Who Is Responsible For Enforcing Safety Guidelines At Your Wedding?

There is absolutely no question that all business took a huge hit in 2020. One of the many industries severely impacted by the pandemic is the wedding industry. As COVID numbers increased, many Toronto couples were faced with a very difficult decision. To continue on with their wedding day as planned, host a compromised reception with only a few close friends and family, or to postpone their nuptials until large groups couple could gather again.
Although the end of the pandemic isn't here, it is luckily in sight, and there may be a day in the future when everyone is having a great time at large weddings without masks and hand sanitizer. Unfortunately, that time hasn’t come yet and we might be looking at another year or more of protection from disease.
That doesn’t mean that we can’t still celebrate love and the joining of two families. However,  it does mean that we should be taking extreme precautions in order to celebrate safely. It only takes one person to make everyone potentially unsafe. Regardless of the group that you fall into, there are guidelines to follow to guarantee that everyone is having fun and staying safe.
 
Wedding Planners
 
A huge part of a planner’s job is to stay informed and up to date on restrictions and guidelines. They are an excellent reference for getting current information and tips for what to expect on your wedding day. They keep informed and know standard procedures. It is in their best interest, from a liability standpoint.
Wedding Planners can also be used as guides to the guests on the day of your wedding. It’s important to have a someone in charge of maintaining covid standards, and a wedding planner is a perfect person to fill that role. Since it’s their job to ensure that your wedding day runs as smoothly as possible, they have a responsibility to make sure that each guest is following the policies put in place. And a good wedding planner won’t have any issue telling any guest to wear their mask whenever they aren't not eating.
 
The Wedding Couple
 
Communication is always key when it comes to having a COVID-friendly wedding. And since everyone is gathering to celebrate of the couple, they should be the ones regularly updating everyone on the policies put in place. It’s important to extensively communicate with your guests and vendors to ensure that everyone is on the same page. Also, if any guests or vendors are not willing to abide by the rules you have put in place, make it known that they will be removed from the event. This is to ensure everyone’s safety and to make sure that everyone can enjoy themselves. Do some research and ask questions of your vendors beforehand. Find out about their policies and views on the pandemic and make sure they perfectly align with yours. A disagreement with  what is acceptable is not worth the headache.

 
The Guests
 
Each and every guest is responsible for their personal safety at the wedding. If you’re a guest attending a wedding during COVID, it’s important to know exactly how to handle the protocols. Most times, clear instructions for the wedding day will be laid out on the couple’s wedding website or other communications. But if you’re ever unclear about COVID guidelines during the wedding, do not hesitate to send a message to the couple. Just like you have a duty to abide by the rules, they have a duty to keep their guests informed.
And most importantly, respect the decisions they make. Yes, it might not be fun dancing with a mask on, but if it’s what makes the couple comfortable enough to enjoy their wedding day, it is not something that should be up for debate.
 
At the end of the day, if you are ready to have your dream wedding, if you are willing to be flexible, and are ok with a unique but safe wedding day then make sure to limit your guest list, choose an outdoor venue, try to keep socially distanced from others as often as possible, and stock each table with hand sanitizer and masks. You can still have the wedding day of your dreams with proper planning. 

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