Couple’s big day gets delayed
An engaged couple from Douro-Dummer Township have had to postpone their wedding as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Taylor Eddie and her fiancé, Taylor Lauzon, got engaged in 2018 in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, after having been together for nearly 10 years.
Eddie and Lauzon first started dating in December 2008, when she was in Grade 11.
“Both of us were living in Chatham at the time attending high school. We were friends long before that though, having met on the Chatham Y Pool Sharks Swim Team as kids,” Eddie said.
In 2016, the couple moved to Peterborough County. Although Eddie had been waiting for Lauzon to pop the question for quite some time, she said she was on cloud nine when it happened.
“I think he was just waiting for the perfect time, and he certainly found it,” she said.
Eddie and Lauzon’s wedding date was scheduled for June 6 at the Century Barn in Cavan.
“They made the call asking us to reschedule due to the provincial outlines that had been set in place due to COVID-19. We certainly respected their decision and have rescheduled for June 5, 2021,” she said.
“We didn’t want to book for later this year in case this craziness continues, so we thought delaying a whole year will hopefully make it safe for our relatives and friends to finally celebrate with us.”
Eddie said after hearing Premier Doug Ford’s announcement to extend protocols, with a ban on gatherings of more than five people, they came to the realization their wedding was going to be postponed.
“I felt like I had been punched in the chest. Just a complete feeling of defeat that of all the years and times for this to happen, it would happen now,” she said.
The couple began to panic that down payments made and vendor contracts signed would be null, or that vendors wouldn’t have availability for their new wedding date.
“I had no idea how we were going to notify everyone again and then confirm the new date. We certainly couldn’t afford to resend invites. It was just mass anxiety of questions I couldn’t answer all at once,” she said. “But it’s been about two weeks and we have heard from almost everyone that the new date will work for them.”
However, not all brides-to-be have had the same luck, Eddie said.
“I am hearing a lot of brides who are postponing for two more years just due to the hardship of being laid off and knowing they are now using their wedding funds to get by. I personally have been laid off both of my jobs and am hoping that we don’t have to fall into that hole,” she said.
Eddie said there are some things that have been ordered with the original wedding date on it, that can’t be returned.
“So that’s another expense that a bride will be dealing with as well,” she said.
Eddie hopes the country continues to take the necessary precautions so the pandemic can be over with sooner rather than later.
“We hope that our family and friends stay healthy during this time as we are desperate to see them all again soon. As for the wedding, we hope that we don’t have to reschedule again, because unless you have planned a wedding yourself it is a lot of co-ordinating, time, and work.”
For other engaged couples in a similar situation, Eddie said everything will work out.
“Just have patience and faith,” she said.
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