Every one in the world is severely affected by this downturn of events. Economies crashed, hospitals cramped with infected patients, lacking medical supplies, number of dead bodies rise, world leaders scramble to establish order and scientists and doctors race against time to find a cure or a vaccine.
In the wedding and events industry, we were ordered to cancel and postpone all forms of events where people come together in one place and aggregate. Weddings are postponed indefinietely and birthday parties are celebrated with only the people you are quarantined in the house with.
The weeks feels like it has been stretching on and on. Staying in the house traversing the kitchen to the living room several times over a day seems like the new normal. But the lockdown was necessary to help stop the infection that's already spreading like wildfire. Nonetheless, more and more people get the infection from previous travels before the lockdown and have only started showing symptoms recently. So this pandemic will not be over soon.
What you should do if your wedding has been postponed indefinitely? Here are some ways you can do about your upcoming wedding while weathering this pandemic storm.
1. Spend time to get to know your fiance. If you have been together for many years, this is the perfect time to deepen your understanding about each other. Discuss the details of your wedding and find out if the two of you have the same ideas on each area of the planning.
2. Start a garden project. If you have space, you can plant your favorite fruit and vegetables. If you live in an apartment, buy pots and garden soil and start your very own indoor herb garden. The act of gardening is therapeutic and reconnecting to nature is so detoxifying. You can even consider giving away seeds or seedlings as your wedding giveways!
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3. Switch to online invitations. After you have identified your invited guests and you haven't printed your wedding invitations yet, you can choose a more convenient and Earth-friendly way of inviting them - online wedding invitations. You may opt to print a few copies to give to the VIP guests of your wedding. Nonetheless, if you are inviting close friends and families, they will accept and understand why you chose "paperless" invitations! Besides, paper invitations might harbor the covid virus so might as well use technology.
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4. Compile the list of your choice music for the wedding. This is the perfect time for both of you to compile the list and audio files of the music you want for your wedding. You can even assign specific music to each part of the wedding ceremony and wedding reception! The dj will be glad you did! So you can dance the night away happily ever after!
5. Check everything your wedding planner listed in the checklist! This is the perfect time to gather all the things you want to include in your wedding day. Your wedding planner will guide you the importance of each detail and symbolism behind it. This way you will understand why weddings have these rituals and symbols present.
The lockdowns are beneficial for all of us if we know what to do with all the free time we have at home. Aside from planning your wedding, this is also the perfect time to learn a new skill - like baking, cooking or crafting - or simply enhance what you are already passionate and good about.
If you feel anxious whether your wedding will push through or not, this is the perfect opportunity also to test your commitment to each other. Think of this pandemic as a chance to evaluate your decision - Are you going to be happy with him/her if you are stuck with him/her in a lockdown? Or are you having doubts?
The honest truth shall prevail.
