Love is the most important aspect when it comes to wedding planning. Love brings positivity, energy, and comfort into our lives to help us shine a light on what’s important and get through the most uncertain times. To the love of your life, there are always ways to still say “I do.” For finding romantic alternatives or postponing your wedding, we collected useful information, tips, and wedding planning resources. It’s your love and big day that overcomes all.
How To Postpone Your Wedding
From guests to vendors, to let them know, one of the first steps is to contact everyone involved if you have to postpone your wedding. If you have a wedding planner, ask what you can do to help with the postponement, consult them if the situation arises, and how to proceed from there. Here are a few helpful tips on how to handle postponing your big day during uncertain times if you coordinate your wedding without a wedding planner.
Check With Your Insurance
If you have insurance try to call it first. From wedding vendors, they may cover the difference in costs or be able to help you out with getting a refund.
Tackle The Financials
Learn about your refund options and brush up on your contracts by taking some time. See if you can find a paragraph that touches on the refund policies or cancellations by reading the fine print of it. If the reason for the cancellation was out of the vendor’s control, look for an “act of God” clause that could say you won’t get a refund of your down payment.
When you speak to your vendors, knowing the details of your contracts can be helpful. Your vendors may be open to negotiations, obviously depending on the circumstances, so keep this in mind as you work to sort everything out.
Inform Your Guests With Editable Announcements
To inform your guests about your wedding postponements, there are many ways to reach out to them. You can decide on the channel of communication that makes the most sense to you depending on how close the original wedding date is.
Consider calling your wedding guests to ensure they get the message on time If the original date is only a few weeks out. It’s a personal and safe way of informing everyone about the change of events as this may seem time-consuming depending on the size of your guest list. This is a great time to divide your guest list among groomsmen and bridesmaids and recruit your wedding party to help out.
Consider sending Editable Announcements to your guests if you’ve already sent out save-the-date cards. You can change the text from “save the date” to “We’ve changed our date!” when customizing these cards for your new date and “details to follow” to spark excitement. Via email, you can also send a notice. You’re likely able to post an update online and then send an email to all of your guests if you have a wedding website. About your rescheduled nuptials, this is one of the quickest and easiest ways to reach out to everyone. At a later date, consider reaching out to guests who RSVP’d “no” to your original invite as well because they might be able to attend your wedding now.
When it comes to reaching out to your guests and informing them of the adjustment of your original wedding date, there is no official etiquette. Your guests will be just as eager to celebrate your big day once you have it planned.
Contact The Wedding Venue
For clarity on how to proceed with further arrangements, consider giving your vendor a phone call. You can discuss your down payment or ask for a few open dates in the future while on the phone. Keep in mind that different seasons can entail different venue costs as you discuss potential dates. To make a detailed and informed decision, don’t be afraid to take your time and gather all the details you need.
To help you keep track of who to contact about your wedding postponement, here are the most commonly hired services and vendors:
Caterer and bakery
Transportation or rental companies
Tailor or bridal salon
Makeup artist and hairstylist
Photographer and videographer
Church or officiant
Band or DJ
Wedding favors vendor
