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St. Louis Brides of Larger Weddings in March/april/may Now forced to Postpone?

Lena, on March 16, 2020 at 11:02 AM Posted in Missouri Planning 0 3

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Hey there. I'm a St. Louis bride with a wedding of 120 - 140 scheduled for April 18th, and in light of this latest 2-month city-wide events ban on gatherings of 50+ people that was announced yesterday, I am now likely looking at a postponement. I am still waiting to hear back from our venue to see what options we have, but since I know they and our other vendors are typically booked months and months in advance and we'll have to again find a magical date that works for all of them, I have no idea when this wedding can take place.

Any other St. Louis brides dealing with this right now? How are your venues handling it? Are they agreeing to let you reschedule your events without a loss of deposit? And how are they addressing it scheduling-wise? Have any of you begun notifying your guests? Or are you waiting to see if the city mandate changes?

I know that venues/vendors can't bump other weddings that are already on their books for later in the year in order to accommodate the events that have now been displaced by the pandemic scare. So I'm assuming they'll just have to start fitting us into their next available dates. Seems like an unprecedented circumstance for everyone involved, so I'm curious as to how this is all playing out for others.

I felt really sad and frustrated last night, but there's really nothing we can do except move forward at this point. We may decide to still legally get married on our original date, and just have our formal ceremony/party at a later date as our venues/vendors allow. Just sort of looking for some support right now. :-/

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Latest activity by Erin, on March 25, 2020 at 6:19 PM

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Samantha · on March 16, 2020 at 11:06 AM
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I'm so sorry, this really is unprecedented. It's something none of us remotely anticipated and I know that everyone shares your anxiety and frustration. I hope you're taking time for yourself. Self care is so important, especially in times of stress.
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Lynnie · on March 18, 2020 at 2:05 PM
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I'm so sorry you're dealing with this Ashley. It's definitely a crazy time of stress and uncertainty for everyone!
Have you heard back from your venue about your options? The overwhelming message we're hearing is that vendors are being really flexible rescheduling to another date! I've also seen a few other brides in the community who are going to do a private ceremony now and delay the reception. It's a totally personal call!

We've gathered some tips and resources you can check out here: COVID-19 Wedding Support Central. You can also connect with other April brides in these discussions:
April 18th Wedding Stress
April 18th Bride, made the tough decision today!
April 2020 wedding. Who is canceling who is keeping the date?
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Erin · on March 25, 2020 at 6:19 PM
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May 30th bride here getting married in St. Charles with our reception down in Defiance. We're kinda in a bit of a wait and see pattern. Not really planning because of all the uncertainty when we should be since we've got vendors looking for updates. Based on everything I've seen, I think we will be able to keep our date. However, I'm not sure if everybody will be able to travel in to the day.
Our biggest struggle is that we may be looking for a plan B day and aren't sure if we will be able to find a date where all of our major vendors - reception, photographer, caterer will be available. We are planning on getting married on the 30th regardless if we will need to have a smaller ceremony or if we will be able to have the full scale shebang. Or biggest struggle is that we may not be able to get our marriage license before that day.
It's definitely an unprecedented time and hard to figure out what to do. No matter what anybody says, figure out what works for you and fiance. And remember, you're getting married and get to spend the rest of your life with your favorite human.
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