When Nick and I originally planned our destination wedding in Italy and our stateside wedding in Cleveland, our pre-COVID selves could never have imagined they would need to be canceled. But, after the world flipped upside down, the only constants in our lives were our love for one another and our desire to get married. So, about a month ago we made the hard decision to cancel our weddings and with that, change our plans completely.

And with that, we are now excited to announce that we’ve found a new venue in Sarasota, Florida. We’re looking forward to starting anew and planning this with more certainty. Now that the decision is made the next step is to notify all of our guests as soon as possible.

Designed by The Knot Invitations, we found Change The Date Cards that matched all of the things we were looking for… style, premium paper quality, and quick print timing. The Knot made it simple to customize our stationary and even gave the option to print as a postcard – which I loved that idea. We ended up selecting a playfully printed card with a little taste of Florida — pale pink with hand-painted oranges.

Below is a sneak peek at our Change the Date Cards – to check out more lovely cards please visit theknot.com

10 Clever Phrases for your Change The Date Cards

Looking for ideas on what to write on your Change The Dates? Here are some witty & clever ways to alert your guests of the new wedding plans:

1. Let’s Try This Again
2. Our Love Will Go The Distance…Even If It’s 6 Feet Apart
3. Love Is Patient
4. You Can’t Mask Our Excitement For Our New Plans
5. Our Love Story Will Still Be Told
6. Save Our Date…Again
7. Change Of Plans
8. Cheers! Our Glasses are Half-Full (*Photo of couple popping champagne)
9. I Promise You This Rom-Com has A Happy Ending…with our Wedding Coming Soon To A Venue Near You
10. It Might Be Late, But Save Our Date

There are many stages of acceptance when your wedding dreams have to change. But, once you do come to terms with it and turn the page, you’ll feel that excitement again for this next chapter. And this time around, you can plan with more confidence and certainty which brings the best peace of mind. My heart goes out to you fellow COVID-bride, we’re facing a new kind of hurdle. But with a little love & gratitude, we can make light of this time and look at it as something that brings us closer to our soon to be husband. And hopefully, one day, even if it’s far, far away – we can laugh about this year & have a sense of humor that we made it through all of this – happily married, the end.