Item
We Got Married During a Pandemic
Title (Dublin Core)
We Got Married During a Pandemic
Disclaimer (Dublin Core)
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Description (Dublin Core)
HIST30060: Making History
My husband I planned our wedding for November 2020. My extended family lives in Malaysia, and we had organized for them to fly over to Melbourne for the celebrations, inclusive of classic wedding dancing, food and merriment. It obviously did not happen like that – but, it was better. In March, when the restrictions hit Victoria, we decided to move our wedding to June, not even knowing how many guests we would be able to have at that point. A few of our friends eloped, and some even planned a wedding in one night to accommodate the changing restrictions. In the weeks leading up, we pulled together our 20-person guest list, hired a photographer, and on the 27th June 2020, got married in intimate courtyard of our parents’ church. There was no (intense) dancing or fancy decorations, instead we got to focus on each other, on vows we made to each other under God and before our closest family and friends, and we got to live-stream our ceremony to everyone else (big win to not offending anyone). We are so thankful to God – it is better than we could have imagined or planned for ourselves.
My husband I planned our wedding for November 2020. My extended family lives in Malaysia, and we had organized for them to fly over to Melbourne for the celebrations, inclusive of classic wedding dancing, food and merriment. It obviously did not happen like that – but, it was better. In March, when the restrictions hit Victoria, we decided to move our wedding to June, not even knowing how many guests we would be able to have at that point. A few of our friends eloped, and some even planned a wedding in one night to accommodate the changing restrictions. In the weeks leading up, we pulled together our 20-person guest list, hired a photographer, and on the 27th June 2020, got married in intimate courtyard of our parents’ church. There was no (intense) dancing or fancy decorations, instead we got to focus on each other, on vows we made to each other under God and before our closest family and friends, and we got to live-stream our ceremony to everyone else (big win to not offending anyone). We are so thankful to God – it is better than we could have imagined or planned for ourselves.
Date (Dublin Core)
June 27, 2020
Creator (Dublin Core)
Annabelle Ricketts
Contributor (Dublin Core)
Annabelle Ricketts
Event Identifier (Dublin Core)
HIST30060
Partner (Dublin Core)
University of Melbourne
Type (Dublin Core)
Text Story
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Community & Community Organizations
English
Events
English
Home & Family Life
English
Technology
English
Travel
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
ceremony
Melbourne
wedding
connection
family
travel
distance
faith
friendship
vows
Victoria
Australia
Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)
wedding,,
intimate
better
Collection (Dublin Core)
English
Covid Bride
Linked Data (Dublin Core)
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
2020/11/08
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
2020/11/10
02/21/2021
Date Created (Dublin Core)
2020/06/27
This item was submitted on November 8, 2020 by Annabelle Ricketts using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive
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