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Sa v e the d ate IN THIS UNIQUE WEDDING SPECIAL, WE CHAT TO LOCAL SUPPLIERS AND CAMBRIDGE COUPLES ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 ON BIG DAY CELEBRATIONS, HOW THEY’VE HAD TO ADAPT AND WHAT THEY EXPECT TO SEE FROM WEDDINGS IN THE MONTHS AND YEARS TO COME WORD BY FRANCES MCNAUGHTON
he pandemic putting plans on hold may be old news by now, but for many brides-to-be, it’s threatened to turn their dream
day into a logistical nightmare. For Cambridge bride Lara Melzig, it meant a speedy decision shortly after lockdown hit: “We made a very early decision on moving the date, as our guest list is very international,” Lara explains. “The whole wedding is subject to several different countries’ restrictions, so fingers crossed we don’t have to move it again.” Even after the decision to postpone had been made, the unprecedented circumstances left a lot of couples confused as to when their new date should be. “If we had known what we know now, we would have moved our wedding to next year when we originally postponed in March,” explains Sophie Adams from Caxton, whose wedding is due to take place this month. Sophie has opted for a smaller ceremony with close family and friends, as well as lining up a larger gathering for a blessing next year. “At least I’m getting two weddings now: one very formal and one very intimate. Having just my most special people with me for this ceremony will feel very sentimental.” Then there came the question of what to do when the would-be wedding date came around. Chrissie Feekery, a bride- to-be living in Haverhill, certainly made the most of it: “We had a fantastic day on our ‘supposed wedding day’ – it was hands down the most amazing day of our lives. My fiance Ben and I decided to go and watch the sunrise in Southwold, say our vows to each other, wear our wedding rings and celebrate the day as if we were getting
ABOVE Sammi Tarbit’s Instagram stories about her would-be wedding, including the family celebrations LEFT Chrissie Feekery on her ‘supposed’ wedding day
married. We had prosecco on the beach for a toast and when we got home, we had a photographer come around to take doorstep photos of us. It was brilliant.” And for some brides, virtual celebrations were in order. Social media was a lockdown lifesaver for Sammi Tarbit from Wilburton, whose summer wedding has been pushed back by over a year. “On what should have been our wedding day, we received an overwhelming amount of love from friends and family,” says Sammi. “We hosted a ‘virtual toast’ and it was just really lovely to get a taste of how the wedding will feel. Our main thing is sharing the day with loved ones and, on a strange level, we still got that.” If you’d like to read each bride’s story in full, you can find more on our website.
“Our main thing is sharing the day with loved ones”
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