Fourth Time is a Charm!

Hannah and Nick had to reschedule their wedding 3 different times at 3 different venues, before finally being able to have their wedding. It was an emotional rollercoaster to say the least. Canceling their original plan for May 9th was definitely the hardest part since they had been planning their ‘perfect’ wedding for over a year and a half. Their original venue, didn’t supply anything but the room, so they had to personally hire all vendors and thought they had pulled together the perfect team for their wedding.

wedding rings

Planning a wedding under the best of circumstances can be stressful, then add in COVID and it definitely makes everything more stressful. Since there was no end to the shelter-in-place in the foreseeable future and it was completely out of their control, Hannah and Nick made the decision to cancel their original wedding date four weeks before the wedding. There were so many mixed emotions, they were thankful their family & and friends were healthy, but also so sad and disappointed after planning every detail for two years.

bride and bridesmaids in robes Then they moved their date to December 6, 2020 at the same venue reasoning that in seven months things should be getting back to normal. In August the venue informed them that they were not allowing any receptions due to COVID restrictions. So, they were forced to start the venue search all over again! They found an alternate venue, but had to settle on December 4th. Three weeks prior to their third wedding date the new venue cancelled the event due to additional restrictions being put on their business. Hannah and Nick were devastated once again.

bridal shoes and bouquet

They did not to give up and started yet another venue search! Their closest friends and family had already made accommodations for December 4th so they were determined to make it happen then. They were fortunate to find the San Diego Mission Bay Resort. They were available on December 4th and helped them plan their dream wedding in just three weeks! They feel eternally grateful to the San Diego Mission Bay Resort and everyone who made their wedding better than their original plans!

groomsmen on jetskis

Their original guest count was 180 and they had to narrow it down to 60, with 55 guests actually at their wedding. Besides a much smaller guest list, due to the pandemic their were other things that they had to adjust for.

bride and groom's first kiss

At the venue, everything had to be fully outdoors due to COVID restrictions. Guests had to wear masks during the ceremony and any time they were out of their seat at both ceremony and reception. There was no dancing or mingling allowed. All ceremony seats were spaced 6 feet apart. They had to group tables by family/household for the reception, ceremony, and rehearsal dinner. They had to create three different seating charts for all of those events. And of course, they had individual hand sanitizers at each seat as well.