November 2021 Wedding - Covid

To preface this: I am not a healthcare professional & this is just my opinion, and it's a different one than most on this thread.
I know that this doesn't help but NO ONE KNOWS, not even our government or health professionals on when things are going to open up, and large weddings with dancing can happen. My wedding is January 2022 (Postponed from Dec 2020) so I am being optimistic, things are going to move quickly over the next few months in regards to vaccinations.
I think by November 2021 things will be more or less back to normal. All of the health care workers, the more venerable & older generations (60+) should be vaccinated by summer in Ontario, meaning things will start opening up. Hey, Osheaga thinks they will have a festival in August!
People's health isn't the #1 concern for the government, their #1 concern is the hospital capacity, & the economy. Weddings & Events are huge money drivers and I think the world wants to get back to normal once they are confident that hospital capacity can stay low, meaning things will open up. BUT, if there are a lot of guests traveling from abroad, that might be a different story ( I have no idea what they are going to do about travel yet).

So my fiance and I are going to stay optimistic like you! We are hoping for our original guest list of 230 guests who can hug and dance the night away in January 2022 because it's too far away to freight about it, and a lot can change in a few months.
Happy Planning! Definitely important to stay realistic and prepare, but don't let those Negative Nancys get you down.

Good luck. As long as restaurants aren't limited to only 10 people indoors, I think that's the best and most cost effective option. Since you're in July, I would try and find one with a patio.

Keep in mind, the 50 limit is contingent on your venue having space for 50 to be 6ft physically distant from one another, not just any room that can squeeze in 50. So depending on your venue's square footage, it could very well be less than 50. And that's IF Niagara is considered an Orange zone. If it's Red, then you'd be max 10.

Here's hoping vaccinations will reduce case counts by then but considering the government's response so far, I wouldn't hold my breath. Definitely prepare Plans B, and C, and maybe even D just in case (especially when your month is so cold). We're getting married in September and we're prepared with multiple contingencies.

Congrats!

I would hold off on the Save the Date just yet in case there may be changes. If you choose to go ahead with the Save the Date, a disclaimer should be noted with it for Changes upon Covid update.

Many of the Planning Tools is useful when starting your wedding.

Guests: Make your list of guests to invite and will tell you how many count you have as you stated. Your invitation can have this information to provide to your guests to RSVP on this site.

Budget: Your set amount and actual costs as added per category will let you know where you are for every task completed.

Checklist: This allows you to go through what is to be done and marked off once completed. Not all of the tasks may be needed as required.

Seating Chart: Your final count will let you set up the layout as with options given and tables for guests, gifts, cake and food.

Wedding Vendors: What services your require and inquiring of each category given some may give discounts being a member.

One tip of what I did consider to choose while planning was seeking out rental costs as oppose to retail for décor, and more. Ask friends and family for items they may not be using or borrowing for the day to save on the costs for one day purposes as it would be helpful.

Since you're in November, I'm guessing your venue is an indoor one. If Niagara region is fortunate enough to be in an Orange zone by then, you could host 50 people (including your vendors like photographer and DJ). Though vaccinations are happening, I have a feeling the only relaxation of rules will be in the form of what businesses are allowed to operate.