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I feel for my clients who had weddings planned for this year so much. All of the hopes and dreams shattered by one virus. One thing I've learnt is that the worst feeling is to not be able to control what's happening to you. To just wait for someone else to decide the fate of your wedding adds to the stress. I advised all of my clients to take back control of their day and postpone it on their own terms, even before the Lockdown came into place. This allowed them to get in early with suppliers and book in their ideal dates for 2021. The truth is though, as a wedding industry we don't know when weddings will be allowed to go ahead and what permitted weddings will look like. As the US is going ahead with re-opening some states we can see their guidelines which look like reduced numbers, guests spaced out on tables and no buffets. We may be allowed ceremonies with 5 guests again or receptions with less than 50 but will they be safe or fun? Do you want a socially distanced, restricted wedding and how will that even work? Weddings are days of kissing, hugging, congratulating, squeezing onto the top table, holding hands, cramming together for group shots, drunkenly throwing your arms around old friends, passing around cake and buying rounds. Most weddings also have a small army of suppliers involved. Many of my weddings have had 20 suppliers involved, each with their own teams of staff. Take a look below and we've reached 50 people before even inviting anyone, Hair & Makeup 2-3 Band 4-5 Catering 30 Venue Staff 2-3 Planner 1-2 Photographer 1-2 Bar team 5 DJ 1 Florist 1-3 Cake 1 Transport 2-3 Musicians 2 My advice for couples wanting to plan their weddings for now is decide what's really important to you both. If you just want to be legally married asap, then plan that for later this year, or next year as a small legal or religious ceremony with just your immediate family or BFFs. You can then plan a full scale celebration later on, when you know what's permitted. This also allows you to have a full non-legal ceremony later with a celebrant and you can then have this anywhere from a woodland to a field. If you're happy to have a longer engagement then use this time wisely to research your dream venue and suppliers. Many venues are doing virtual tours and suppliers can consult by skype or zoom. Get your dream time lined up and then when the Government permit it, you can find a date that works for everyone and get it all booked. It's ok to feel sad and disappointed but your day will come...and it will be all the more awesome because you'll have all of your favourite people in one room and now we'll never take that for granted again.