Saying 'I do' later: Rethinking weddings amid Covid-19 concerns


By AGENCY

Large gatherings being cancelled due to Covid-19 is affecting everything, from concerts to weddings. — Dreamstime/TNS

Katie Campbell bought a leather jacket with her wedding date – March 21,2020 – monogrammed on the back, six months ago. She and her fiance, Ryan Jernigan, planned to celebrate their nuptials with 150 guests at The Cannon Room in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, the United States.

But just a week and half before the wedding, the couple decided to call it off, thanks to Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

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