My Fiance and I are in a bind and are already struggling with our popular wedding venue on a new date here in 2020 let alone finding one with all our vendors in 2021.
Our original wedding date is supposed to be 6/6/2020 but I all of my family will be coming from the UK and I do not see this ending anytime soon to have them join us and I cannot imagine not having them here with us. 2 of my bridesmaids are also my cousins coming from the UK. We currently have the venue on hold for July 31, 2020 but I still am afraid that it is not enough time, Especially since Illinois just went on additional Stay in Place orders until the end of April.
We are highly considering moving our dates to 2021 but I am struggling to find a date with the venue and also with all my vendors that will match up. As well as the potential to lose money on deposits and have to find new vendors if ours are not accommodating or unavailable on the new date.
How do you approach this with vendors? How do you make sure you don't lose all the money you paid so that you can possibly even have a new wedding? What is the best way to manage all this?
I am also struggling with the concept of having to tell our families about the decision to postpone an entire year - my family in the UK will completely understand and be greatful but since they are all I have an most of my fiances family and our friends are in the US I am not sure that they will. I feel that I will get some backlash for postponing an entire year and not just a few months - as we have been planning for over a year and a half.
Especially from a my fiances mother, stepdad and grandma who recently moved to florida and have plane tickets to come up for the bridal shower in May and the wedding and June and they would have to deal with all their flights.
I just want to make the right decision for me and my fiance and still have the wedding of our dreams and the wedding we can remember as a happy time and not one ruined by the coronavirus, keep everyone safe but also have everyone understand.
Please any advice???