Stage 3 Ontario Wedding Receptions 2021

My husband and I have our 2nd ceremony and reception on July 25. We got married last year and had hoped that this year would be the big celebration with all of our family and friends. Yet it looks like we will probably be limited to the stage 2- 25 person limit.

We sent out 40 invites but we made a list of 25 and knew before invites went out that 25 could be our limit. We made our peace with it.

I agree with the other poster. Plan as if you will be in stage 2 and do what you need to in order to be at peace with it. If you get more, awesome; if not you will be happy too. Hopefully your venue will have some better outlines of what it could look like. Mine had a guide of what was allowed until the government changed the re-opening plan.

When I am stressed by the what ifs etc it helps me to remember that the day is about the person I am marrying and the commitment we are making and not the details. No matter what the day ends up looking like, it will still be memorable and perfect because I am married to the person I want to build a family with and share my life with.

No one knows what Step 3 is. Not even the government. That's why there's no info about it. They want to be able to make it up as they go along. If things are good, maybe they'll reopen everything. If things are not so good, they'll reopen some things but not all. If things are bad but it's before a major holiday or they're pressured by certain lobby groups, they'll open a bit that makes no sense. That's been the modus operandi of this government.

I'm Sept 5, which means I'm exactly three weeks after your wedding, which theoretically gives me enough time to be a Step further than whatever you'll be in but I'm still planning things as if we'll be in Step 2 because it's the only constant that seem attainable. We literally won't know what numbers are allowed in Step 3 so I feel like trying to aim for an arbitrary number would just lead to inevitable disappointment if things don't go your way.