Pandemic Precautions To Be Taken Before And After The Wedding

When the pandemic hit India in early 2020, the wedding industry took a major hit because of this wedding and gatherings have halted, and people are still struggling to accept the new normal. But this pandemic forced professionals such as wedding planners, caterers, and florists to be creative and think out of the box, which is a blessing in disguise, as a result of the weddings nowadays looks and feels a lot different before the pandemic.

We’ve got some precautions you can follow as cases are increasing in India so that you and your loved ones stay safe, follow these precautions before and after the wedding so that you can cope with the contemporary circumstances that have become our new reality!

Things To Be Done Ahead Of The Wedding

Ask the Guests to get themselves tested before the wedding, many couples are often doing this for their safety and even their loved one's safety. It’s becoming a more common practice as testing is widely available. For instance, the government has made this rule that only 50 people are allowed for an indoor wedding and ask your guests to get a covid negative report.

Make a list of the guests, this is very important as you’ll have an idea that how many guests attended your wedding and in case any crisis arises you’ll have an idea of the people who have been at the wedding.

Things To Be Done On The Wedding

While You Get Ready

Those who are close to the bride and still if they want to participate in the traditional getting-ready process, please ensure that all the safety measures are been followed. And if you’ve hired a makeup and hairstylist make sure that they follow all the basic rules because maintaining physical distance will be impossible as these people have to work on you, not with you. Masks and gloves are very important for the beauty vendors and the place should be well ventilated.

Plan An Outdoor Wedding

Planning an outdoor wedding is the safest option in this pandemic, social distance could be followed with ease. Here the idea would be to break the mindset of people that wedding is all about dancing and gatherings, an intimate wedding could be so fun, still, while you plan an outdoor wedding make sure that proper precaution is taken, offer a small handy bottle of sanitizers to the guests and even make sure there is no physical contact.
 

Throughout The Dinner   

 Planning a dinner with guests will not be an easy task. Here you’ve to make a smart move talk to your wedding planner about the idea, plan a dinner outdoor while keeping at least 8 feet distance among each table, and instead of glassware cutlery use disposable cutlery and have a separate section of each server.

Things To Do After The Wedding

Even after the wedding is over, the precautions so not end, as we even stated earlier that you should have a complete list of the guest who has attended the wedding, let’s know why! Because if for any reason a guest does test positive shortly after the wedding, it is imperative that every guest and staff member who worked on the wedding be informed so if you’ve all the information it would be easy to track and control the situation.

While we’re struggling with the new normal, we even cannot wait for the days when we can laugh, dance, and celebrate with 200 to 300 guests. In the meantime, we’ll keep celebrating love on a smaller scale!