First, let me preface this by saying my FH and I got engaged in Feb. of 2018. Originally, we were wanting to get married in 2019 (Even have my dress already), but sadly, I was laid off (and owed a substantial amount of $&dollar
, and had to go back to work for an old boss at his family-run take out restaurant, so FH and I decided that financially, a wedding in 2019 just wouldn't make sense at the time, and we put a pin in planning...
Fast forward to 2020 - I found myself temporarily laid off in April due to covid (my position is dependant on major events based out of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre), and instead of feeling down, I dove headfirst back into looking at our budget, researching wedding venues, etc. I found myself excited again about wedding planning and even had some really productive virtual tours with venues and a few photographers.
When COVID was still very much at the forefront of the world before Christmas, we are finding ourselves filled with discouragement and being hesitant to see any of our shortlisted venues in person, and pulling the trigger on putting down a deposit over dread/fear of the venue not being around 6 months from now, let alone 2022 - anyone else in the same boat? I just want to get back to being happy and hopeful with our planning without all of these "what-ifs" hanging over our heads... On a positive note, my wedding dress is 100% paid for, and FH and I no longer consider it part of the budget 
