Wedding Planning During Covid-19

Wedding Planning During Covid-19 – Everyone is in the same boat right now.   We are all staying at home and many of us are listening to the scientists, government leaders for the latest updates, but yet no one has all of the answers.

Postpone vs. Cancel Your Wedding –

We hope that you will reconsider and postpone it, instead of cancelling it.  Several years from now and possibly even one year from now, when this chapter is behind us, you may regret not rescheduling your wedding celebration.

By postponing your wedding, you will not only save yourself from heartache and financial losses, but you will help your wedding professionals to stay in business.  In addition to brides and grooms being affected by this Pandemic, so has the event industry taken a huge hit.  Postponing your wedding will help your event professionals to stay in business and at the same time, save you money from costly cancellation fees.

Here are some wedding rescheduling tips during Covid-19 that we recommend –

1. Consider an intimate ceremony – some of our clients are looking into a small ceremony at a private home overlooking the ocean with 10 or less family members to exchange their vows.
2. Check your insurance policy –  If you have an insurance agent, we recommend having your agent read your policy to make sure that they advise you on your options.
3. Review all of event agreements – Pull all of your wedding agreements from the venue to your event professionals.  Review the terms of your agreements and postponement options. If you have an event planner, they are here to provide support and communicate with your event professionals.  Since your planner is not able to provide the wedding day service on the original wedding day, many will be able to repurpose those planning hours and provide support during this time.
4.  Keep your guests informed – whether you choose to communicate on your website or communicate more formally on a “Change the Date” card.
5. Once you decide on a new wedding date – check with your event professionals to make sure that they are available on the new date(s) options.  We recommend starting with your planner, photographer and DJ to start with since they are limited to one event.
6. Venue vs. an off-site property – Some venues are going to have limited options for rescheduling dates.  Some are offering Thursdays.  If you can’t work with what they are offering, you may want to consider an off-site property (private estate) for your wedding.  There is a big difference with the two options.  Venues have everything already onsite from bathrooms, kitchen, tables, chairs, parking for guests and vendors, power, lighting, glassware, flatware, plates and wait staff to name a few.  An off-site property is different, since everything must be brought-in and the cost is considerably higher – as much as 40% more to produce an event at an off-site venue. Same with your wedding planner – rates are higher since more hours are needed to plan the logistics.

We are all in this together and if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call our office at 310-994-7789.  We will get through this time.   Stay safe and be well.

XO, Gianna

Written By Gianna Provenzano On Wednesday, 29 April