Should i consider canceling my wedding?

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I agree with Trisha, create a back-up plan just in case.

I too, have a (somewhat) far away date in Oct. but have been going back and forth with what to do! I am trying to stay focused on what vendors I can hold off on booking until we get much closer, (flowers, invites, catering, etc.) as well as reached out to my reception hall and had them rewrite my contract to updated payment terms. (Originally it was signed to pay a larger sum each month and have it fully-paid for by 2 months prior), and they were kind enough to back this down to much smaller monthly payments and 1 larger "bubble" purchase at the end, 1 month beforehand.

It was helpful to me in making a list of everything that 1). Has already been paid, 2). Still needs to be paid, 3). What the policy is for each.

I did look into wedding insurance, but no one is covering this "act of God" regarding COVID-19.

I feel your stress-- Hang in there!! Sending positive vibes out to all the brides during this time. Sheesh, what a rollercoaster!

-KC

Hi there, so sorry you are going through this too, you're not alone! I've just posted a lengthy message regarding this issue. I think it would really help you to read it.

https://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-forums/june-couples-postponing-due-to-covid-19-encouragement/e2e6a03e5635af33.html

All the best,

Natalie

I've just posted a lengthy message regarding this issue. I think it would really help you to read it.

https://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-forums/june-couples-postponing-due-to-covid-19-encouragement/e2e6a03e5635af33.html

All the best,

Natalie

I understand where you’re coming from. Our wedding isn’t until Dec 5, but I’m stressed too between tryin to schedule vendors, get things done, and not mention pay for things! Even if covid has calmed and things are getting back to normal it’s hard to know if I’m going to have everything done, or be able to afford it with so many things changes daily.

I would wait unless it becomes downright impossible for you to do what you need to do to prepare for your November wedding.

Planning for our wedding, including booking vendors and getting attire, really only took about 6 months start to finish so depending on how far along you are and what is remaining on your list, you may still have plenty of time between now and November to get things done.

I would wait it out. Get all your appointments together and try to do as many in one day, week or weekend as you can when businesses start moving again. Hopefully things will fall into place! Good luck planning!

My wedding is scheduled for October and my FH and I are not considering postponing. I think the financial affects of Covid-19 may cause us to have a smaller wedding but definitely we would not be putting it off. So I am sure you will be fine in November!!

Our wedding is in October and we are moving forward with our plans and we do have a full on destination wedding planned. All you can do is continue planning and listening to the guidelines set forth by our government. But personally, I feel like we will be OK. If you're having a "BIG" wedding, maybe consider paring it down to a smaller more intimate event, but that's really the only thing I would consider at this time.

Cross fingers that our world will be almost back to normal by the time our big days roll around.

I am also having a Nov 2020 wedding! I too am worried about moving it out or not. What I did was speak to my wedding planner at my venue, as I too am having a destination wedding, and she said I can choose a backup date and so I am doing that. I am planning to have a backup date for either Jan or Feb of 2021. As I keep hearing that this virus may make a return in the fall id rather play it safe than sorry. Ive checked with all of my vendors and they are ok and honoring my contracts for a new date.

I also think you should wait it out. My date is 8/1/20 and reading all of the positivity on this thread really made me feel hopeful that it might still be able to happen. We have a back up plan just in case, but I think your date is far enough out to keep planning. Best of luck!

Hello hope all is well. I wouldn't cancel I'm before you and I'm not even thinking about cancelling I feel it would be better by then.

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I'm on September 19th, and while I don't think it will be "over" by June, I am hoping that some of the more stringent regulations are lifted. We are also preceding as normal for now. Trying to use this time to get smaller things taken care of. Best of luck to you!

View Quoted Comment Oh yeah, I meant that I think a lot of the stricter regulations will be lifted in June, not that the virus will be gone by then. I’m doing the same with trying to get things done that I can from home. Good to you as well

Our wedding is in October, and we are not planning on canceling, though our guest count may go way down because of people not wanting to travel, so we may end up making it a much smaller gathering than we had originally planned. Ours is not a destination wedding though and we had the venue in place already. See what kind of stuff you can get done over the phone/internet and then give it a little time to see what happens.

I think you still have time to hope everything will work out! My best friend just rescheduled her wedding from May 24th, to November so i certainly hope everything is safe by then!

I am on the same boat! Not sure if I should consider cancelling or postponing even though my wedding is in September. I'm doing mix and match with my bridesmaids dresses which makes it a little bit easier for everybody but my worry is that all of them are coming from different states and even international plus they haven't even shopped for their dresses. Not sure if I should still continue with all the wedding planning even though I only have left some minor things to do. This pandemic is such a nightmare!