Skip to main content

Post content has been hidden

To unblock this content, please click here

N
Expert June 2021

Where to get ready day of wedding amidst Covid-19

on January 1, 2021 at 11:37 AM Posted in Planning 0 18
I’ve planned everything down to the wire for our wedding. We have personalized masked for each of our guests, sanitizers, masks holders, silicone cup covers, household seating chart for ceremony and reception, redid our wedding timeline to comply with CDC guidelines and we are very happy with everything and feel very prepared.


However, we still did not book our limo service or tell our photographer or hair and makeup the address to meet us at the day of for getting ready. Before the pandemic started we had an idea of what we wanted he would get ready with his groomsmen and father at his mothers house and I would get ready with my bridesmaids, mother and mother in law at my family home. I really wanted that to be the place I got ready at for sentimental reasons as many generations were born and raised there. My father raised me and my sister in that home, he was raised in that home and his mother was raised in that home, and my great grandmother raised her children there. But with the pandemic and safety measures and social distancing our getting ready plan no longer feels feasible or safe. My fiancé and I live in a cramped studio apartment we are looking to move either before or by the wedding but there’s no guarantee on that. So I am coming here and asking for ideas for safe ways to get ready on our wedding day. Should our wedding party get ready on their own and meet us at the venue? Should we get ready with just one other person like a parent or our best man/maid of honor? Now that it’s finally the year of our wedding we need to finalize a plan to finally book our transportation and let hair and makeup and the photographer know what address to come to.
Thank you in advance

18 Comments

  • Michelle
    Rockstar December 2022
    Michelle ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    Alot of couples get ready in a hotel room
    • Reply
  • Michelle
    Master April 2021
    Michelle ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    I would just continue with your plans on where you’re getting ready & let your venders know. There’s no way to know right now, especially with the vaccine, how things are going to play out. If things are still crazy closer to your wedding, then change your plans.
    • Reply
  • Mrs. Spring
    Master April 2021
    Mrs. Spring ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    I wouldn't finalize your getting ready plans until a month out.
    • Reply
  • Yasmine
    Master October 2020
    Yasmine ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    I would continue with your plans of getting ready. Because even if you two get ready by yourselves, you'll still be around your guests at your wedding so if someone happened to be sick you still would be exposed. I wouldn't change the getting ready plans if you're continuing with your wedding.
    • Reply
  • T
    Super April 2021
    Tiger Bride ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    I mean it's really up to you and what you feel comfortable with. I'm getting ready in a house with my BMs and our moms, so like 10 people + photographer + HMUA. I'm inclined to just suggest you go ahead with your plans, but only you know what you're comfortable with.
    • Reply
  • A
    Super December 2020
    Anais ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    The safest way would be to get ready in separate rooms. You could get ready yourself at your family’s home and then have your friends get ready on their own and come meet you for pictures once all ready. You can keep masks on for pictures then or take some pictures outside if there’s a yard without masks on.
    For our wedding we had the HMUP person in my hotel room. I had 4 people plus me get makeup done professionally. Each girl came one at a time to get their makeup done, then left to get ready and came back after my makeup was done. That way we didn’t have too many people maskless at once and I kept the window open for some air circulation.
    I do agree with the rest of the comments though, don’t worry too much about it until closer to the day of! Things can change in the next few months so this shouldn’t be on your mind right away. You can let your vendors know the week of where to meet you for pictures and such
    • Reply
  • Katie
    VIP August 2020
    Katie ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    I am impressed with your preparations!!! You got this girl!! For our wedding, we eliminated the limo completely and everyone drove individually. For us, we felt safer this way. We did have a convertible send off just me and my new husband after the ceremony.


    For me, I had Panera to go meals for the girls to take with them as they exited the salon. We got ready individually at our own hotel rooms and came to mine for some “getting ready” photos.
    Your family home sounds beautiful!! I like idea of getting ready in separate rooms or could be just you and your mom would be super special ❤️
    • Reply
  • Sharonda
    Super January 2021
    Sharonda ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    When you say you redid your wedding timeline to comply with CDC guidelines, what do you mean? Just curious to see if I need to revisit or revise my own timeline. 😊
    • Reply
  • Mrs. Spring
    Master April 2021
    Mrs. Spring ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    Uou could always book a hotel room and get ready with everyone
    • Reply
  • N
    Expert June 2021
    ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    View Quoted Comment
    Basically that I had to find a way to fill in the night now that dancing is out of the question. So it altered the flow of the evening. We basically spread out the toasts and special dances and will open the floor for all guest to speak if they’d like. We also included wedding trivia and and photo montages and have suggested to our guests in person and virtual to send in a video of either a toast or a song if they’d like to have it included in the montage portion. We also had to redo our ideas for a wedding send off. We were going to do bubbles initially but that’s the last thing we need to do right now, instead we’re going to provide our guests with flower petals to toss as we exit. Small things like that because dancing really did take up a chunk of time. So we’re trying to think outside of the box. 😊
    • Reply
  • N
    Expert June 2021
    ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    View Quoted Comment
    I was considering this option. Thanks!
    • Reply
  • N
    Expert June 2021
    ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    View Quoted Comment
    Yeah that is true. We do have some time left and things change everyday. I’m hoping by March we’ll have a clearer idea of what to do.
    • Reply
  • N
    Expert June 2021
    ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    View Quoted Comment
    Yeah I think I’ll hold off for now and see how things play out some more.
    • Reply
  • N
    Expert June 2021
    ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    View Quoted Comment
    You’re right. I do need to take time to assess my comfort levels and those I may be getting ready with so we can all come up with a plan to suit our comfortability. Thank you!
    • Reply
  • N
    Expert June 2021
    ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    View Quoted Comment
    This is a really good plan. I will definitely take these ideas into consideration while devising a plan for getting ready. Thank you for sharing!
    • Reply
  • N
    Expert June 2021
    ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    View Quoted Comment
    Thank you so much! And I agree I think we will be eliminated the limo and have everyone get their own rides to the venue. I may opt for a town car and ride with my mom and sister at most but no more than that. And our ceremony and reception are at the same location so guest will only have one stop. Thank you so much for all of your suggestions it’s truly given me new ideas for planning this day. 😊
    • Reply
  • Sharonda
    Super January 2021
    Sharonda ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    View Quoted Comment
    Gotcha! All sound like great ideas. Since I’m having a 20 person wedding, we aren’t dancing and our reception will be more like a formal dinner with a few traditional wedding elements (couples dance, toasts and cake cutting). We’re also doing to petal toss and slideshow (I just finished it last night). Sounds like you are well on your way. Thanks for sharing! 😊
    • Reply
  • N
    Expert June 2021
    ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content
    View Quoted Comment
    I truly appreciate everyone’s advice and suggestions. I woke up this morning so inspired and drafted up a mock hair and makeup plan. Where to get ready day of wedding amidst Covid-19 1

    Where to get ready day of wedding amidst Covid-19 2


    • Reply

You voted for . Add a comment 👇

×

Related articles

WeddingWire celebrates love ...and so does everyone on our site! Learn more

Groups

WeddingWire article topics