Wedding and COVID-19

[Bluemooninmyeyes1]

So I’m due to get married in March 2021 with only 25 guests but I’m really starting to panic. The wedding is in Scotland where, currently only 8 guests are allowed in an indoor ceremony and receptions are banned completely.

Just looking for some general advice- if you were in my position would you look to postpone or sit tight and wait to see what happens? The rest of our balance needs to be paid soon to our venue so I don’t know whether to just lose our deposit and postpone, or is it too early? Argh, I don’t know what to do.

March next year?!

I would wait it out, 100%.

I know it seems a while away but with masks just being introduced in shops and fears of a second spike, it feels like all the fun has been taken out of planning and I really don’t want everyone to have to wear masks on the day.

Nobody knows. Have you got insurance?

My wedding was meant to be this Friday. Postponed till next July. Who knows what state things will be in by then? If it gets postponed again we'll nip to the registry office instead

No wedding Insurance covers COVID anymore. It’s the not knowing that’s the worst!

I would wait it out. If weddings aren't allowed, would your venue not allow you to change the date? Seems a bit horrible to not be able to offer a service and just say, sorry, tough luck to you and take your money. Otherwise, I would have the smaller wedding (your 8 most important people) and celebrate with everyone later. In the long run, the marriage is the important bit and the wedding is just a party, so I wouldn't delay unless you absolutely can't do it at all.