The Covid-19 pandemic has hit the wedding industry hard. The city is in lockdown, venues are closing, companies are going out of business, and couples are scrambling to reschedule or even cancel their weddings. You win, Covid. Can we throw in the white flag now?
But instead of giving up, I want to share some tips and resources. Because action is the best cure to fear, and there ARE things we can do right now to help us from feeling powerless.
If your wedding is next couple months it is worth considering a plan B. If your wedding is early in next year, take in this information with a grain of salt. It is much too soon to make such big decisions like this.
You have a few options, so let’s dive into them together.
MOVING YOUR WEDDING DATE
Is your wedding soon, and you would rather not change your wedding to comply with any government rules and regulations? It may then be worth considering moving the date. Contact each one of your vendors and find out what their reschedule policy is.
Know that it might take them a little to get back to you. During this time, your wedding vendors may be receiving a flood of emails. If your wedding is soon, I suggest typing URGENT in the title.
Most vendors are encouraging re-bookings to be days such as Sunday rather than the normal Saturdays..
If you place a booking for these days, you are most likely to find a date that all your vendors are free.
KEEPING YOUR WEDDING DATE
Is your wedding is soon, and you would like to keep the date? While there are restrictions on group gatherings and rules in place around social distancing, we can chat about how I can best document your wedding. Documenting your wedding will be done in a way that is abiding by the current government restrictions and most importantly, by making sure we all feel safe.
We can chat about how we can ensure that we all feel comfortable and safe while being photographed and photographing during this time. This may look like a conversation about using a zoom lens and us setting up realistic expectations for the photos if we are social distancing, maybe the photos will be a little
less closeup. We could also discuss the location together. I know many beautiful places to elope in that are well ventilated so that we feel safe.
If your wedding is soon and you are keeping the date, which may mean having a small wedding now (then partying later), or if you are moving your wedding to a new date, the first step in organising this is to make a list of all your vendors.
Getting everyone on the same page and keeping everyone in the loop will make this process much more manageable.
Perhaps BCC all your vendors in one email.
Start by checking in with your venue. Some venues have had to close their doors indefinitely. Once you have touched base with them, work through your vendor list. You may start by simply asking what your vendors’ rescheduling policy is. If all your vendors are happy to reschedule then put a few dates forward to everyone.
Whenever you are feeling overwhelmed we want you to take a deep breath and repeat this mantra: Nothing is impossible
The moment in time won’t last forever. We will get through it. We will come out stronger. And we will all tell our grandkids about that crazy, character-building time we were all quarantined. This is truly our “walked to school 10km in the snow” story.
