Post-poned

We just postponed our October wedding to May 23rd 2021 as well. It was very heartbreaking and I wanted to keep our original date but I also did not want to risk my parents' health and others as well. I feel excited once again now that the uncertainty is gone!

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It will be okay! I know its so hard to do after all that waiting and being so close. You will get your day! The first initial moment you post pone is very emotional and feels like a kick to the gut but it does get better! I cried it out too!

Were just starting the process of postponing our aug wedding. my wedding planner told me everyone for the year has postponed but us... its very upsetting i cant stop crying.

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Thanks! It was a real bummer and I definitely had a large 3 day pity party but it is what it is! I think we were more upset about missing out on the vacation part! If anything it worked out better planning it here, we ended up being able to include some important people who weren't able to make it to Mexico.

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Very true! you too! and im sorry to hear you lost your Mexico wedding

View quoted message I think we should easily get into phase 3 soon! I honestly think the second wave will happen during the colder months because more people will be taking transit and staying indoors so as long as people are smart we can hopefully handle a second wave without shutting down completely again! Good Luck & happy planning !

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Fingers crossed! We will be in Phase 3 by the end of this month just hoping there isn't this second wave that they're saying might happen (If people stop being careful and stop social distancing). We are staying optimistic about May but again never know what will happen!

We were originally flying down to Mexico on April 19th to have our wedding on the beach on April 21st. I was absolutely devastated when we had no choice but to cancel the whole trip. We have been lucky to be able to put together a wedding in our own backyard this coming August. Hopefully phase 2 has a little less for restrictions. I hope you get the wedding of your dreams come May!

View quoted message We went through this too ! We were going to do the small ceremony/big party later thing but it just didn’t feel right without everyone there with us ❤️

View quoted message Absolutely! Oh gosh if I hadnt already had my engagement shoot done I totally would do the same! Im still going to go all out fancy for our date night though! I am actually looking forward to it as we dont get many meals out kidless so it will be nice. I like hearing that you ladies are making the best of the situation!! ❤❤

It's definitely a rollercoaster of emotions having to postpone. We changed from July this year to 2021 and were originally going to get legally married on our date but decided to wait until next year to make it official with our family and friends! This year we are going to do an engagement photo shoot on our original date, and while we are looking all fancy maybe grab some yummy food or possibly take a mini niagara getaway if we can. It’s important for us to do something that day and we’ll make room for a few options even with distancing in place

View quoted message Yes!! Exactly what we were thinking!! We heard good news ans there is no longer any active cases where I live. Last person in the hospital was discharged today! Sp hopefully that opens up a few more fun options to do as well!

It's not always easy, and some days will be better than others. Know that it is 100% fine for you to be upset, you've lost a day that you've dreamed of for months and it's ok to grieve that.


I love that you're taking the time to do something special on the original date! It's a great way to acknowledge that it is still an important day even though you've changed your plans.

So originally we were going to get legally married on our date, but changed our mind and want to wait for our postponed date! We are thinking of putting on nice clothes, getting dinner, a cake from our wedding bakery, maybe going away for a few days (unless Covid is still very bad).

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Definitely was difficult, just had to roll what was thrown our way unfortunately. I can totally empathize, it's a tough topic especially when it is so close, just try to stay happy and positive and think of how amazing your day will be when it comes! (we are looking into some little extras that we put off to save some money that we may be able to do now with extra funds from postposing the additional year - while it sucks it's something a little positive!) The afternoon tea was for sure a hit, will for sure be doing that again real soon! We ordered it from a local place, and they give you tea, little tea sandwiches and treats it was nice to do something fancy to get my mind off it and make the day special! Exactly nothing says you can't go out for date night as a mini celebration and make a tradition out of it each year! I wish you the best and hope your day turns out amazing!!

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I imagine having the earlier weddings (April, May) would have been even harder because it was so short notice. That's nice that you figured out a way to get married then and there (Not knowing what the future would look like.) That afternoon tea idea is such a cute idea, Definitely need to keep the mind busy and off of the topic on that day. I went for dinner with my mom last weekend and she brought it up and even then I couldn't speak or I would cry. Thats a good way of thinking about it Nothing says we cant go all out on a nice date night as a mini celebration!

So sorry to hear you postponed! This time definitely sucks for us 2020 Brides . Definitely get where you are coming from feeling all the emotions, and rightfully you should feel that way in the end it is still a loss! Your idea to still celebrate with your FH and do dinner together sounds like a great idea!

My (now) husband and I did our legal ceremony at home in April as we were not able to get a license for our May wedding, and ended up finding a municipality close to us still issuing them and wanted to get one and have a ceremony while we still could (at this point we didn't know what restrictions would look like and if we could get a license at a later date at all). We celebrated that day by doing a special dinner together. However, our actual supposed to be wedding day had me super sad. Just knowing we didn't have the opportunity to celebrate etc just had me upset, we ended up spending the day together and I invited my mom over to do a fancy afternoon tea with me to keep my mind off it and still celebrate the day. I feel like creating a memory or tradition on that day may be helpful, and allow you to reflect each year and have bittersweet memories. In the end I figure we kind of have two days to celebrate, our actual wedding and our "would have been" day where we can do something together and make that day special!

View quoted message Sounds so dreamy!! 😍😍

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Wow you and Amanda are in the same boat for sure! No one could have predicted this at all, in Feb we were talking about how close the wedding was and BOOM blind sided.

Gosh I need a nice place to escape too. Maybe we should go to Kelowna and live by FH's Aunts pool (Its not a lake and no boating but its something!) hahaha.

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Exactly! Good for you! Stay happy and busy and if shall hopefully fly by!

Aww I feel for you!! So sorry to hear. These are crazy and unfortunate circumstances. Like who ever could have predicted?!


We’ve postponed our ceremony and reception from this August to next. We pulled the plug back in March so I’ve more or less come to terms with it by now—but I think I’ll def be emotional when our would-be wedding weekend rolls around!
Like Amanda, we’re gonna distract ourselves with a trip out of the city. We will spend the weekend at the family cottage, do some boating, picnicking, barbecuing, etc. and invite friends to join as they’re able. A romantic dinner sounds lovely—you two should go all out!

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I hope so too! This year has been the absolute worst!

Since we can't go to the province that we're getting married in this year, might as well make the best of it somewhere close to where we live!

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I keep saying next year better be one hell of a year to make up for all this trouble its causing everyone! That sounds so nice! I wish we had a lake house to get away for a little bit Thats going to be a nice little getaway to just forget everything and have some fun!

I'm so sorry that you've had to postpone We're all in this together. Next year will be bigger and better than ever!!

Our original date was August 8th but we've postponed our whole wedding until August 7 2021. My fiance and I are still going to be taking our holidays from work for the week and we're going to be heading to our lake house for the weekend to celebrate what would of been our day with our parents and a few friends. And not to mention just to get away from the city for a few days!