The Worst Thing You Can Do When COVID Wedding Planning
We know, it’s a rough time right now planning your wedding. And now you’re in that COVID wedding planning category, which I’m sure you never thought you would be. It can be hard to know what to be doing right now, how many people you’ll be able to have, and what are the safety measures you’ll have to take.
It can be hard to want to do anything with your wedding right now, and that’s ok. You can take a bit of a break, we support that. Sometimes there’s nothing that can be done, even though people are always asking you “How’s the wedding coming?!” making you think it must always be on your mind.
It’s ok to tell people “Please stop asking me about my wedding. I’ll update you when I have something I’m excited to share! Trust me”
Even in “normal times” the wedding doesn’t always have to be on your mind, in the works. You can take a break, our clients take many (we schedule their planning so they CAN take breaks).
Just time them out and make sure you’re not missing out on bookings vendors you badly want to work with.
Beyond that, there’s so much that can be paused until you know what you’re going to do. You don’t have to jump right into postponement if you’re feeling very unsure. Our biggest piece of advice is to talk to your vendors. Don’t sit worrying by yourself.
First, talk to your Wedding Planner
They’re used to troubleshooting and frankly, can handle it. Although hard, and none of us thought our careers would encounter this many postponements and added rules due to a pandemic but hey, that’s ok.
We’ve walked through so many variables (we consider them “choose your own adventure” brainstorming sessions) with all our couples. There’s a lot to consider, and a lot they didn’t realize they’d have to consider, and that’s ok. That’s why they have us – to make sure all bases are covered.
Second, talk to you all your vendors – don’t leave anyone out.
It can be something as simple as a mass email letting them know where you’re at, what you’re thinking, and asking them what options you have in the middle of all of this (what if your guest list is now 10, 20, 40, and your original contract was based on 150, for example).
It could be you’re thinking of postponing and need to chat through date. Or want to know how your booking and fees will be effected of you have to have a smaller wedding.
They want to know where you’re at and how they can help.
The worst thing you can do is leave them in the dark because their job is literally to serve you; so let them. Please, talk to your vendors now. You don’t have to have a decision to check-in. They want to be as flexible as they can be so you can safely celebrate.
Sneak peek here from this photoshoot
