AIBU to think large weddings right now are a bit too risky?

[BelleBoyd]

Due to go to a wedding soon and it just feels crazy due to how many friends are testing positive lately...including double vaccinated ones.

We have to get on with life. The covid jab has reduced the risk of death significantly, and the amount of people getting severe covid.
It's endemic now and we will never fully eradicate the virus.

My partner has to go to work with over 120+ people in an office as he's no longer allowed to work from home. They distance and sanitise and test per the guidelines. So why can't we go to a wedding of 80+ people and distance, sanitise and test?

You have no idea of the OP's age and health status.

It's an invite though, not mandatory. Don't go if you feel the risk is too high.

My partner has severe asthma but yet has to mix for work.

Take the risks you are comfortable with, don't take the risks you aren't.

I agree with you but then, how do you convey the point when it is ok to attend a match with thousands of role 🤷🏻‍♀️

Of people, not role.

Life has to return to normal. We can’t hide away forever.

Quite frankly the state of terror people are in over what is nothing more than a mild virus for the majority is ridiculous.

I wouldnt be concerned from a contagious pov.

But if I was the bride or groom I wouldn't boom a big wedding to take place anytime soon. You could end up with loads of people unable to come. Or worse, people who know they are positive attend and give it loads of other people there.

Don’t go then?
Up to you
Let the rest of us crack on

We have to get on with things eventually. People aren't going to live their lives going in and out of isolation and lockdown. It just won't work.

If you're bothered, don't go.

Yes agreed plenty of instances that you would have to be among a lot of people but some by choice and for work totally different things?
Just a bit worried a lot of people will end up testing positive and having to isolate as a result. There is the worry of being ill as I’m clinically vulnerable but tbh it’s more the isolating that will be a pain.
Also would imagine people at a wedding behave a lot differently then at work? Although football matches similar I suppose but I wouldn’t be in a hurry to attend at the moment as case rates so high.

You don’t have to go. Have no intentions of going anywhere we don’t have to with large numbers as not worth the risk.

I wouldn’t be hosting anything large either as wouldn’t want it on my conscious if someone fell ill or worse.

Obligated to go as part of the wedding party

@BelleBoyd

Obligated to go as part of the wedding party

Apart from the registrar or Church official, nobody is obligated to attend a wedding, not even the bride and groom.

I went to a wedding at the start of June with 60 guests (Scotland) plus suppliers and not one case of Covid came from the event

If you decide not to go, please decline now not last minute. I'd understand if it is was my wedding as you are clinically vulnerable. And I know who I would blame (he has blonde hair).

I had mine with about 140 plus suppliers a couple of weeks ago and not one positive case either. It was wonderful. Anyone who didn’t want to come (which was no one) was very welcome not to and, without sounding harsh, wouldn’t have been missed!

I agree with newnortherner111. If you aren’t going to go, please say so now - don’t umm and Ahh until the last minute. If the idea of attending a wedding is stressful for some of the guests, it’s probably horrifically stressful for the people getting married.