Wedding Wednesday: Postponement Tips
Killing it with the titles lately, aren’t I? First of all, I need to extend another thank you to Lauren and Sydney, who are both going through the same thing I am going through right now. I had felt so lonely and like I was the only one experiencing this but I’m not. I’m sadly one of millions and I’m very grateful to have connected with so many brides during this time.
A lot of people have reached out asking specific questions about our experiencing postponing. Truthfully, I want to keep our new date and season to myself for now. I don’t want anyone who has an event scheduled for before or after that time to feel stressed that their event is in danger. This is what made sense to us and once the day comes, I will happily share very details, like I planned originally!
If you are staring into the void, not quite sure where to begin with postponing, here’s how to go about it.
Contact your venue and see what their policy is. We were REALLY lucky to have such a great coordinator who helped me every step of the way. She asked what our best case scenario is—I said a Friday or Saturday in 2020.
Once I had specific dates, I emailed ALL of my vendors to see who was available.
We made a list of who was our top priority to 100% move to our new date. For us that was: Photographer, Band, Florist, Videographer.
Once I heard back from my vendors, we chose the date that worked best and luckily have been able to maintain all our vendors which I am so thankful for!
Letting people know: We drafted a text message/email that we shared with our parents. My parents took care of their friends and family, Nick’s mom took care of his side, and we sent it out to our friends.
I hope this is helpful! My best advice is to just take it one thing at a time, don’t feel like you have to rush and BREATHE. Hold your fiancé’s hand, cry, and make sure you’re choosing things that make you happy. Don’t settle because you’re tired or overwhelmed. Just take it one step at a time.
Photo by Brooke Allison Photography