Weddings During covid

So we haven't had our wedding yet but its this October. So what I have come up with is passing out sanitizer as well as masks. I have also cut my list in half and will do it again if it gets really bad. I have put on our invitations that we are taking caution with COVID and will make sure to participate in social distancing when possible. Does your venue have guidelines and other safety items that you can use to help your guests feel more at ease?

We are providing masks and hand sanitizer for everyone. We will be at less than 50% capacity for the venue (100 people coming, venue can accommodate 225). Tables will be spread far apart, and fewer people will be at each table. Servers and bartenders will be wearing masks and gloves at all times. All staff will be temperature checked upon arrival. The ceremony and cocktail hour are outside. The reception is inside, but it’s a huge space. People will have the option to eat outside on a large patio if they like.

Oh, and we are also live streaming the ceremony for those who are not comfortable attending.

Just spoke to my bff about this - she will make masks and sanitizers available and try to seat people spaced out. and she will have that wristband system where if you dont want people to come near you, you wear a red band and if you are ok with mingling you wear a green band

August 8th bride, having mircrowedding at a bed and breakfast with 7 people total including the bride and groom. we will be giving each person a "welcome bag" with 2 masks, hand sanitizer, and disposable gloves among the other goodies. we will be outdoors the whole time, weather permitting. we will have our sweetheart table and one other table so we can be a bit spread out. that's about it.plus our venue is in a county with a low case count and has stayed open this whole time.

October bride...we are providing face masks and mini hand sanitizers as “favors”

Our guest list has been reduced due to the 50% occupancy allowance in the Green Phase here. The ceremony will most likely be outdoors, so guests can socially distance and wear a mask if they prefer. The reception will be a little more tricky, but with 50% we are trying to space people as much as possible. Face masks may even be a requirement...who knows?

Figured I would explain what we are planning in case anyone wants some input. We are allowed up to 125 people in our county, we’ll probably only have about 70 (90 max).
We will be surveying everyone for symptoms in the week leading up to the wedding, doing a temperature screening at the venue, and our venue might require a waiver of liability.
We will seat families with their own households only and have mismatched tables sizes if we need to.
Our venue will provide masks and sanitizer if people want them but we won’t require it.Everything will be held outdoor, food will only be served so no buffets or stations, we will have 6ft distances marked on the dance floor with our monogram vinyl cutouts, and we will provide two different wristband colors to help signify how people want to interact (blue for open to chatting with others and white for preferring distance and only intra-household interaction).
We’re also getting a Videographer so that we can share the day with family who isn’t able to attend at a later time.

We had a 12 person, 1 dog elopement (including myself, hubby, and photographer). Socially distanced standing ceremony, cake, champagne, and photos. Guests brought masks but did not wear them at all times, we did not wear masks, but didn't have much close contact with our guests, although we definitely did not keep 6 feet spacing at all times (stood closer for photos and such). No outbreaks at all (event was over a month ago at this point), but the social distancing made it feel really awkward and not like a celebration. We are planning on doing a redo wedding and reception next year, but if social distancing is still necessary we will just push it back further. To me it just doesn't feel right to have a wedding without hugging, dancing, and close contact.

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It sounds like you've got a good plan Liza!! I really like the wristband idea as well, it takes some awkwardness out of covid socializing!