Wedding in 2 weeks

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Please assure me I’m not Overreacting..family member has a wedding booked for 2 weeks time, venue hasn’t Yet cancelled, a few of us work in schools and staying In work for the foreseeable, very close family member just been diagnosed with cancer, 3 members with asthma.
Bride and groom are adamant it’s going ahead as are the hotel apparently!
Surely it will be cancelled but if not they cannot expect most of us to be there??
My family members and I are seriously about to fall out over this as I’m not prepared to risk contaminating others (or being contaminated!!)

weddings can't have more than five people now. They need to face up to it

Mine is in 6 weeks and I've just postponed. Still waiting on trying to get a new date though.

Thank you!my husband and I are about to seriously fall out over this!! It’s just not worth the bloody risk 😡😡

I can’t believe the venue are happy to go ahead with promises of extra hand washing 🙈

WeddingS can only have 5 people now.

Is the 5 people rule not church weddings?

Thats good to know x

Oh this isn’t a church wedding ☹️

Yes, it's only the Church of England who have said they'll allow no more than 5 guests at church weddings.

Please don't stress. Things change every day. The bride and groom CAN'T cancel or they will lose thousands. They need the government to actually get off its fence and force places to close so that they can cancel and claim on their insurance. Don't fall out with your partner just yet.

Honestly there have been tonnes of threads like this.

Don’t go. Don’t feel guilty about it. Will probably be cancelled anyway.

Church of England say 5 people for a wedding in the church.

Venues will be looking for the income befird the health implications.

I wouldn't go.

The church of England weddings are 5 people including the priest and bride and groom. So two witnesses only and being told to stream it to friends and family. Not sure there's anything stopping a big reception yet though!

Thank you 😊 it’s just so uncertain and I cannot bear the thought of risking other people and their health

Show them this plea to socially distance / isolate

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3854344-I-didnt-sign-up-for-this

and the Gov.uk guidance which says avoid gatherings with friends and family. It’s sad for the B & G but people mixing is what’s spreading this & killing people!

www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-on-social-distancing-and-for-vulnerable-people/guidance-on-social-distancing-for-everyone-in-the-uk-and-protecting-older-people-and-vulnerable-adults

My friend’s wedding was supposed to be next Friday. The registrar cancelled yesterday. The venue originally refused to postpone despite this and tried to make them go ahead with the booking as a ‘celebration’ and then they can do the ‘legal stuff’ later. They did eventually agree to postpone after a lot of arguments. The way things are progressing I’d be surprised if any weddings go ahead in the coming weeks, the couple and the venue are in denial. Chances are it’ll be cancelled soon.

If it is still two weeks away I think the decision will be taken out of your hands to be honest. Things will be further along and we will be in lockdown.

The venue is playing chicken. If the bride and groom cancel it's their issue if they cancel they have to give all the money back.

It won't go ahead

I just feel so sorry for the bride and groom in this situation.

And the wedding venues will probably go out of business.

The registrar will cancel. Best to stay out of it as it won’t happen anyway.

Thank you all

When do people thing big weddings eg 50+ guests will start again?

We’re in the same situation, family wedding in a couple of weeks still going ahead at this moment but I won’t be going as frontline nhs I can’t risk it

It will be taken out of their hands and cancelled but they probably don't want to accept that yet.Just try and not fall out and definitely don't say I told you so when it happens.