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Karly’s Corner - To Postpone or Not to Postpone?

Probably one of our most difficult questions!

You've seen her before on our IGTV and our Real Bride by Enzoani series on YouTube, and now she's back! Enzoani Brand Ambassador Karly Komoroske from Blush Bridal Couture in Tustin, California teams up with us here to answer our brides' frequently asked questions during these crazy times. We want to help put your minds at ease!

This topic is a bit sensitive for some brides... Postponement

After discussion with many brides, Karly gives her insight into what other brides are doing. However, if you as a bride feel like something else is the best course of action, then follow your gut feeling! This is a guide based on what some of our brides have decided to do as we've been facing some tough times. 

The thought on the forefront of many brides' minds is...

When is the cut-off for postponing or having a wedding?

Karly: "There’s really not an exact date. Things are constantly changing every day, every week. There are still brides moving forward with their wedding plans but having either a Zoom wedding, eloping, or downsizing their wedding to a very intimate level. There are brides that had weddings scheduled for later this year but have decided to move their weddings to next year.

Additionally, it will also be up to your venue. New dates and schedules are most likely out for most venues as they're trying to scramble to accommodate other weddings. They're most likely dealing with it case by case. If you haven't called your venue, or have not been contacted, it's probably a good idea to double check with them."

Two major factors as to why brides considered postponing their wedding were:

  • The Guest List
    • "You as a bride may have a large family, and maybe an even larger extended family with many people you consider as non-negotiable guests and cannot imagine walking down the aisle without them - and that's okay! At this moment, we cannot see a wedding with 100+ people, so maybe it is best to postpone your wedding to a later date so all your important people can be part of your big day."
  • Traveling
    • "With travel restrictions and constant change in policies, it's hard to tell if it is safe to travel. Your family may be out of the country and need to fly in, or your BFF is a thousand miles away. If you do have people that need to travel to you, that might be a little bit of an indicator that you might want to consider postponing, just in the sense of, who knows what the travel restrictions are going to be? Obviously, it’s going to vary --  domestic versus international travel, things of that nature, but also the age of your guests. Those are things you want to take into account. There are alternative options that we will get into, but it’s really going to be a personal choice which is going to be the underlying theme of this blog. Please know, it’s all up to you and really what your non-negotiables are."

Karly: "On to the top 3 biggest reasons that I’m hearing for people who are choosing to move forward with their original wedding dates...

"We do want to preface this with: these brides are not moving forward with their original wedding plans, but they’re still just getting married on that date. Things are looking very different from what they intended, but they’re still moving forward with their wedding on the original date.

  1. The date itself is significant to them. They really want to get married on that date. It has significance in meaning to them, so they’re moving forward with that date.
  2. They already had a smaller or more intimate wedding planned. Some people already are only having 10, 15, 20 guests. If that’s the case and that’s allowed where they’re at, they’re moving forward as planned.
  3. Whether it's insurance or perhaps paperwork reasons, maybe there’s a reason why somebody has to get married right now that it's essential reasoning to them.

Those are really the top 3 reasons I have heard for people who are still moving forward with their original dates if they are happening sooner. The other big thing that I have heard is that for almost all of these people that are choosing to move forward, they’re planning to have their big reception at a later date. They’re all wearing their dresses, but perhaps not at the ceremony as originally intended."

P.S! Check out our #EnzoaniRealBride Shani's elopement here!

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