So many casualties of this #pandemic and #weddings are no exception. If you are a bride with hopes of getting married this spring or even this summer you have undoubtedly had to face some tough decisions.
[photo credit : Wix stock photos ] This has hit my family as well. My niece who was scheduled to get married #MemorialWeekend has postponed her wedding until July and we are all crossing our fingers that it doesn’t get postponed again. ( Did I mention Finger and Toes Crossed) Even royalty have not escaped this dilemma. #PrincessBeatrice, #Fergie & Prince Andrew’s daughter, who was suppose to get married in May, has decided to postpone her wedding until 2021. So you may be feeling a little like the ladies below. All dressed up with nowhere to go....
[photo credit: Wix stock media]
This somewhat falls in the same category of disappointments close to the devastation high school and college graduates are experiencing having to forgo, reschedule or rethink traditional graduation ceremonies. So what is a bride to do???? Theknot.com has some great templates brides and couples can use to rethink and rework postponed announcements and invitations for couples to mail to their guests.
In another article, Theknot.com also talks about what NOT to say to someone who has just postponed their wedding. @MaddySims who I follow on #Twitter and the writer of the article titled “Things Not To Say to Someone Who Just Postponed Their Wedding” points out that these couples are likely sad and upset. Of course they are and who wouldn’t be and Maddy gives some great advice.
Here a few phrases she tells you NOT to say to one of these couples:
1) Why would you have a weekday wedding?
Maddy points out that couples have limited options and are now faced with not having their first calendar date option. Don’t make it harder on them by questioning something at such a stressful time. If you can make it great and if not I am sure the bride and groom will understand.
2) If it were My Wedding.....
As Maddy points out, it’s not your #wedding , it’s theirs. She suggests to simply be supportive and help in any way you can...Sounds like good advice to me
3) Can I Bring a Plus One?
This is not the time to ask this question as Maddy points out unless you meet some stringent requirements. Those include: Longtime partner/(living together), engaged couples or married couples. Changing or postponing a wedding can very well involve additional costs and more complicated logistics. If you just recently met someone great but leave them home and bring home a slice of wedding cake along with wedding pics to share. Don’t ask the bride & groom to pay for another mouth to feed.
You can read this entire article by Maddy Sims for more insight at the following link:
Also, download for free #TheKnot App (see link below) for much more #wedding ideas, insights, advice & ways to stay sane. Pandemic or no pandemic lets face it planning a wedding is a #stressful situation under the best of circumstances.
Good luck to all the #Brides and #Grooms out there navigating these very different wedding season challenges and to my family’s very own Alex & Mike. Looking forward to July 9th. And yes, this IS a weekday wedding but I did not ask why....
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