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Would you attend a wedding in July?

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Workyticket · 23/02/2021 09:11

Yanbu: yes, I would
Yabu: not a chance

We're on our 3rd wedding date. Mid July - supposedly social distancing will be a thing of the past -doubt it like-

Trying to decide what to plan for. We're booked for a farm in Northumberland. Outdoor wedding under an open barn

Potentially eat outside but massive marquee booked in case the weather is shit

80 day time and 140 evening original guests

It's very laid back - nowt sorted really despite it being our 3rd date and nothing that can't be sorted or cancelled in the last couple of weeks if necessary

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callthevet · 13/03/2021 16:18

Yes I'd love it. We've got a festival in the diary for the end of May too.

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Workyticket · 14/03/2021 21:17

@callthevet

Yes I'd love it. We've got a festival in the diary for the end of May too.
I love festivals! Tempted to try for Kendal Calling tickets. That's the end of July
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littlepattilou · 14/03/2021 21:20

Yes! I would. But I have had the covid vaccine.

Flowers24 · 14/03/2021 21:21

No...m

Enidblyton1 · 14/03/2021 21:26

I’m supposedly going to a wedding in early July with over 100 guests. Can’t wait, but don’t want to get too excited as who knows whether that number of guests will be allowed by then. I’m not close enough family/friend to make the cut if numbers have to be cut to 30. Feel so sorry for anyone trying to plan a wedding at the moment.

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Workyticket · 20/03/2021 16:06

@Enidblyton1

I’m supposedly going to a wedding in early July with over 100 guests. Can’t wait, but don’t want to get too excited as who knows whether that number of guests will be allowed by then. I’m not close enough family/friend to make the cut if numbers have to be cut to 30. Feel so sorry for anyone trying to plan a wedding at the moment.
We've not even written a short list if our numbers aren't allowed. We're burying our heads a bit I think :(
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Workyticket · 02/04/2021 22:37

Popping back in as we've had an email from the venue asking what our plans are... we've still ot decided on whether to even send out evening invitations

Just wondering how people are feeling about the summer months 🤔

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CheltenhamLady · 08/04/2021 10:00

Our son's wedding is still going ahead and assuming full capacity. Invitations haven't yet gone out though. I think we are all just very weary now and need to think it will all be alright. Fingers crossed.

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Workyticket · 08/04/2021 16:30

Fingers crossed for your son's too @CheltenhamLady 😊

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CheltenhamLady · 16/04/2021 12:55

@Workyticket

Thank you. It still seems to be heading in the right direction. Smile

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Workyticket · 16/04/2021 19:30

Yes - we've started making slightly firmer plans too!

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Workyticket · 03/05/2021 09:52

well - I'm going dress shopping next week. Can't put it off any longer. Fingers crossed for us please 🙈

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CheltenhamLady · 11/05/2021 09:01

I am ordering my bespoke hat this week!

osbertthesyrianhamster · 11/05/2021 09:04

Yes. I don't give a fuck about social distancing or masks, either.

MsSquiz · 11/05/2021 09:09

I would definitely come, and I'm only down the road if you need extra guests?! 😁 is the venue HHF? It's a beautiful venue and I love that it sounds like a real Northumbrian wedding!

We've got DD's christening in August and even though it's much less stress than a wedding, I feel your pain with the planning

CornishGem1975 · 11/05/2021 09:13

Yes absolutely would go - I've been invited to one and I can't wait!

WeatherwaxOn · 11/05/2021 09:17

I have an invite to a July wedding. Currently unsure if I can go as I need to arrange childcare, which may (because of the time of the event) stretch to an overnight stay being necessary.
DH and I should have had both jabs by then, and I am aware that the older guests have already had theirs.
So it comes down to who would be willing to do childcare, and whether they had been fully vaccinated/felt safe.

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Workyticket · 11/05/2021 12:27

@MsSquiz

I would definitely come, and I'm only down the road if you need extra guests?! 😁 is the venue HHF? It's a beautiful venue and I love that it sounds like a real Northumbrian wedding!

We've got DD's christening in August and even though it's much less stress than a wedding, I feel your pain with the planning

It is HHFB!! I love how small a world mumsnet is ❤

I've just bought a load of bottles of their beer so we can choose what to have for our hand pump as it's looking likely it's on now!

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Workyticket · 15/05/2021 12:23

Looking unlikely again - can see a change to June restrictions if they can't get a handle on this variant.

Fed up of it all now.

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CreamOrange · 15/05/2021 12:52

The government are preparing everyone for another new version of lockdown so it probably won't happen anyway. I strongly believe that 21st June will be further delayed for large gatherings of people. This is due to the strong Indian variant having come in via about 50,000 travellers. Boris wanted to do a trade deal with India so he put the surrounding countries of India on the red list, but not India itself. This has resulted in an influx of the newly discovered more powerful variant sauntering through unchecked. It is NOT the fault of the people who flew in to visit / back home to the UK from India (allowable due to the decisions our pm made in wanting to suck up for a trade deal), however, predictably it is the public who will be reprimanded for the spike in deaths, in order to hide the decisions he made .... So look out for the "people are warned to take precautions" headlines which are to prepare us for being told off in a month and events being thus prohibited!

Temp023 · 15/05/2021 12:55

I’d go because I am vaccinated, I would take my children because they are young and unlikely to be badly affected by Covid.
I think that if gatherings are still an issue in July then restricted funerals are going to be a lot more of an issue than restricted weddings!

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Workyticket · 15/05/2021 13:04

If I were a guest I'd go too. I've had 1 vaccinated. All of our guests are looking forward to it but I just feel so negative (not usually what I'm like at all) and bone tired of it all.

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Alfaix · 15/05/2021 13:08

Yes because I have been vaccinated x2 and currently have Covid. DS has Covid. DH is vaccinated x2, so far negative!
I think we will have some immunity by the end of all this.

amusedbush · 15/05/2021 13:10

I think things are still too unstable. I’m in Glasgow and we were all geared up to move down a tier shortly but there has been a spike in cases so the date has been pushed. Allegedly just by a week but DH knows someone ‘in the know’ who suggested it will be into June before we go into tier 2 here.

My brother is getting married in November and I’m not even sure the numbers he wants will be permitted then.

Floralchickens · 15/05/2021 13:13

I’ve voted no, but only because of the amount of guests. If it were 30 then yes I would go, but to be in a venue/marquee with over 150 people while covid variants are still increasing then no, I wouldn’t go.