5 Cool Wedding Alternatives For Coronavirus Times

cool wedding alternatives for coronavirus times

These COVID-19 times are going pretty hard for everyone. Our hearts go out to couples who are having to re-think their original wedding plans. What to do if your wedding was planned for this time? Here are some ultra-awesome wedding alternatives to help you start thinking positively and celebrate your love in an amazing way!

Get Married In Your Backyard

Why not elope to your backyard? All you need and everyone you need are here – you two and maybe your pets. Being at home means having all the pets with you—even the ones who you might not have been able to celebrate with at your venue! We’re suckers for a sweet backyard wedding and pup-of-honor, why not try this fun idea? Celebrate your love – just your little family and when it’s all over, you’ll be able to host a great party for everyone.

Get married in your home, just two of you and no one else - say your vows.

Get married in your home, just two of you and no one else - say your vows.

Have all the same wedding ceremony but in your backyard if you don't watn to postpone anything.

Have all the same wedding ceremony but in your backyard if you don't watn to postpone anything.

Your pets can be your witnesses, they will be happy to be included into your wedding.

Your pets can be your witnesses, they will be happy to be included into your wedding.

Go for a simple and cozy backyard elopement for just the two of you and your pets to celebrate your love.

Go for a simple and cozy backyard elopement for just the two of you and your pets to celebrate your love.

Make some cool pics dressing up for this date - this is your own backyard elopement.

Make some cool pics dressing up for this date - this is your own backyard elopement.

Greenery and trees in your backyard will be a perfect natural backdrop for your wedding pics.

Greenery and trees in your backyard will be a perfect natural backdrop for your wedding pics.

Create Your Own Sweetheart Table

If you’re celebrating your big day at home, we encourage you to take advantage of the time and create and extra-special sweetheart table scape that will have your forgetting you’re even in your own house! Order-in a fancy meal, get some flowers (many florist are even offering discounted bouquets right now) and don’t forget the cake!

Organize a cool backyard sweetheart table with beautiful decor, candles, blooms and delicious food.

Organize a cool backyard sweetheart table with beautiful decor, candles, blooms and delicious food.

A dramatic and glam sweetheart table with bright blooms, greenery and candles looks very refined and chic.

A dramatic and glam sweetheart table with bright blooms, greenery and candles looks very refined and chic.

A chic and luxurious sweetheart table with bright blooms, red candles and refined chairs.

A chic and luxurious sweetheart table with bright blooms, red candles and refined chairs.

Make you two happy with delicious food that you both love.

Make you two happy with delicious food that you both love.

Include various spring touches into your wedding food, for example, edible blooms like here.

Include various spring touches into your wedding food, for example, edible blooms like here.

Go Virtual With A Facebook Live, FaceTime Or Zoom Wedding

Such virtual weddings already take place right now, you may take a look at them, steal some ideas and organize your own virtual wedding with all the guests you wanted to see at your real one. Later, when it’s all over, you will be able to re-celebrate your wedding again, with a new theme, style and more guests.

Ask Your Family And Friends To Send You Love Letters

Handwritten letters will never go out of style. If your loved ones are far away, consider asking your special people to send you letters to read on the morning of your original wedding date. Not only will these make you cry, laugh, and everything in between, but they will be an extra sentimental keepsake to hold on to forever.

Ask your family and friends to send you some love letters for your wedding date.

Ask your family and friends to send you some love letters for your wedding date.

Read these love letters together and get married feeling love and best wishes from your closest ones.

Read these love letters together and get married feeling love and best wishes from your closest ones.

Write some love letters to each other, too, and your day will be filled with love.

Write some love letters to each other, too, and your day will be filled with love.

Start Planning Your Postponed Wedding

If you’ve decided to postpone a reception until a later date, you might want to opt for something a little less “traditional.” We love a good dinner party, and it’s a brilliant way to host a more intimate gathering with your closest loved ones at a later date. Plus, if you had already booked a catering team they will likely let you roll over your deposits for the dinner party!

Get an organizer and start planning your postponed wedding - maybe you'll want to change something or do it all yourself without any professionals.

Get an organizer and start planning your postponed wedding - maybe you'll want to change something or do it all yourself without any professionals.

Realize various DIYs for your future wedding to make it as personalized as possible.

Realize various DIYs for your future wedding to make it as personalized as possible.

Try to make your wedding hairstyle and makeup yourself - this is what you can do at home and right now.

Try to make your wedding hairstyle and makeup yourself - this is what you can do at home and right now.

Shop various stuff for decor and outfits online and make your wedding super cool.

Shop various stuff for decor and outfits online and make your wedding super cool.

Make a cool and creative album to make your planning pleasant and comfortable.

Make a cool and creative album to make your planning pleasant and comfortable.