Collected Item: “Pandemic Wedding: Victoria Beasley”
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Pandemic Wedding: Victoria Beasley
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Interview
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Walls: What things did you have to change for your wedding to happen? (i.e. limit the number of people, venue changes to outside venues, or making face masks required)
Victoria: I was supposed to get married in New York City for a destination wedding but because of Covid we couldn’t risk everyone’s health so we had to move it back to Florida, keeping the guest list smaller. We had COVID signs everywhere stating what people should do (staying six feet apart, wearing a mask, and washing their hands). We had masks specially made with our names and date and we had personalized hand sanitizers for people to take. It definitely was very focused on and thought about.
Walls: What was the biggest concern you had about having your wedding during a global pandemic?
Victoria: The thought of anyone getting sick because of our wedding really worried us but we had to just swallow the pill and pray for the best outcome. We luckily didn’t have anyone get sick and it was really amazing to get to see everyone.
Walls: Did you have any reservations about having your wedding at all? Did you have to push back your wedding?
Victoria: We tossed around the idea of pushing it back but after really thinking about it we decided not to because we had no idea when Covid would be over so it just didn’t really make any sense.
Walls: What issues, if any, did you have with the vendors that you had scheduled for your wedding?
Victoria: We didn’t really have any issues with vendors.
Walls: If you had to push your wedding back, were vendors really flexible on giving you a new date/ refund?
Victoria: Our photographer specifically was super understanding, he was going to go to New York with us and was completely understanding and okay with us possibly changing the date when we were tossing around the idea of changing the date and he was okay with us staying in Florida no extra charge, I think he just wanted us to feel comfortable given the circumstances.
Walls: What does it feel like to have gotten married during a pandemic?
Victoria: If anything it gave us a sense of relief, nobody got sick and like a feeling of reassurance that just because there is a pandemic, while yes keeping it safe, we could continue to live our lives. It’s also cool to think that we can one day tell our grandkids how we got married during a pandemic.
Victoria: I was supposed to get married in New York City for a destination wedding but because of Covid we couldn’t risk everyone’s health so we had to move it back to Florida, keeping the guest list smaller. We had COVID signs everywhere stating what people should do (staying six feet apart, wearing a mask, and washing their hands). We had masks specially made with our names and date and we had personalized hand sanitizers for people to take. It definitely was very focused on and thought about.
Walls: What was the biggest concern you had about having your wedding during a global pandemic?
Victoria: The thought of anyone getting sick because of our wedding really worried us but we had to just swallow the pill and pray for the best outcome. We luckily didn’t have anyone get sick and it was really amazing to get to see everyone.
Walls: Did you have any reservations about having your wedding at all? Did you have to push back your wedding?
Victoria: We tossed around the idea of pushing it back but after really thinking about it we decided not to because we had no idea when Covid would be over so it just didn’t really make any sense.
Walls: What issues, if any, did you have with the vendors that you had scheduled for your wedding?
Victoria: We didn’t really have any issues with vendors.
Walls: If you had to push your wedding back, were vendors really flexible on giving you a new date/ refund?
Victoria: Our photographer specifically was super understanding, he was going to go to New York with us and was completely understanding and okay with us possibly changing the date when we were tossing around the idea of changing the date and he was okay with us staying in Florida no extra charge, I think he just wanted us to feel comfortable given the circumstances.
Walls: What does it feel like to have gotten married during a pandemic?
Victoria: If anything it gave us a sense of relief, nobody got sick and like a feeling of reassurance that just because there is a pandemic, while yes keeping it safe, we could continue to live our lives. It’s also cool to think that we can one day tell our grandkids how we got married during a pandemic.
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#staugustine. #flaglercollege, #wedding, #interview, #pandemic
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https://publichumanities.omeka.net/items/show/310
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Abigail Walls and Jon Wolf
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2021-03