Couples tend to worry about a lot of things as their special day approaches. Will the caterers be on time? Will it rain? Will the guests reach safely? These worries become increasingly more to destination brides as every aspect of the wedding has to be planned to the point.
Now, some times, due to unforeseen circumstances, weddings get canceled or postponed to a future date. A death in the family, a natural disaster, or a pandemic, like the one we are going through right now, are just a few of them. What if you have to postpone your wedding? Being faced with the situation of postponing a wedding can be heartbreaking, but how would you tell your guests?
Call them up!
When you decide to change your wedding date, it is important to let your guests know. Communicating the news can be in any form. But if the change of date or postponement without rescheduling is for a small wedding party, then start by calling your family and friends. It would be ideal to call up those guests who will be traveling from far as they may need to reschedule. In the case of a Samoan wedding, if you are a Samoan, or assuming you are having a destination wedding in Samoa, it would be ideal to call up your guests so that they have sufficient time to reschedule their travel plans.
Send them an email with the announcement!
At times, calling every wedding guest can be difficult based on the circumstances under which the wedding was postponed, or due to the huge number of guests involved. You can send a postponement announcement message or even a card via email and request a reply to ensure that every guest is informed about the plans to postpone. Just make sure that you pick the right announcement. The announcements change based on the circumstances under which the wedding was postponed, as well as on whether a future date has been picked. Make sure that you mark it as a high priority when you send an email.
Highlight in your wedding website
Many people create a website to organize their wedding day. A website makes it quite easier to plan, schedule, and invite guests. If you have a website, make sure that you highlight your decision to postpone the wedding on your website. In case you have decided on the date, prominently highlight the date change. A wedding website is an easy approach as it does not probe the couples to provide an answer to curious questions that some members of the family or curious friends have.
Mail an event change card!
An event change card is a strong message to guests that formally invite them to the wedding as well as informs them of the change in the wedding plans. It adheres to the tradition of posting an invitation that has been long followed, as well as announces the postponement. The event change card is an ideal choice only if you have sufficient time to announce postponement via mail, and if you have decided on a future date.
In addition to the above, there are several applications that can be used to inform the guests that there has been a change of plans. These applications also aid the bride and the groom in planning and organizing their wedding.
The last few months have been a nightmare to many people that took away a lot of good things in life. Little did anyone know that something as tiny as a virus could create such havoc in our lives. The impact that COVID-19 has over people is long-lasting. In the midst of this whirlwind, several lives were impacted as occasions such as weddings had to be canceled or postponed. It is devastating that couples are forced to postpone their wedding to an undecided date. But if fate has brought them together, a virus cannot keep them apart from being lawfully wedded in the future.
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