Week-End Wedding Resources: August 14th, 2020
August, 14 2020
The famous French poet, Marceline Desbordes-Valmore once said, “Two hearts in love need no words.” And Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz have described the feeling in the best way with their country song ‘When you say nothing at all.’ Ladies, we bet you would remember the Ronan Keating version of it. Wink!
Ever since the evolution of this world, love has made it go round! It has crossed boundaries, given immense happiness, provided many with a reason to live, and so much more that is unimaginable. It has also made lovers do cute silly things that have become crucial to their unique love stories. And it’s difficult to fathom how this pandemic would ever succeed in restricting this beautiful emotion. In this week’s wedding resources, we bring to you some of the greatest inspirations of the current times, making sure your love defeats COVID-19 with utmost conviction. Read on to get inspired!
The most important question of this year - When will things get normal? Well, the answer is - Who knows! And we don’t mean the WHO as they don’t know either. Since there is still no vaccine for the virus, it's imperative for everyone to take it upon themselves and follow the COVID-19 restrictions. And the future stays uncertain. In such a condition, how should you be planning your upcoming wedding? ‘Brides’ suggests that whether you are planning for a downsized wedding, hometown wedding, destination wedding within the county, or a destination wedding out of the US, things will only get safer the farther you go from 2020. In fact, mostly until 2022. Now, we don’t mean to scare you, but by 2022, hopefully, things will be in better condition and there should be a vaccine for the virus which will make it way safer for people to gather for occasions like weddings. For instance, downsized and hometown weddings can wait until 2021 as things will be better by then, however, destination weddings should preferably wait until 2022 for the situation to get safer. And, that entirely depends on your wedding and your desires regarding it. Having said that, we absolutely adore the idea of ‘making the moment perfect’ which means newly engaged couples can get married in a small intimate setting right now and plan for a bigger celebration later when the coast is clear.
How Much Time Should You Push Out Your Wedding Post-Coronavirus?
Via Brides
We totally get how you feel right now. With hardly any social life and little or no place to go, the introverts are having the last laugh as people from the world over have joined them! Instagramming is mostly restricted to home IGTVs and REELs or photos captioned ‘throwback to when the times were good!’ and Pinterest is everyone’s go-to app right now! However, it’s always a great feeling to be the reason for someone’s happiness. Isn’t it? And since you cannot personally go and meet most of your loved ones, there is still something that you can do to bring a smile on their faces and cheer them up! We’re talking about wellness and care packages that you can send to your specials that’ll completely make their day. From a glam planner kit for a bride-to-be to a spa kit for your BFF and for the love of your life, packages containing masks and little somethings, birthday packages, and a bottle of Rose Cuvee with other slick stuff, it’s all there for you to pick from.
Care Packages to Help You Send Your Love During Social Distancing
Via Green Wedding Shoes
Were you thinking of casually hanging your wedding dress until your postponed wedding day arrives? Or have you already packed it by folding it in a prim-and-proper way, but aren’t sure if that was how it’s supposed to be done? Fret not. Among the other stresses that your postponed wedding has led to, your wedding dress preservation can be absolutely stress-free. Martha Stewart Weddings connected with Jonathan Scheer, President, and CEO of J. Scheer and Co., a New York City, Los Angeles, and Dallas-based business that specializes in wedding dress preservation to get more details on this. Click below to know more about the various effective ways to preserve your wedding dress until your wedding day.
How to Store Your Wedding Dress If Your Big Day Was Postponed
Via Martha Stewart Weddings
Remember the rise of ‘homeymoons’ in 2020 that we mentioned in one of our weekly blogs? Well, now that some of the travel restrictions have been lifted, you and your spouse can think of having a proper honeymoon! California is a beautiful state full of surprises. And Green Wedding Shoes brings to you a comprehensive and irresistible list of Cali’s hip desert houses that you can rent on AirBnb for a spectacular honeymoon. From the panoramic views of the high desert to a hilltop location, or experiencing the serenity and scenic views of the desert from glass walls, these places have us swooning over already! How would you feel living in a bubble house? Just you and your love, under the starry sky. If that isn’t romantic, what is? The Boho chic architecture, dreamy ranches and so much more await you in Cali’s whimsical desert! We are already daydreaming!
23 Hip Desert Houses You Can Rent on Airbnb
Via Green Wedding Shoes
For some of the couples who are going through the anguish of a postponed wedding, micro-weddings have provided a ray of hope. Mirco weddings are smaller sized weddings with the maximum guest count of 50 and a more intimate setting. If you are planning on getting married on your original wedding date with a micro wedding, we already love you! We love the idea of love, of being in love, and celebrating love. And not wanting to wait for a later date makes us believe that you shall not have your love wait for another day. Beating all the pandemic odds, you would ensure that your love emerged as a winner, giving you and your loved ones a gorgeous day to remember forever. However, even with micro weddings, you mustn’t forget that it’s your big day and deserves all the love you had originally planned for your big fat wedding! Throw in the confetti of love with gorgeous wedding invites, personalized wedding details, classic wedding traditions, scrumptious desserts, and dreamy decor keeping in mind the social distancing norms. You can even try being adventurous for your micro wedding and stay classic for your reception party later on. Things like adding burgundy to your wedding look or a Gatsby theme make for some amazing ideas! This blog shows you how.
How to Plan a Micro Wedding So That You Can Celebrate Your Postponed Nuptials Right Now
Via Martha Stewart Weddings
Elizabeth and Kyle were supposed to get married at the Blue Hill Stone Barns in New York. However, as the pandemic destroyed their glorious plans, they decided not to wait anymore considering the uncertainty of it all. They tied the knot in their own apartment with a couple of friends around. One of their friends especially became ordained only to get them married. The other friends filmed everything on their mobile phones for their family to see later. The newlywed couple had a Zoom call with their loved ones. Elizabeth’s walk down the aisle was her walk from their bedroom to their living room. Now if all of that doesn’t bring happy tears to our eyes, we aren’t sure what else would. We can’t wait for you to see their wedding photos and feel what they experienced. Our hearts go out to all the brides who have spent months over planning their dream wedding and their plans have been crushed by the pandemic. We absolutely love you for your tolerance, courage, and holding on to love in these tough times. We salute the woman in you who is just as strong as she is gentle, just as passionate as she is rational and just as fierce as she is compassionate. Elizabeth and Kyle’s wedding is just the kinda thing we all want to see right now.
Via A Cup of Jo
We believe, instead of trying to sort everything all at once, you should take mini-steps attending to one thing at a time. And everything will fall into its right place with time. We hope with this week’s resources we have managed to inspire you to face the pandemic with ruthless courage! We’ll see you next weekend with more socially distant bear-hugs and even more love! Have a great week lovely ladies!
