"Expressing Positivity: How Brides Abroad Announce Their Wedding Postponements"

Instead of Save the Date, sending this kind of invitation

It is common in foreign countries to send a Save the Date card in advance to inform about the wedding date.

It is a paper item to notify guests, "We will hold the ceremony and reception on ○ month ○ day!"

However, due to the impact of the coronavirus, many weddings have been postponed, just like in Japan.

Therefore, brides abroad seem to be sending notification cards in place of Save the Date to inform guests about the wedding postponement.

The expressions unique to English-speaking countries are interesting and positive, with many surprising phrases portraying this situation and conveying the message in such a way! Here are some examples:

【1】Change the date

"Change the date"

Meaning: The date has been changed

【2】Save the New Date

"Save the New Date"

Meaning: Please keep the new date open

【3】Let's try this again

"Let's try this again"

Meaning: We will try again!

【4】Okey New plan

"Okey New plan"

Meaning: Okay, this is the new plan.

【5】Change of Plans

"Change of Plans"

Meaning: The schedule has been changed

【6】rescheduled

"rescheduled"

Meaning: The schedule has been changed

【7】We still do

"We still do"

Meaning: Nonetheless, we vow (we will have a wedding!)

【8】We do, Re do

"We do, Re do"

Meaning: We vow again

【9】Update

"Update"

Meaning: The date has been updated!

【10】A new day for us

"A new day for us"

Meaning: A new date for us

【11】Love is patient and so are we!

"Love is patient and so are we!"

Meaning: Love is patient. Therefore, we will be patient too!

【12】Same time. Same place. New date.

"Same time. Same place. New date."

Meaning: Same time, same place, new date.

【13】Our Love Story will still be told.

"Our Love Story will still be told."

Meaning: Our story will continue to be told.

【14】Love is not cancelled

"Love is not cancelled"

Meaning: Love is not canceled (though the wedding is postponed)

I feel like my world has expanded...!

The postponement notification cards sent by brides abroad who have put off their weddings.

While I can't generalize because cultures differ from those in Japan,

phrases like "Love is patient and so are we!" and "Love is not cancelled" show a uniquely foreign way of expressing things, and I was surprised at how positively the postponement of a wedding can be conveyed...!! It really opened my eyes, and I was deeply moved.

I feel like my brain has been shaken.