a gathering limit (it will probably increase by June) then I say just go for it!

And I agree, I think it will be easier to make that decision soon, since you will need to start ordering invitations and making other event plans if you were to move forward for 2021. While I think it will be a bit better by May/June, it definitely won't be like pre-covid yet.

View Quoted Comment Completely agree

Hi Lynne, absolutely if you don’t mind the wait and your vendors are making it work, go for it! One thing to consider is making it perhaps a full year out if possible. I see a lot of brides go through 3-4 postponed dates, hoping change is just around the corner. I feel awful for them and wouldn’t wish that stress on anyone. A full year or so gives time for pre-wedding festivities to hopefully not be interrupted. Good luck!!! ❤️

If you don't mind waiting, then postpone and have the wedding you dreamed of! Don't listen to other people, they'll get over it.

I'm keeping my June 2021 date with about a 1/3 of our original guest list because we've been together for 7 years and just ready to be married no matter who's in attendance at this point, but that's all a personal decision.

We just rescheduled our April 2021 to May 2022 because like you said the venues have restrictions and we don’t want a mask no dancing wedding. Honestly I don’t think the restrictions will be lifted 100% by June just the way things are slowly moving with the administration of the vaccine and phases, you need to do what you feel is more comfortable for you and your fiancé but my advice is to move it to 2022 just to be safe. I know waiting another year sucks but it’s your wedding and you don’t want any regrets. Best of luck!!

We are getting married in May and we decided to wait until March to make a final decision. When we were discussing possibly postponing to 2022, a few family members have told us "we never expected 2020 to be this way, so there's no guarantee that 2022 will be smooth and uneventful". So that basically helped my FH and I decide that if May 2021 doesn't happen, we are just going to elope.
Good luck on whatever you decide ❤

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Thank you Jenny! We totally agree that May 2022 is not guaranteed either! But, if next year is just as questionable, we'll do a back yard wedding as our final decision . Best of luck to you both!

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Great points, Maria! Thanks so much and we completely agree.

So many brides rescheduled their 2020 weddings to 2021 because surely things would be back to normal. However, that is not the case, so now many are rescheduling to 2022 (and I can't imagine the nail biting for months, even a year or more wondering and waiting!). Are there any guarantees it will be better then? Each bride's situation is different. Some have no problem waiting as long as it takes and others are ready to move on to the next chapter. Best wishes whatever you decide!

View Quoted Comment Oh of course! I don’t think anyone realistically can guarantee when things will be 100% better - we know that’s a possibility even in 2022! I think folks now have an option to move should they choose, and it’s a personal choice at this point to keep or wait.


While I understand your suggestion, I actually do think most parts of this year (in terms of weddings) will be better than 2020. So I remain hopeful for the bride and grooms who have had to reschedule for this year from last and think they made the right decision. I think the vaccine and a years worth of data will gradually get things improved over time - including this year.

I would reschedule for 2022. I really believe things will be almost back to normal then, with the vaccine and herd immunity then. Personally, while I used to think things would be good for this summer, I doubt it. I'm pretty sure lots of places will still have restrictions (masks, number of guests, social distancy) through the rest of 2021

Hey there!


June 12th Michigan (unfortunately) bride here.
We were only inviting 110 people including the wedding party so with vendors if everyone actually came (which we know for sure at least 15 won’t) we’d be around 115 people.
However, we are going to reevaluate come beginning to mid April, right before invites need to be sent out.
If restrictions don’t seem to be relaxing by then, we will change our plans. Either cancel the reception all together, move it to my parents farm or reschedule it to next year at my parents farm (that way we aren’t holding up a date at our original venue, that someone else could use next year).
We will still get married this year and move forth with our lives. I refuse to let a single day go wasted just because we can’t have a wedding reception.

View Quoted Comment To each their own! Sounds like all great plans lined up - I wish the best to you and your FH! Stay safe and healthy!

The decision is unique to everyone and I think you should weigh what's important to you (which I know is hard, because we all want the wedding of our dreams!). We have a June wedding and we opted to keep the date, but change the venue to 100% outdoors (we had an indoor ballroom to begin with), will likely keep it on the smaller side, have masks, offer lawn games instead of dancing as an additional option. We think June will look better, but like you said, we know it won't be "great" or back to normal by any means, so we've accepted it and will take whatever precautions we need to. It won't look like what we had originally envisioned at all but now we can plan for "something" and start envisioning what that looks like instead, get married, and move past the continuing worry about what our wedding day "will" or "should have" looked like. The important part for us was keeping people safe, not postponing (because we don't know what 2022 looks like either), so we told ourselves it was a matter of cancelling or adapting. Since planning for an outdoor wedding, that will likely be smaller, I have felt more relief throughout this process than wondering about restrictions for a giant indoor ballroom.

But this is me! Every couple and experience is different and I think for us original 2021 brides, we were set up with enough information to make informed decisions. Sit down and think through your options, pros and cons, and what's important to you.

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Sounds like you have a well, thought out plan! I hear you about the relief. We have decided to postpone and feel the sigh of releif from that decision of ours (finally). We now get the year to enjoy our engagement (and hopefully some of it we can travel to other weddings later on this year!). I wish you all the best and your wedding will be absolutely magical. I have no doubt!

Honestly, if you don't mind waiting, I'd say wait.

I, however, am not, hahaha! I've been engaged for two years and I am SO ready to get married in June. We understand that we are going to have to pare down some of the things we'd hoped for and make some changes, but I'm honestly okay with that. It's all personal preference.

I went to an October wedding with heavy COVID restrictions, and many people simply left after the ceremony. I'd say if you want "great," it might be worth it to just wait.

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I can guarantee by next year, we would feel the same way - ready to get married and get on with it!! Your wedding will be amazing this year, even with modifications... No doubt about that. Best of luck to you and your FH!

I’m in the same situation! Out wedding is 6/5/21 and we’re getting concerned since outdoor wedding reception limits in NJ is 25 people and our guest list has already been cut to 100. When I ask friends and family for advice everyone says “oh you’ll be fine by then” but realistically will we by then? They all said the same thing when we considered rescheduling to June in the first place.

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I am sorry you have to deal with this too! We ended up making the decision to reschedule, officially. To be honest, we feel SO relieved. It was so heavy trying to plan with covid looming. However, this was purely a personal decision! We are in no rush in getting married after 9 years of being together - what's another year for us?! Everyone is different - you'll make the right decision for you Best of luck! Things WILL get better!

My husband and I were originally scheduled for June 13, 2020. We postponed the big shindig to June 13, 2021 but still got married on that day last year in a small ceremony in his parents backyard with just immediate family.
Now we are trying to decide whether to move forward with June plans or postpone again.
We still really want to be able to celebrate with our family and friends, it’s just a matter of when.