Inspirational Plan B Weddings During Covid-19 Pandemic

These couples overcame the emotional let down of not having their original dream wedding. What happened instead was….unexpected and unique.


April 10, 2020
Morgan, Utah
Plan B:
drive-In style while guests heard music from their cars as they watched the bride walk down the aisle and the couple’s vows on their radio.

Utah Couple Holds a Drive-In Wedding Due to Coronavirus as Guests Listen on Their Car Radios

Brennan and Abby Norman realized last month that their wedding set for April 25 wouldn’t be able to go on as planned – so they got creative With the coronavirus outbreak forcing the cancellation of weddings around the country, one Utah couple decided to go forward with their nuptials – complete with guests, who watched – and listened!


April 18, 2020
Southern California Coast

Plan B: a friend surprised the couple by getting in touch with celebrities. Best selling author Bob Goff wanted to help. They exchanged vows on his boat docked by piers close by with loved ones. The boat was decorated with rose petals and decorative flags. After the ceremony, they had their first dance on a driveway lined with their guests.

When Bob was asked why he did this, his reply was, “he simply said he wanted to thank us for our service and spread kindness and love”. This was because the couple are both essential workers (ER nurse and ICU Tech). What an amazing way to honor them and make their wedding special and unforgettable.

Coronavirus Canceled Our Wedding-Until a Good Samaritan Stepped In

Getting married in the middle of a pandemic may sound crazy but if COVID-19 has taught us one thing it’s that life is short. Rich and I were high school sweethearts, dating all the way until we decided to go to college in different states-California for him and Virginia for me.


May 24, 2020
Swampscott, Massachusetts

Plan B: intimate ceremony together with both parents overlooking the water. A lavish dinner with detailed, handmade place cards, guest’s signature favorite cocktail and a walk to the beach of which awaited masked loved ones as a surprise.

This Swampscott Micro Wedding Was So Chic You Wouldn’t Know It Was the Couple’s Plan B

After COVID-19 postponed their celebration, the bride and groom were married by their planner at his parents’ home. After nearly two years of wedding planning, Lauren Cohen and Sam Andler couldn’t have been more excited for their big day-May 24, 2020. “We were so close to the dream wedding.


June 6, 2020
Manila, Philippines

Plan B: civil ceremony followed by a 15-person lunch reception. Memorable part of their day: when unexpectedly asked during the ceremony why they wanted to marry each other. An unplanned, unforgettable, raw emotional moment.

#RealWeddings: A Simple Yet Elegant Civil Wedding Amidst The COVID-19 Pandemic

If you tell a bride-to-be that she has to indefinitely postpone her wedding (because of a pandemic, no less), you might as well tell her that the world has come to a sudden end.


July 11, 2020
Washington DC

Plan B: 10 person ceremony at Tudor Place Historic House & Garden with 115 guests on live stream followed by a drive-by reception with gifts from the Bride & Groom of prepackaged Jamaican cuisine and favors.

This Couple’s Lush, Garden Micro-Wedding Featured African Diaspora Traditions and a Drive-Through Reception | Washingtonian (DC)

Just under a year after first meeting at a soca music party on Halloween, Ciera and Jemar tied the knot in an intimate celebration at DC’s Tudor Place Historic House & Garden, with 10 guests in attendance and 115 loved ones who turned in virtually through live stream.