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April 13, 2020 / Mimi Licht

New Study: 96% of Couples Are Not Canceling Their Weddings

By Anja Winikka

Last week we reached out to engaged couples across the country to better understand how COVID-19 is impacting their wedding plans. More than 470 couples with wedding receptions scheduled between April and July 2020 took the survey. Our biggest takeaway from The Knot Worldwide COVID-19 Impact Study? 96% of couples are not planning to cancel their weddings at this time. Instead, they are either keeping a close eye on recommendations from the CDC or postponing their dates.

96% of couples with upcoming weddings have a clear preference to postpone to a later date or hold off on changes.

Only a small percentage (4%) are canceling their wedding receptions. While many say postponing has been a very difficult decision since they’ve been planning for more than a year (average engagement length is 15 months), they recognize that it’s necessary for the health and safety of themselves and guests.

Among those postponing their weddings, 65% are moving their receptions to a later date in 2020.

Most of the 2020 postponements are being rescheduled for July through October (48%); another 13% are focusing on November or December, and just 4% are rescheduling for May or June.The rest of respondents who are postponing said that they are shifting to 2021 (18%) or are still deciding (17%).

Roughly 40% of those postponing their weddings are planning to get legally married prior to their rescheduled receptions.

There is a fair share of couples who are going ahead with small legal ceremonies during this time. That said, they’re eager to have the larger celebration with friends and family.

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