Social Distancing Wedding Photos

Sadly, we’ll only be doing socially distant photos this year (we postponed the big wedding to next year and are having a small ceremony this year). My fiancé and I have our parents in our “bubble” and they’re both a bit older and more high risk, so for us it’s not worth it. Our friends all completely understand as we’ve only been doing social distance visits with them the whole time. They’re also not standing up with us this year as we’re saving that for next year. We spoke with our photographer and he seemed to actually be excited to experiment with creative ideas so it doesn’t seem weird 🙂

I would see how the girls and you feel about it. But personally, I know my wedding party and I (hoping to get married in October of this year) are totally going to have close shots and not worry about the distancing.

I would ask my Bridesmaids, but my girls are also super laid back and I see them often now that we are in stage 3 - So its not TOO big of a deal to them.
Possibly talk to them about if they WOULD be ok with it? If they say not really, then come up with a way to stage photos where it LOOKS like you are all close by.

Depending on the rules where you're at you may be able to get closer photos with your wedding party. In NS we are allowed to gather in groups of 10 or less without social distancing, which is the size of our friend group (and wedding party) so we've already been hanging out with them in close proximity. We've postponed our big wedding and won't have our friends standing with us for our elopement but they will be present as witnesses and guests

If you’re worried about covid, there are some really nice ways you can stage distanced photos, especially if enhanced by a nice backdrop. Your best bet would be to chat with your photographer to see if they have ideas in mind or view pictures on social media of your space.
I know for ours, there’s just us and our two MOHs, so we’re not too concerned, but depending on how individual members of your party feel might affect how you take your shots.