Hi all,
Another corona bride here seeking some advice.
Our wedding is on May 7th, 2020. I've canceled my bridal shower, bachelorette and all other bridal festivities. Although all municipalities are currently closed, one agreed to meet us by appointment only to give us a marriage license. All our venues and major vendors are willing to reschedule to a safer date.
We still want to get legally married on our day. From what I've read, most people are postponing receptions. My question is, would it be weird if we had a full religious ceremony AND reception at a later date? We don't want to wait an indefinite period of time to get married and my fiancé returns to school out-of-town in September. We didn't want to start our marriage when we'll be somewhat long-distance.
Can I have a small private ceremony with our immediate families and reserve the wedding day festivities (bridal party, church ceremony and reception) for a rescheduled date?
We would be upfront with our guests that we would already be legally married at the religious ceremony. I don't want it to seem like our ceremony is a reenactment/do-over. If so, do we avoid re-telling our vows? Instead, do we just get a blessing from our pastors? Getting married in that church is really important to me, but being married to my person is what matters most.
We couldn't have planned for a global pandemic, so I'm hoping our guests would understand.
A lot of tears the last two weeks, but we're getting through this!! Thanks in advance.
