2021 Sept wedding

Congrats to your daughter on her recent engagement!

In addition to consulting the provincial colour coded guidelines, I highly suggest looking over the information given out by your local health unit. They may have additional measures and restrictions not included in the provincial guidelines.

Most importantly, if your daughter is determined to have a wedding in September of this year, she should be prepared to pivot and change plans according to any government guidelines that can come up last minute. Though the government expects vaccinations to take place by September, variants in combination with cooler weather and back to school can change the climate of the virus big time.

Providing we return to the colour-coded framework and are still operating by this framework in September - you can find details on restrictions here:

https://www.ontario.ca/page/covid-19-response-framework-keeping-ontario-safe-and-open#green

Because they're wanting a backyard wedding in a private residence, allowances are smaller than if the event was held at a staffed business. To summarize,

"Limits for certain organized public events and social gatherings such as functions, parties, dinners, gatherings, barbeques or wedding receptions held in private residences, backyards, or parks, where physical distancing can be maintained"

• • Green, Yellow, Orange: Indoors: 10 people, Outside: 25 people
  • Red: Indoors: 5 people, Outside: 25 people
  • Grey: Indoors: Not permitted, Outside: 10 people
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  • You can find more specific details at the link I provided under "Organized public events, social gatherings and wedding, funeral and religious services, rites and ceremonies" for each colour.