Rescheduling a wedding

Unfortunately I don't think there's going to be a one-size-fits-all answer here. It's really going to depend on the conversations that she's had with each vendor and what's in her contracts. Has she reached out to any of them yet expressing her desire to postpone again?

View Quoted Comment Are vendors obligated to allow her to post pone wedding again in light of our covid situation? Any vendors out here have any input?

My only thought regarding vendors would be that she may have to pay a rescheduling fee/increase in their contracted price since technically weddings are allowed to be held in your state. The vendors could still provide a service with the 2021 date even though it would be with fewer people, so moving the date to 2022 would be a loss for them. If she wants a wedding that feels more "normal", that's absolutely fine as the couple should decide what they want their day to look like. Just be prepared to have to potentially pay the vendors to hold yet another date.

View Quoted Comment Depends on the vendor and if the contract.
If your contract stated that it was for say 200 people but legally you can only have 150 then the vendor can’t fulfill the contract.
Some vendors will be more open to postponement and others might not.

View Quoted Comment I believe that technically vendors are only obligated to fulfill whatever is in the contract, as that is the legally binding document. Some vendors are willing to be flexible though, which is why she should reach out to them directly.

None of us will be able to answer this question. It entirely depends on (a) the terms of the contracts with each and every vendor and (b) what your local government restrictions are.

Generally speaking however, unless your sister has very fair contractual arrangements, I doubt that her vendors will allow the second postponement free of charge/without forfeiting deposits paid, less allowing the event to go ahead in 2022 at 2020 prices, at least not unless they choose to do so at their own discretion.

This is likely going to vary significantly from one vendor to the another. For us, many of our vendors allowed us to switch our date with no problem and no fees. Others switched the date with no penalties, but said we would be charged their new (higher) rates for 2022. I would highly suggest she carefully read over her contracts and contact her venue ASAP to discuss what (if any) options are available. If she’s able to reschedule to 2022, I would find out what dates are available and contact or other vendors to see if any of those dates work for them. I know a huge amount of venues and vendors in my area are completely booked for 2022 weekends, so she should act quickly.

She will have to discuss this with all of her vendors. I think the fact that she was offered a deal after the first cancellation means the likelihood of it happening a second time is slim. These vendors have to make money and keep their businesses afloat. If she won't pay full prices, someone else will. Have her read over her contracts and reach out to each vendor individually.

View Quoted Comment The only person who has an answer to this is the vendors she hired and what is specifically listed in her contract. I think it was nice they all allowed her to postpone last year, but vendors aren’t ever obligated to do anything that’s outside the scope of their contract.

Agreed with everyone else, but I think it would be reasonable for the venue to charge for the difference in pricing, or only honor 2021 pricing.

It was great of them to honor the 2020 pricing when the wedding was moved back initially, but now any additional postponements would be subject to a price change in my opinion.