I've been planning my wedding for St. Thomas this December but due to a family member now pregnant and cant travel they are not going to make it, which was half of my wedding party. To add to to it, there is a good chance the baby will be born while we are away so most of the family (if they still attend my wedding) will miss the birth.
Would you reschedule it the wedding ?
* i have bought invitations but have not sent them out yet, some close family has already booked
Re: If most important cant make it, do you cancel?
That decision is completely up to you but I would not cancel my wedding. I made the decision that I wanted a destination wedding and came to terms with the fact that if people couldn't make it to our wedding we had to be OK with that. My best friend actually planned her pregnancy around my wedding lol. She is one of my MOH so she wanted to make sure she was baby free while she was in Mexico so she will be giving birth this September and will have a year until the wedding.
Even if my other MOH was pregnant and could not attend I would still have my wedding. I know it's a tough choice but it was also her choice to get pregnant knowing she had made a commitment to you to attend your wedding. That being said, you have to do what you feel is right. If you cant imagine your wedding day without her, you might want to cancel
Good luck deciding!!
That's up to you and your family. Talk to your family and see what they think.
When we originally booked our destination wedding we discussed it with all of our VIP's to make sure they could go. We had decided that if even one of them couldn't make it, we would change plans, because having them there was most important to us. If one of our VIP's were to suddenly say they couldn't come, we would definitely have to discuss options with ourselves and everyone else. At this point our wedding is 2 months away, so it would be a little late to change plans. But, if it had happened 6 months ago, we may have considered moving the wedding date (or maybe even changing to wedding at home if needed) to accommodate, depending on who it was and the circumstances. That would also depend on whether bookings could be changed or refunded. If people had already booked and would lose money, I wouldn't change the date unless I was able to pay them back any lost expenses. But, there is also a chance that we would just leave our plans alone and not change anything.
Another option if they can't go and it isn't feasible to change plans, you may want to look into is if you can do a live web streaming of the wedding or Skype, so they can still see and be a part of your wedding from home. That could make things easier to have her absent.