So COVID-19 has forced you to postpone your wedding
Once in our lifetime, we will experience a cataclysm; and in 2020 this is a worldwide pandemic that shares its name with a Mexican beer…who would of thought right? The effect of this virus has been crippling, not only in Australia, so too all around the world. It has affected industries across the spectrum; in particular, weddings.
You and your partner have worked so hard; you’ve meticulously chosen the right people to be at your wedding and cannot wait to celebrate with them. However, when forced to reduce your guest list you refuse, so…you postpone.
What is your next move? What are your entitlements? What happens to your suppliers? Should you enlist the help of a Planner/ Event Director/ Coordinator?
To begin, let me say that each wedding should be treated on its own merit; a case by case evaluation should apply. It’s not easy for those that choose to this as their profession, similarly, a bride and groom would never in a million years thought this would happen to them. It’s unchartered territory for us all, so may I encourage open minded discussions rather than emails and texts…after all, we should be treating one another the way we’d like to be treated. True?
Entitlements are two-way and I believe that each business will evaluate their stance as they see fit. The agreement they have with their clients, so too their moral standing will also come in to play no doubt. However, I will also point out that wedding professionals are not selling something they can just return. By this I mean a physical product such as a laptop or pair of shoes. We are in the business of emotions and we should think long and hard prior to making any decisions with regards to deposits/ payments alike.
Entitlements are two-way and I believe that each business will evaluate their stance as they see fit. The agreement they have with their clients, so too their moral standing will also come in to play no doubt. However, I will also point out that wedding professionals are not selling something they can just return. By this I mean a physical product such as a laptop or pair of shoes. We are in the business of emotions and we should think long and hard prior to making any decisions with regards to deposits/ payments alike.
If you choose to postpone and would like the same suppliers, then make a concerted effort to send group emails; this will save you a lot of time calling everyone; this also negates any ambiguity with who is available when, however most of all, it provides a sense of ‘togetherness’ amongst them. And who knows, you may get them to discuss your predicament amongst one another.
Finally, I truly believe that enlisting a professional to do this for you may speed up the process and, in some cases, give you a little bargaining power. Most importantly, if you choose to do this you automatically reduce the stress of planning your wedding all over again.
We are in this together, so let’s get through it together.