OK so me and my fiance have had our venue booked for over a year. Our date is Nov. 14th. We stopped doing any planning in February when the first catering company told us their business was on hold. 1.5 months ago, our venue told us that they were not sure if they would be open (Ybor City Historical Garden, look it up if you wanna see a side of Ybor that is not Reservoir Bar or The Bricks) and if they were open, the capacity including vendors, venue employees, and guests would be maxed at 100. We originally had a little over 200 (wifey's dad has 12 brothers and sisters, and then cousins, holy shit) on our guest list. So we just started making cuts on pretty much people that would have to travel, and those aunts, uncles, and cousins we don't really talk to. Also told all of our single friends they would not be getting a plus 1. Instead of hiring out, my friends have now become the officiator, bartender, DJ, and hair/make up for my lady. Pretty much anything to double up a guest with a job to cut one person off the capacity. We have changed the venue to my parents house. They have a five acre farm with nice scenery and they actually rent out their farm for weddings, so it can be done, just not my original plan. Ordered hella masks and sanitizer. We'll be as safe as possible, but I made this angel wait over 10 years for this, so I'm not putting it off another day.
But the best part of my wedding will be my entrance. I have a Ric Flair robe that will be on over my tux and I'm walking out to his music with fireworks like I'm about to wrestle at Wrestlemania.
With all the drama and stress of making this happen, I am really looking forward to it!