IT has been six months since our government implemented coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic measures on lockdowns and various versions of community quarantine within and outside Metro Manila. In those six months, like any other excited couple who had already prepared for almost a year for their wedding, my fiancée and I were devastated when we had to reschedule our church wedding that was supposedly for June 2020.

It may seem to be an uncomplicated decision to reschedule right away because of safety and regulatory reasons. However, once you go back to the drawing board, you realized that there are many factors that need reconsideration. Should we do an intimate wedding instead? How about a civil wedding? Should we totally move it by a year because of the uncertainty? The repercussions of each major decision to make would take from tens to hundreds of considerations to think about while you are always in the middle of your daily endeavors. I may be exaggerating a bit but it was a very difficult position to be in.