March Bride

Hey bride! I totally get where you’re coming from. And the thing that sucks the most about it is that most of the vendors/venues are charging to reschedule dates even though everyone signed contracts that the vendors can no longer live up to. It especially sucks in my opinion for us brides that signed our contracts before this whole thing went down. There was a literally no way we could’ve ever thought that this would’ve happened. In my opinion, If indoor dining, gyms, schools, can somehow safely be open, I think that outdoor weddings are fine as long as everyone follows the standard Covid rules. If you keep pushing out your date it’s only gonna cost you more money and we have no idea what’s going to happen next year either. They are saying that the vaccine isn’t even 100% so will that make our states just cancel weddings or keep these rules in place forever? We all have to get back to living our lives at some point. I think your friends and family don’t feel comfortable that’s on them. But don’t let anyone make you feel obligated to push your wedding date out. From my experience most people Who are getting married right now do not understand the cost involved to just simply “push the wedding out “. Hope this helps and good luck

So sorry, girl! I am a Covid bride as well (engaged December 2018, original wedding date November 2020, rescheduled wedding date 2021, now rescheduled again to November 2022), so I totally understand the frustration that comes with all this. If you are dead set on having your wedding this March (knowing that some of your guests may decline to attend), and all your vendors are on board to do so, then I wouldn’t even stress yourself out about what anyone else is saying. Just create the safest environment possible for your guests (make sure table/chairs are following social distance guidelines, provide hand sanitizer, make sure everyone is wearing a mask, have a plated meal or at the very least servers if you are having a buffet, no dance floor, etc.). Really, that’s all you can do! After that, it’s up to your guests to decide whether they feel comfortable to attend.

I agree with PP! If you are allowed to move ahead with your wedding then go for it, especially since it's outdoors and you are taking the necessary precautions. Best wishes!

I agree with other. Carry the show on legally and safely.

Oh girl I have totally been there!!! We had guests call to see if it was still happening a month before and although they didn’t have bad intentions, it really hurt. We turned ourselves inside out to make safety a top priority. I joke I was one third wedding planner, one third bank, and one third CDC representative!! 😂

My husband and I decided to postpone our March celebration we just can't risk it. Weddings are still allowed but the Covid numbers are continuing to rise in every state so it wasn't worth it to us. Goodluck with everything!!

We are March 13th and we are going forward with ours. We always had a small guest list (35) so we didn’t have to adjust that, but Covid is keeping a few of our guests at home. We are disappointed that they will not be there, but we want to move forward with our lives and that includes us getting married, my FH adopting my daughter and us building our future together. We will celebrate with those that feel comfortable coming and we will feel a moment of sadness for those that don’t. But at the end of the day we will get married with our kids and moms and a few other close family and friends there to witness it.

We are getting married March 20. We have a short engagement, so we are still very much in the middle of planning. We don't have a plan B and are pretty determined to get married that day. Here weddings are allowed and the restrictions in our state/county aren't very strict, so I am pretty hopeful that everything will go as planned.

We are doing most things ourselves (or friends) - so we wouldn't lose too much money if we would postpone (if we just have something super small instead of what we planned we probably would lose quite a bit). I think the only two vendors I hire are photographer and chair rental.

Ceremony is inside but at the church and there is a lot of space. Reception is outside. We'll ask people to wear masks. We'll have lots of hand sanitizer.

We have quite a number of guests (including our officiant) flying in from out-of-state and we really hope they can make it (but we have talked about finding someone to officiate if our friend can't come). We have very few people we've invited who probably won't attend due to health concerns.

The only thing I am really not sure about yet is dancing.

I am not having the wedding of my dreams anyways because in my culture/homecountry weddings are quite different (only realising that as I plan). That was a bit hard for me to give up but now I am pretty much okay with whatever and I am sure it will be a beautiful and special celebration.

Thanks all for your feedback! I am keeping hopeful and optimistic!