04/02/2020
Our wedding date is (was) August 29th, 2020. We are sad about the very high possibility of those plans being changed for us. But the current situation has given us time to reflect on what matters. We have each other and we are both healthy. Our families are healthy. We are being safe and encouraging all of our friends and family in the ways that they are doing the same.
To all of my fellow 2020 brides and grooms: I see you. I'm sorry that you are grieving the loss of funds, your dream wedding, your honeymoon, and everything else you had pictured for your day.
I don't know whether we will have our "wedding" on August 29th, 2020. I do know that this has made us closer in ways that a "special day" could not. We have oodles of time to sit and talk without being interrupted. We have time to discuss some of the most beautiful and painful parts of our hearts. We also have free time to have fun together. As ridiculous as it sounds, FUN time is the first thing that seems to go in a busy world. I am incredibly grateful for the hours of video games and jokes that we have had since beginning our "mandated-staycation". I know that these are the moments we will remember in 50 years. We may laugh with sad tears in our eyes about how a pandemic hijacked our plans, but it will simply be a tiny footnote in our love-story.
I wish you all multiple moments of closeness, intimacy, getting to know each other more deeply, joy and laughter as you navigate through this time.
If you need to talk to someone who is also sad about this virus overshadowing what is supposed to be the happiest time, I'm here.
Be honest with yourselves. Let yourselves grieve but also take this opportunity to create beautiful memories. You won't regret it at all.