Stay at home orders might be preventing you from going to potential wedding venues for a tour, but there is another option. Many venues have created platforms that allow interested parties to take a virtual tour of the establishment. The tours take you from the lobby and ceremony rooms to the reception halls and outdoor areas for entertainment.

Whether you’re planning on getting married in the fall or winter of 2020 or you’ve decided to postpone your wedding date to next year, you can still send out your wedding invites now. Though you may be a bit concerned about how long it will take for stipulations surrounding the coronavirus to change, there are some vendors that offer you free change the date notices just in case.

Though you may have had to postpone your wedding gown shopping trip with the girls, that doesn’t mean you can’t start looking for the ideal dress for your special day. You can browse wedding dress selections ranging from vintage and boho chic to modern and minimalist by checking out bridal magazines, blogs, and retailers online. Some platforms even make it easy for you to record accurate measurements to have your dress customized and shipped to you. If you purchase your dress now, you have time to receive it, make sure it fits, and, if necessary, send it back for alterations so you have it for your special day.

If the two of you have decided that you’re going to write your own wedding vows, now is a good time to begin putting them together. These scary and uncertain times really cause you to stop and think about the things that are really important to you. Use this as fuel to put together words that reflect what’s on your heart. The intense spread of COVID-19 and the changes that followed have certainly made things like planning a wedding a bit more challenging. The good news is, however, that there is more than one way to skin a cat. Don’t let the already depressing events keep you from making plans for one of the happiest moments in your life. Instead, utilize the tips provided above to safely and efficiently create a wedding you’ll cherish forever.