Save Your Wedding From The Shutdowns

Your wedding is one of the greatest days of your life, but the COVID-19 Pandemic has, unfortunately, destroyed many weddings and wedding businesses simply because of social distancing, travel restrictions, and safety concerns. However, there is still hope for your big day amongst the chaos! Here are a few things you can do to help save your wedding and make it something worth celebrating.

It Doesn’t Hurt To Ask

If you are flexible on dates, ask your venue if they could consider rescheduling your wedding. Most facilities are being gracious and accommodating for the COVID-19 outbreak, so it is worth an ask to see if postponing is an option. This way, you can still have your dream wedding, and the venue still has your business. Its a win-win!

Keeping The Date

The other option is to keep the date and venue, though some adjustments are going to need to be made. The following few points help further explain some of the options you have, and hopefully will hopefully offer some encouragement and peace of mind.

Keep it Simple

We all love elaborate celebrations, but simplifying your plans may be the best option with the given circumstances. Having your core group of family or friends get together to celebrate your special day may be all that is needed to make the moment right for the “I Do’s”. Not everyone needs 100+ people; maybe all thats needed is a group of 5 or 10. When it comes down to it, this is a commitment between you are your intended, so as long as the bride and groom are present, a glorious wedding can happen!

Marry Now, Celebrate Later

I understand, you have made a commitment to your partner, and chances are that your love story was not very spur of the moment, so neither should your wedding. You have poured countless hours, nights off, and possibly tears into planning the big day; it just doesn’t seem right to scrap it all now! Thankfully, you can keep your plans alive by tying the knot now and throwing a reception a few months later. After all, thats what Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin did. Eloping has always had its romantic side. Don’t let COVID-19 ruin your love connection! Get married low key (at the courthouse, your home church, etc.) and throw that big party later just as you has imagined it!

And We’re Live!

With the advancements in modern technology, we can connect to friends and family remotely. This can be a simple iPhone streaming live to Facebook or a more elaborate production like what Corporate Streams offers.

Consider adapting your wedding into a live event. The same elements you have planned to do in person - ceremony, prayer, songs, and even the “I do’s” - can be incorporated into your stream. The newlyweds can then take the time to video-chat with those friends and family wanting to bless them with wedding wishes and to make that face-to-face interaction that is so often missed during a livestream broadcast.

Bonus Content

After your nuptials, take the time to reach out to your online guests or wedding wishers by writing a thank you card. Yes, this act alone will not save your wedding, but it saves the all important intimacy that is often found on the wedding day when surrounded with your loved ones. Many of us are stuck at home, and binging Disney + can only do so much for our Coronacation. We need that human connection. When all else fails, going “old school” and reaching out with a hand written letter or thank you card goes a long way. It’s a gesture of true affection that still stands the test of time, even in this state of social distancing.

Other Ideas

Now is the time to express our creativity! What other ways can we be encouraging Brides and Grooms during this time of uncertainty? Please leave your uplifting comments below, or consider sharing your wedding story and what you did to make the big day splendid!