The last couple months has taught us that not everything goes to plan and sometimes having a backup plan is crucial. While none of us ever saw the pandemic coming- and never imagined this sort of wrench would be thrown at us all; I wanted to give everyone a few tips on rescheduling your wedding when you don’t have a choice not to.

The idea of replanning an event like a wedding really is scary and stressful. NOBODY would ever want to deal with this again. The only way to truly help ease your mind is by doing a bit of panning and reminding yourself that this is not within your control and it is NOT your fault.

VENDOR COMMUNICATION

First and foremost, you will want to be in close contact with your venue and vendors. We all work hard to keep on top of communication and help our clients have their dream weddings. Contact your venue to get a few dates they are willing to reschedule you for- but before committing to one of those dates reach out to your photographer, videographer, florist, DJ and any other wedding vendor who needs to be on schedule the same date. Once you have contacted and confirmed with your chosen vendor that a particular date works best- you can then lock down rescheduling your date with the venue. 

Communicating with your vendors to reschedule your date will help ensure you don't forfeit your retainers payments you already paid to them. It also helps to be sure that you will still have your top vendors part of your wedding day.

KNOW SOME OF THE “IDEAL” DATES MAY ALREADY BE BOOKED

I don’t want to scare anyone with this- but with so many weddings being postponed to fall or 2021 PLAN AS SOON AS YOU CAN! Many of the ideal wedding dates may already be taken, so be flexible with dates, season and possibly be okay with a Friday or Sunday wedding instead of a Saturday. Unfortunately, so many brides are in the same boat and the more popular venues are playing musical calendars now to accommodate everyone.

GET YOUR RESCHEDULED DATE IN WRITING

One of my favorite life mottos is “CYB” (cover your butt)- You will want to be sure your venue and vendors all make adjustments to their contracts to reflect you rebooking a new date. At the very least confirm via email your new date- so it is at least in writing somewhere for reference.

Notify Your Guests and Wedding Party

As soon as you confirm your new date at the venue- it is critical that you inform all your guests and the wedding party which date your wedding moved to. You may not have time to quickly print out new invites, so it is best to just call, email or text them an update. Your guests may have hotel reservations or flights already booked for your wedding, so they made need to reschedule those for your new wedding date.

DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE DETAILS

Are you and your fiance renting chairs, tents or anything else? Make sure to reschedule any rentals you may have to your new dates. Be sure to contact the shop you’re renting a tux from as well. Another important point to not overlook-is to reschedule alterations for your wedding dress.

TURN TO YOUR COMMUNITY FOR SUPPORT

Keep in mind that you are not alone and you shouldn’t have to feel alone in this. Wedding groups on facebook are a great place to turn to with any questions you may have at this time, or to simply vent about feeling upset about having to postpone your wedding. There is no mystery that a lot of brides and grooms are heartbroken to have to reschedule their dream wedding. But there always is a silver lining somewhere, maybe you already had all the details of your day planned- so now you can relax a bit before the big day. You may have more time now to put some money aside into the Honeymoon fund. While this situation is a huge bummer for everyone, it is important to find something positive to give yourself peace of mind. We will all get through this!