Ideas for Communicating a Rescheduled Wedding Date

You’ve been watching the news non-stop and kept up to date with the ever-changing social distancing guidelines. You’ve waited to see if the curve has flattened enough to allow for larger gathering sizes, all while your wedding date quickly approaches. Finally, the time has come to make the call - you are postponing your wedding. 

Even though this decision was made to help protect the health and safety of you, your guests, and your vendors, we know it is a difficult decision nonetheless, and we feel for you. We are currently navigating postponements for some of our clients, and while we are heartbroken our couples are navigating delaying their vows and their spectacular celebrations, we know the only way to go is onward! We are channeling all of our creative energy into making the new date just as amazing, if not more so!

Okay, so you are postponing, now what? First things first…tell your guests! The best way to do this is to send out a new card letting people know that you have rescheduled your wedding date. I say “card”, but these are unprecedented times, and while we adhere strongly to traditional etiquette in terms of mailing, it’s prudent now to communicate as swiftly as possible if you have to postpone your wedding – so a digital file is fine. Whichever method you choose, we still suggest coordinating the design to match the rest of your invitation suite.

Now let’s talk about wording!  There is no traditional etiquette on postponing during a pandemic, so we’ve put together some options to help you decide how to best communicate the news to your guests. 

If you have already rescheduled to a new date, you can treat this card like a new Save the Date, for example:

Note that only the opening paragraph varies from a traditional Save the Date, this is where you will let your guests know that the wedding is not taking place on the original date, and it’s a good place to include some fun wording. Here is another option:

For those who know they must postpone but have yet to reschedule, we still advise you to keep your guests informed. This could be formatted similarly to traditional wording like so:

Another option is to write a more personalized note:

Remember to include your wedding website and to keep your website up to date throughout the postponement process. Your guests may reference your website for news and updates, and that is fastest way to keep them up to speed.

We know that having to reschedule your wedding is difficult, and we hope that these tips help check something off your to-do list. Stay safe, stay excited, and try to enjoy your now slightly-longer-than-planned engagement!