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wedding invitation etiquette during COVID-19

COVID-19 has forced many couples to rethink their wedding plans, postponing their weddings or opting for smaller, more intimate ceremonies with larger celebrations to follow. With that comes even more questions about handling wording scenarios properly and effectively. We’re here to help answer any of your wedding etiquette questions, so please don’t hesitate to reach out! Below we provided examples of COVID-19 wedding wording scenarios from our etiquette guide that might be of help:

COVID-19 wedding wording

SENDING NEW SAVE THE DATES:

Your original wedding date has changed, and you need to send a new save the date to your guests:

Please save a NEW date
to celebrate
Alex and Kate
September 21, 2021
San Diego, California
www.alexandkate2021.com

or

Save our new date
The wedding celebration of
Sarah Collins
and
Andrew Mitchell
in Palm Beach, Florida
has been rescheduled for
December 12, 2021
Formal invitation to follow

SENDING UPDATES AFTER SENDING INVITATIONS:

Your original wedding date has changed, and you need to send an update to your guests:

Dear friends and family,
We have made the decision to move our wedding celebration
to the weekend of October 10-12, 2021.
We can’t wait to celebrate with you!
Love,
Carolyn and David
For more information and to RSVP for the new date,
please visit our wedding website:
www.carolynanddavid2021.com

Your wedding has been postponed without a new date, and you need to send an update to your guests:

During this challenging and unprecedented time,
We regret to inform you that
Carly and Frederick’s wedding
Has been postponed.
We will keep you updated
when more information is available.
The Campbell and Monterey families

HOSTING A VIRTUAL WEDDING:

Your wedding ceremony will be live-streamed so that guests can join virtually:

Change of Plans
Due to the current public health crisis,
we are unable to share this day in person
with all of our friends and family.
We would love for you to join us virtually
and witness the celebration of our marriage.
Please visit our website for details
on accessing our special day.
www.loisandandy.com

DOWNSIZING OR CANCELING YOUR WEDDING:

You’ve sent invitations but have decided to host a small ceremony with your closest friends and family and will celebrate with the rest of your guests at a later date:

Considering the uncertainty arising from the ongoing pandemic
and to ensure the wellbeing of our loved ones,
we have made the difficult decision to abbreviate
our wedding ceremony and celebration.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
our intended guests.
We will be married this year in an intimate ceremony
and look forward to celebrating with you all in the future.

You can find more examples via our etiquette guide so be sure to check that out for ways to solve these scenarios. Again, we are here to help take the stress out of wording and put the excitement back into wedding planning!

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  1. mary says:

    Very helpful thanks Mary

    August 17, 2020 at 1:02 pm Reply
  2. Rose Hammersmith says:

    We are in the process of sending out save the date cards for our future daughter in law and son’s wedding. Wedding is August 2021. Fifty percent of people will be out of town. What is appropriate to put on save the date card to let them know we may have downsize and they may not be invited after all?

    October 31, 2020 at 1:59 pm Reply
  3. anita filipi says:

    I’d like to have an announcement of the marriage but put in a statement such as “due to Covid and social distancing, we decided to have a small wedding and were unable to invite those whom we wished to have shared the day with”

    November 7, 2020 at 4:31 pm Reply
  4. Kristin says:

    My wedding is Nov. 2021. We would like to send out save the dates soon but aren’t sure if we may have to drastically cut back the guest list closer to the wedding date. How do I tell them that even though they are receiving a save the date, they may not be invited to the wedding or ceremony because of Covid?

    November 9, 2020 at 9:06 pm Reply
  5. pedrochapman says:

    Online marriage sites are very popular nowadays. People enjoy this kind of site. They found their dating partner on this loving side. Now its easy to plan a wedding during COVID-19 with safety.

    November 22, 2020 at 6:55 am Reply
  6. Emily Yannone says:

    I have the same exact question for a nice insert we would like to add to our save the dates what is the proper thing to say that it may possibly change but the unknown is the unknown

    I didn’t see a response to this:

    Rose Hammersmith says: We are in the process of sending out save the date cards for our future daughter in law and son’s wedding. Wedding is August 2021. Fifty percent of people will be out of town. What is appropriate to put on save the date card to let them know we may have downsize and they may not be invited after all?

    January 12, 2021 at 9:16 pm Reply
  7. Valerie Lindley says:

    How do we write a “Wedding Celebration” for our daughter and son-in-law who married on the original date and we had a small intimate family wedding and postponed the reception. Now the reception is scheduled for August and we need to invite everyone that was on the original list, but it will not be a wedding ceremony, only the reception – sit down dinner, band, etc. They also had to move out of town and will come back to see everyone that they haven’t seen in a year due to Covid and moving. Looking for suggestions for create wording. Thank you

    April 12, 2021 at 2:15 pm Reply
  8. Maribeth says:

    We had the 10-person wedding in our backyard in July 2020. Now I need help with how to word a wedding celebration luncheon, and we’re only inviting close family and friends (65). We’re hosting, and so I’d prefer a more casual, contemporary style.

    Please help!

    Maribeth

    May 30, 2021 at 7:33 pm Reply
  9. covid wedding data says:

    Thanks for sharing such an article. I miss those days when there is no covid and we can fully enjoy our lives but now all the things are changed. there are no social events that are all due to this pandemic. hope so this pandemic will oversoon.

    August 25, 2021 at 7:26 am Reply

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