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Gioia
Frequent user July 2021 Quebec

Brides & Grooms who decided to move their receptions

Gioia, on February 3, 2021 at 17:10 Posted in Wedding reception 0 7
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Hello,



So my FH and I have been discussing the possibility of moving our reception/hall to next year since it looks as if we won't have more than 50-100 people this year (Planning a 250-300 person wedding.)We were ok with the smaller wedding at first but now a lot of our immediate families are having different concerns (his family are older with health issues and are worried about gatherings and my side is all traveling from different parts of Canada and some in the US, right now there are major travel restrictions). For the both of us our families mean everything to us and now that these issues have arised we don't feel entirely excited about having a smaller wedding with more than half of our immediate family missing. We still are deciding to get married regardless of the situation and have the day as normal with the church, videographer, decor and photographer for the ceremony so at least we have our normal wedding day to remember. With that we are also planning to get some catering in at the church to at least celebrate with whoever we can have there if we do not have the reception.
My question is for those who moved their reception but still got married anyways, do you regret not doing your reception when you did it, even though you still got married that day, or are you happy that you moved your reception because there is the hope of having the proper celebration you wanted. (Being able to dance, not wear masks and hug and socialize with guests)
We are going to wait till April/May to make our decision since our wedding is in July. I just need to know what other people in my situation are going through and are thinking right now. My only concern is that if we make this change people will not want to come next year and I do not want to disappoint anyone from moving it. Thank you!

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Latest activity by Geraldine, on February 9, 2021 at 13:49
  • Geraldine
    Beginner September 2020 Ontario
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    Hi Gioia,

    We had our micro-ceremony last Sept 19th with no reception. We only had dinner at the Keg with family after. We were booked for a reception for this June 2021 but how things are going since since the US/Canada border is still closed. It's tough to postpone anytime this year. Our venue has been giving us a hard time actually. Postponing to 2022, they're asking for $3000 on top of the deposit we already given. They're offering us a "buy out" option to leave the contract which is also $3000 on top of our deposit already given. We are still deciding what to do. I don't want to keep pushing back this reception since 2022 is also unknown with vaccines rolling out slowly. We are thinking of maybe just cancelling the reception, moving forward in buying a home and growing our family and maybe in 2024 we will have a vow renewal with the wedding we want.

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  • Niki
    Frequent user August 2021 Ontario
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    We haven't gotten married yet but our wedding is June 6th, 2021 (after postponing 2x from last fall). We are doing just that - having our church ceremony with whatever capacity can allow, and postpone our reception (suppose to be 200-250 guests) until next year. We are hoping restaurants will be open so at least we can take our small guest # to a dinner afterwards and just to toast and celebrate in some small way. If they aren't open then thats that I suppose. Im not worried about our guests not attending the reception next year - I honestly think people have been so bottled up inside that they would love a night out celebrating, eating, dancing and being together again. That is the way Im looking at it! Do not worry about what everyone else thinks! I/m sure some people will even be relieved that youre postponing it as some people might feel pressure to go and not feel safe with so many guests! I know its easier said than done not to worry about others but remember that you are doing this for the safety and consideration of your guests and for the wedding that you deserve

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  • Amelia
    Master October 2020 New Brunswick
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    We had our wedding and a small reception (wedding party, my parents and his siblings) and are still hoping to have our bigger reception this fall.
    I don't regret it at all. I loved our micro wedding, and for me knowing I was planning a second day took the pressure off. I knew that anything that didn't go right the first time I got a do-over on!


    We're paused on planning as cases in our province have exploded (we've had more in the first month of 2021 than in all of 2020) but I'm still hopeful we can gather later this year. We also have family from out of province and the states (my in-laws) and I truly feel like if they can't make it to our do-over then I don't want to bother.
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  • Alison
    Frequent user August 2022 Ontario
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    Our original date was August 2020 with 130 people. Due to Covid we did a small ceremony with immediate family and bridal party (was about 30 people including officiant and photographer) with cupcakes and a champagne toast afterwards. We postponed our reception to this year for our one year anniversary, and actually just postponed it again to August 2022. For our original date we technically could have had 50 people indoors or 100 people outdoors, but we didn’t feel safe going that route and also really wanted dancing and no masks. We have had a lot of support from family and friends when it came to postponing the reception. Everyone has said they’ll be ready to party with us when the time is right. And to be honest I think everyone will be up for any excuse when this whole thing is behind us (hopefully by summer 2022 if not sooner!! 🤞)


    Also once I got over the initial heartbreak of having to postpone, it was actually kind of cool to have both an intimate celebration and hopefully a big one later too.
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  • Vinod
    Top August 2017 Ontario
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    Your families concerns seem to be right due to the time and waiting for the clear to make any plans possible to travel. A smaller wedding to consider now is best since the full guest list can wait for the reception to take place later on next year.

    If I were to plan Anniversary party for us with all our family and friends to attend, I would consider waiting until everything gets clear.

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  • Christiana
    Super November 2020 British Columbia
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    I'm happy we decided to postpone our reception - still don't have a clue when it will be. I guess it's worth noting we couldn't have had our reception on our wedding date even if we wanted to because all receptions were, and still are, banned in BC.

    For me spending tens of thousands of dollars on a wedding is already a really hard pill for me to swallow. I can't even imagine spending that kind of money on a reception I wasn't happy with and regretting it later.

    If people don't want to come to our reception in the future then I guess that's their prerogative. I'm not someone that really cares much about what other people think and if someone doesn't want to come then I don't want them there lol.

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  • Hank
    Featured September 2021 Ontario
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    I try not to occupy myself with other people's entitlements when it comes to how our wedding day will take place. The people who want to be there will be there.

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