7 Steps to Take to Reschedule Your Wedding Due to COVID-19

Having to postpone your wedding due to issues out of your control is a heartbreaking thing. It’s tough enough having wedding stress on your plate in general, let alone uprooting the entire day and trying to recreate it several months out. Here are the steps you should be taking to make the process easier for you and your families.

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1. Be Proactive

If you’re on the fence about rescheduling, sit down with your families, get advice from your planner/vendors, get in touch with other brides, do what you have to do to make a prompt decision. Fall/Winter 2020 and 2021 dates are filling up fast, and you want to be proactive in order to retain your contracts with your signed vendors.

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2. Contact Your Venue

Request a minimum of 5-7 dates available for your reschedule. It’s important to be open to Fridays, Sundays, and off-peak months. Ask them for their specific Covid-19 Policy (majority have something in place) and how it applies to your contract. Venues are trying to work with their couples -- some have windows of dates available to reschedule and some are waiving guest minimums. See if your venue will allow any soft holds on a potential new date and for how long. 

3. Review with Family

Review the available dates and narrow down 3-5 dates that work for your families (for families that are concerned about auspicious dates, check with your priest). 

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4. Contact Vendors

Contact all of your signed vendors, check with their availabilities on the 3-5 dates, and request their Covid-19 policy. It's important to understand that getting all of your vendors and a date to realign again is going to be difficult. Hence it is important to prioritize your vendors either by your favorite, must haves, financial commitment, etc. Recognize that some vendors have bigger operations (i.e. caterer, decorator, florist, DJs, etc.) and can handle multiple events a day versus some vendors (i.e. planners, photographers, priests, makeup/hair, etc. ) that are usually unable to taken on multiple events and their availability may be more limited. Finalize a date that works best for you and majority of your vendors.

5. Get Your New Date In Writing

Notify your venue and request a contract addendum to lock in the new dates. Concurrently notify all the vendors that are still available for the new date and request contract addendums. Getting it in writing is important.

6. Notify Guests

Let your guests know to save the new date. Have some fun with it -- send/post creative Postponement Announcements, update your wedding website, or send emails.

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7. Breathe

It’s all going to be okay! Take this extra time to organize and plan your new wedding day. Your wedding is postponed, not cancelled! Love conquers all. 

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