My husband and I got married in January 2021 before COVID restrictions were lifted and we had a beautiful intimate ceremony with our immediate families. Unfortunately, because restaurants weren't open for group reservations and most places were take-out only, we did not have a reception and sent our family off with small bento box dinners, mini champagnes and cookie desserts to enjoy at home. To be honest, the "wedding" felt too short and I was a little sad that right after our ceremony we quickly said goodbye to our family and that was that.
Fast forward to today, I am planning for a summer celebration with a guest count of 120 and I keep going back and forth on the decision on whether or not to have another ceremony. We didn't have a zoom option for guests to join us last January, but we did have a short ceremony highlight video made to commemorate the day.
I am toying around with the idea of starting the celebration off with the video and making our grand entrances right after at the cocktail hour, but having trouble getting my head around the logistics of what the timeline would look like. Does anyone have tips or examples of how something like this has been done successfully in the past?
And on the flip side, I wonder if I will regret not having a ceremony that looks more like your "typical" wedding day. I know there's a lot of encouragement out there to do what feels right but I am now only 5 months out and still keep flip-flopping. Anyone out there have a similar dilemma? What did you do to figure out what was right for you?
