Spring Weddings

I’m getting married Nov 2021 and I’m nervous. But my fiancé’s friend is getting married in May and they too seem very unbothered. I think the next 2-3 months will give a lot of insight into how the spring will go. Hang in there!

I am in May, also, and in no way do I expect things will be back to normal. There will likely still be limitations in place. We have a guest list of 75 and are prepared to lower it if needed; we have a buffet planned but have a back-up plan for a plated service instead. Masks and social distancing will likely continue to play a role in some way, but we are lucky to have a very large venue. If your SIL is planning a huge, indoor "conventional" wedding, then she probably isn't being realistic. Wedding will still go on, but they just need to look different, probably for most of 2021.

I'm getting married in April 2021. I'm not worried because we will only be having 3 guests.

Hello! Our wedding is in July and I am a little worried, but as long as we can have over 75 guest we will not push the wedding.


I am hoping that things should start to get better, but by March/April we will know more.
Good luck, and try not to worry too much! A lot can change in the next 6 months.

It depends on your sil when I am stressed I tend to not react at all and just stay quite maybe she is just over it and is not reacting. I wouldn't bring it up to her

I don’t think there is necessarily a right or wrong way to react, and a lot depends on perspective, personality, and priorities.

4/3/21 AZ bride here & I’m not worried. We have our Plan B just in case. We’re getting married on that day regardless, the only thing that might change is the guest list. I’m marrying my best friend, the man of my dreams. We’ve come so far & have conquered a lot of obstacles! That’s what’s important to me.

I don’t think it’s a matter of comparison. You’re 2 different people, so your responses and reactions will differ. However, my personality leans toward your SIL’s. There’s no need to stress about the unknown or what’s out of your control. Instead have a solid backup plan in place to ease your mind.

I wouldn't stress just yet because it's possible you could have your wedding in April. I don't think you're under reacting or that she's over reacting, everyone processed things differently.

Without knowing her, I'd give her the benefit of the doubt that it's just the way she handles situations like this where we all don't know and can't control the future situation. We are getting married in June 2021. All of our vendors have contingencies in their contracts for what would happen if the event has to be cancelled/postponed, and I would presume that currently that is the industry norm. My fiancé and I are going forward with our planning and making everything as safe as we can for everyone who is able to come, because that's really all that we can do at this point.

Book a back up date with your venue if they allow it and try to find a back up date that works for most of your vendors. Start asking now what that process looks like with them and ask your planner to help if you have one! We have a partial planner and she said she would help with all new date coordinations and new contracting free of charge - never hurts to ask OR to get help!


I work in healthcare though and by May/June 2021, things *should* look and feel much better than they do now. That doesn’t mean things will be totally normal, but it’s hope!