June 6, 2020 brides- talk to me!

All of my vendors & venue are still full steam ahead for June 6th! My showers were postponed until May, but that's ok. My hubby to be & I also decided that if things aren't calm by June, that we're going to get legally married that day & have the party after. But we're still hopeful that by May, in time for the shower & bachelorette party everything will be normal again. Everyone needs to just do their part & this will pass. ❤❤❤

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I’m heartbroken that I have to postpone & change my date but I just feel like this won’t pass in time.... we are postponing until August 8th.

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Awaiting and playing our 6/6 wedding by ear at the moment with a similar list of 25 of our 145 guest list coming from the UK (all of my family) so that is nerve racking. Deciding to move forward with them or not makes me sick to think about, as i am not sure if airlines will be flying by then. Fingers crossed. But Same boat for the honeymoon - supposed to go to Croatia and hotel able to cancel but the flights are going to be a fight since we booked with Expedia and even though we bought Travel Insurance they dont care about fear of flying or the fact that this is a global outbreak and they believe June is too far out to tell.

Stay strong everyone!! Having a group of other 6/6/20 brides helps me to not totally freak out!

We got my bridal shower in the weekend before everything shut down. We will both miss our bachelorette and bachelor parties but who really cares about that, we can have a girls night any time.
Our wedding is May 2nd, and we still think it’s too soon to make a call on cancelling or not. IL is supposed to be out of “lockdown” on April 8th, so I don’t think we can make a decision until we see if that happens.
Good luck!

As of right now my venue responded back in email stating that I should be good for June 28, but they also said HOPEFULLY 😞! They mentioned that they will be back open and operating on April 13, 2020! I just hope that I won’t have to push my wedding date back! Unless it will be completely back to normal!

Ours is June 13 in Los Angeles, haven't made any changes. We are praying for everything to get better so we won't have to postpone. None of my vendors have called to cancel 🙇‍♀️🙏

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View Quoted Comment Same here Tiona. (As for date) we haven’t canceled yet though. Not sure what to do. :/

Our wedding is 6/27. I talked to the people at the venue we are getting married and having the reception at. They told me March, April and May weddings were moved to later dates. It was recommended to wait until mid to late April to decide if we should move our date out. They were fantastic in assuring me they will work with me whether to refund us or move our date out. I was panicking but honestly I can't control what is happening in the world but can control the wedding by moving the date out if need be. So for now I am keeping my date and will reassess in another month. Hoping for the best and praying.

My original wedding date was 6/27/2020 and I just rescheduled to 6/12/2021. Postponing the wedding was very emotional, I definitely cried it out for a few days. I was mostly worried that my family, who has been looking forward to this would be devastated but everyone was very supportive. I think people were actually relieved. In the grand scheme of things, pushing out my wedding a year really doesn't matter. If someone got sick or worse because I chose to have a 125+ gathering during a global pandemic then that would be what I would remember. I get that weddings are all about the bride but in this scenario it really isn't, you have to make the tough choice of playing it safe or risking your loved one's health. It can be easy to let emotions cloud common sense. That being said...

Here are my logistic tips:

1) The goal is to only reschedule once, I chose to push out a full year so everything could be exactly the same, just different date. I also had to cancel my shower and bachelorette which were in April so this gives me plenty of time to reschedule those as well. Especially since we were flying to FL for the bachelorette.

2) The longer you wait to reschedule, the fewer options you will have. Remember, you're now competing with all the 2021 brides as well as the 2020 brides that are postponing. When I called my venue yesterday, I got the last Saturday date in June for 2021. Be prepared to settle for a weekday wedding if you wait too long or have to consider doing a Winter wedding.

3) Original deposit policies don't really matter now. Most venues are more than sympathetic during this period. My venue, photographer, florist, and H&MU all agreed to reschedule without a fee. I got a full refund from homeaway for my bachelorette. We are just waiting to reschedule our honeymoon in a few months.

4) Let people know right away once the decision has been made and the new contract is signed. We immediately told our immediate families and wedding party, as well as anyone who may have already purchased a flight so that they could cancel and get a refund/credit. We are sending out new STDs in about 10 days.

My wedding is June 13th, I had to post pone my bridal shower to mid April, but that is the only thing so far. I am also hoping my bachelorette in May doesn't get cancelled but the thought of having to post pone the wedding is overwhelming! Most venues are already booked for the summer. I for sure am stressing over this, but I am glad I am not alone! I hope all your days go exactly as planned for!!!! xoxo

My venue called today and said they are allowed to resume weddings on May 1. I'm June 6. We don't feel comfortable and want to postpone, but if we do, we will not get our money back. Feeling very powerless and hating my venue right now. They won't even hear our concerns or compromise. There's no reason they can't offer us a new date, or open up on weekdays in the summer to accommodate anyone who wants to postpone. I was in tears on the phone, and they were very cut and dry and cold. Unless the government shuts them down, we have to choose between losing our entire wedding fund or putting our loved ones in danger. Not happy.

My wedding is June 20 and I bounce back and forth between "everything will be fine" and extreme panic.
I have contacted my venue who said they were just taking everything one day at a time and they would let me know closer to the end of May if we needed to make different arrangements...which helped me calm down a little.
At this point, I'm moving forward as if it's still happening until my vendors and venue start ca cancelling.

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We are in a similar situation, we are June 13th. I called my venue yesterday, and they have rescheduled all weddings through mid-May, but aren't ready or willing to do the same for the rest of May, June, or after. I expressed to them that we were concerned that even if it wasn't "illegal" or against government recommendations to host a wedding at the time, we weren't comfortable with it due to having older and immunocompromised family members that plan on attending and can't be persuaded otherwise. They told me that if we were to cancel now or try to reschedule, we'd owe them the money up to this point in our contract, which only a few months out is almost everything. We decided that we'd reconnect (me and the venue director) mid-April to make a decision about postponing or not based on what changes in the next few weeks. My fiancé and I are in agreement at this point where we'd rather postpone with certainty than sit in the unknown any longer. Our venue did allow us to put a date on hold in September just in case we have to postpone to ease my mind, but the decision won't be ours. Sending good vibes your way and I'm sorry you're going through this!

View Quoted Comment Have you looked into the stimulus package they're passing to increase the unemployment payments and send out stimulus checks to everyone? I'm a June 4th bride and that was a big relief for me! I hope it helps with your situation!!!

View Quoted Comment I've already applied for unemployment last weekend.. is there something that I wouldve had to put that in there or is it an automatic thing? I'm sorry you're in a similar situation!

View Quoted Comment These are my concerns as well Shannon. That's why I'm hesitant to postpone to the fall.

View Quoted Comment My shower was scheduled for April 4th and we rescheduled for late May. Our venue was willing to still have it but would have to cute the shower guest list to 10 people so I’m waiting. My wedding is 6/19/20 and I’m freaking out.

View Quoted Comment Maria,


I think it's automatic once the bill finally passes. Hoping it will all work out for us because I got laid off too