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autumn wedding wins Beautiful custom invites from papierandplume.co.uk PLANNING GUIDE IN COVID TIMES Whether you’re planning a wedding at home or abroad, there are countless moving parts surrounding COVID-19—and what it means for your event, specifically, really depends on your wedding date, guest count, location, and extent of travel involved. Be prepared, follow the news closely, and maintain an open conversation with your vendors and guests. Also, if you can, book a planner—even an hourly one if your budget allows—to help navigate everything. And, most importantly: Keep your eye on the end goal! All the stresses and strains of the previous months will melt away when you can enjoy your day with your nearest and dearest. First and foremost when planning, be aware of the health risks and guest safety, and, second, government COVID-19 guidelines. Sadly, these things don’t always align—sometimes laws being too lax when risks are high and sometimes being too strict when risks are low. There has been an unpredictability and capriciousness to when local government officials update COVID-19 rules so it’s pertinent for couples to continue to plan for both hopeful and cautious scenarios until this is truly all behind us. www.cutflowersbykate.co.uk For 2022, the primary challenge is venue and vendor availability, there’s never been so much interest in weddings and gatherings. The key is getting a plan together and acting quickly - book everything as soon as possible! Whether you’re doing this by yourself or with a planner, you’ll want to book many of your vendors simultaneously as your venue to guarantee availability. Planning your wedding abroad? They key to success depends on the destination - a good start is to begin researching what travel lists they’ve been on in the past and how they’ve handled COVID-19 so far. Are they the type of country that will just close down to tourists with 24 hours’ notice? Are they the type of country that hasn’t been big on regulations at all? Ultimately, you need to choose a destination that will make your guests feel comfortable. Some countries are really excelling at that, and some are not at all. The same goes for planning your honeymoon - pick the destination carefully or have a staycation until you can head to your dream location. The key in all of this is flexibility - not only with date and location but also guest count. There will basically be two wedding seasons into one (2020/21 postponements being knocked into 2022), so giving yourself as many options as possible is really important. Festoon lights, LED candles and faux eucalyptus, lights4fun.co.uk Wedding Florist and cut flower grower for loose stem orders T: 07788217521 E: katewh1@live.co.uk Dairy House Farm, <strong>West</strong> Chelborough, DT2 0PY 18 | www.minervamagazines.co.uk
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