5 tips to navigate the coronavirus and your wedding
I want to say how sorry we are to all the couples who’s weddings have been impacted by this virus. Planning a wedding in the normal climate is stressful stuff, add the coronavirus to the mix and it’s honestly next level, crazy shiz. My heart goes out to you guys.
I wanted to write this post to help you navigate the process of what to do now the coronavirus has infiltrated your wedding day. I hope it gives you clarity and calmness moving forward.
#1 B R E A T H E
It sounds lame but honestly it works. Come on let’s breathe together – “inhale 1, 2, 3, 4 and exhale 1, 2, 3, 4”.
Your mental health and wellbeing at this point in time is SUPER important. Run a bath, grab a big ass glass of wine, a good book and just unplug for a while. Right this moment; you don’t need to reply to Aunt Karen’s novel of an email, soon to be mother-in-law’s calls or the many Facebook messages your guests are sending you. This moment is for YOU!!!!
#2 Will the real Slim Shady please Postpone?
The way forward is postponing. The wedding industry, venues and vendors are all agreeing that this is the preferred way to go. Just a thing on that though, we need to be careful about your expectations when deciding to postpone. You may not be able to find a date that all of your vendors are available, which is so disappointing but a real fact you might be facing. Have a chat with your partner and work out when you can’t get married. Once you’ve got that spicy meatball, your first point of call will be your venue.
Your venue will then provide you with their available dates, narrow them down to what works for you. Leave yourself roughly 4 options and take them to your vendors.
What a few of our recent couples have been doing is just one email with all vendors copied in; giving them your new possible dates all at once. This makes it way easier for you; all the correspondence is in one place.
Once you’ve got your vendors’ availability you can choose your date. Make sure you go back to your venue and vendors ASAP to lock it in.
#3 Pop and Lock It
To avoid missing out we suggest you lock in your new date as soon as possible.
As you can imagine there are many couples rescheduling their wedding dates and there are more weddings than Saturdays in the calendar year. We suggest using a weekday, there will be more availability and your vendors might offer discounts or promotions for weekday weddings. Have a chat to your vendors and see what can be arranged.
If you’re not moving on a Saturday wedding then there is every chance that not all vendors will be available. They will be trying very hard to fit you in but sometimes it’s just not possible. In this case you may loose your booking deposit and possibly more. So check the T&C’s of your vendors to see where you’re at.
#4 KINDNESS, sprinkle that sh*t everywhere
Your vendors are your wedding A-Team! They have your best interests at heart and most of them have been supporting and communicating with you for 12 months or more. So it goes without saying that they will all be understanding of your postponement and will most likely be expecting it.
Just as they have been supporting and helping you over the last couple of months we’re asking you to also support them now, in this uncertain time. I can guarantee you that they’ve been hit with many more postponements than just yours. They will be staring to feel the financial effects and impacts of this virus and will most likely be uncertain as to how they will be getting through the next couple of months.
When you’re communicating with them please be understanding of their situation as well as your own. We are in this together and trust me, all your vendors want your wedding day to be as magical as possible.
Try not to ask for a refund. In most situations the amount that you have paid will be transferred to your new date.
#5 Give your soon to be spouse a cuddle
Remember the reasons why you wanted to get married in the first place. You and your partner are a team and you will be faced with many hurdles in your lives together. You’re just getting a head start and more practice before you’re officially married. Practise makes perfect … right?!
And just think how glorious your wedding will be when you finally get to it. You, your family and friends wouldn’t have seen each other in a very long time and you’ll all party and boogie even harder than if it went ahead before the coronavirus. It will all be worth it when that day comes around, I promise.
Now go and give your future spouse a big cuddle. You’re going to get through this together.
