The Big Wedding Planning Podcast

#195 You Ask, We Answer COVID19 Edition - 29

04.29.2020 - By Michelle MartínezPlay

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On the last Wednesday of every month, we answer wedding planning questions from our listeners. These are always chock full of information that EVERYONE can benefit from. We have so much fun and we love our listeners for reaching out and interacting with us. Listen and learn, peeps!

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Question #1:

I’m a 10.10.20 bride and am getting a lot of “are you still having your wedding?” questions. What are the best way to respond to this?

Question #2:

Any update on whether it’s possible to Zoom/FaceTime your ceremony?

Question #3:

We’re doing the “elopement” this year and then the big wedding next year... What things should we include in our ceremony this year to make it special (because this is when we are actually becoming wed) and what types of things do we save for the big wedding next year, when we can celebrate with our family?

Question #4:

Do you ladies have any recommendations on how to start looking for a wedding dress during these crazy times?

Question #5:

Our wedding was originally on 5/9/2020. Our venue called me in March saying we had to reschedule our wedding & gave us a list of dates to choose from. We chose the latest date they offered, which was 9/27/2020. We bought Change the Dates, but now I don’t know if I should send them out or wait, because of so much uncertainty of when the quarantine/pandemic will end, and if we have to change our date AGAIN. Should I still send out our Change the Dates or wait a little longer?

Question #6:

Is it okay to skip the paper invites and opt for email. Wedding is in July and not really feeling like wasting money if we’re going to have to postpone.

Question #7:

My fiancé and I made the difficult decision to postpone our wedding until next year. Along with our postponement went our pre-wedding festivities - bridal shower, bachelorette/bachelor weekends. I was looking forward to honoring my bridal party by showering them with gifts to thank them for all their planning and hard work. Do you have any suggestions for something special I can do for them during this time of social distancing? Thanks keeping me up to date on all things wedding and doing it with pizzazz! Here’s to one more year of planning!

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