Hello to all the bride to be's,
Let me start by commending you all on your dedication and devotion to planning your dream wedding. I know you all worked so hard and it is so unfortunate to have your date impacted by this devastating pandemic.
I just wanted to share my story in hopes that it helps guide others through this difficult time.
We have been planning our wedding for the past year. We were supposed to wed on a beautiful lakeside patio in mid-July. During our planning process, we thought we have done everything right. We did our research, got quotes and booked early! We crossed our t's and dotted our i's, however, no one predicted this pandemic would change our wedding schedule.
When we first heard about the virus it was in February. We honestly weren't too concerned with it affecting our wedding because it was 5 months away. We continued on with our planning as we wanted to stay on top of our wedding checklist. We started to get worried when we heard from our wedding venue that they were closed due to the government implementing restrictions on social gatherings. We tried to stay hopeful as we still thought this virus would subside before our special day. As hopeful as I tried to be deep down, I knew it was time to be realistic. We reached out to our wedding venue and vendors to see what our options were. Surprisingly they were all so accommodating and offered us an alternative which was to move our date. With this new information, we took the weekend to discuss our options. We made a list of what was important to us and weighed out our pros and cons. We had to decide if we should wait out the storm or push the wedding back. Number 1 on our list was to have our friends and family there during a safe time. The end of COVID-19 is unpredictable. It was too much of a gamble of us to invite our friends and family to a social gathering that may expose them to the virus. For that reason, we knew we had to postpone. Once we decided to postpone I immediately felt a sense of relief. As selfish as we want to be and go forward with the original date we feel we need to do what is best for everyone else. One of the hardest things was to realize that our dream wedding will not happen this year.
The earlier you decide to reconsider a new date, the more options you will have as dates will start fillup for the following year and you may not be able to secure a date you desire. Please know to all brides reading this, your wedding is important and it does matter! That's why, if you have the option, you should consider postponing to a time where you can celebrate without worrying about this pandemic.
For us, we know our beautiful lakeside patio in mid-July wedding will happen, we will have the same wedding, only it will be a year later when it is safer.
Thank you for reading and stay safe ladies! 
