Zoom Weddings Couples Are Still Getting Married During COVID19 Quarantine

Zoom Weddings: Couples Are Still Getting Married During COVID-19 Quarantine

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In spite of coronavirus lockdown orders, couples are continuing to tie the knot. The difference is, they’re now getting married with Zoom’s help.

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Zoom Weddings Couples Are Still Getting Married During COVID19 Quarantine

With social distancing guidelines and coronavirus lockdown orders still in place, scheduled weddings are now taking place with the help of video chat apps, like Zoom. People are having to depend on video calls more than ever under the current circumstances, and this is just the latest example.

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a spanner in the works of many plans, and forced people to depend even more on technology to take care of their needs. With millions staying indoors, all formal or informal social gatherings are now taking place online. Evidently, this has resulted in a massive surge in video chat app usage. From office discussions and family gatherings, to concerts and interviews, video chat apps are facilitating the majority of today’s social life. Now, people are also starting to stream the weddings they had previously scheduled before the lockdown order took effect, allowing guests to still take part without having to travel to the event. With the capacity for up to 500 participants in a single chat, Zoom seems like the perfect platform for wedding-streaming.

While still a new change, many couples and guests are already taking to social media to describe their ‘Zoom-wedding’ experiences, and although there are legal restrictions for conducting and registering a wedding over video chat, this is now less of an issue in New York State. As the BBC reports, New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, recently signed an executive order, making it legal for clerks to conduct a wedding online, and for couples to apply for marriage certificates remotely. This follows the state’s decision to extend the lockdown until May 15, in a bid to contain the coronavirus outbreak.

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My cousins Wedding on Zoom . It was pretty awesome 💕💕 pic.twitter.com/JPbRRP4CVl

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Announcing the order, Governor Cuomo quipped that there is no excuse for couples to not get married now. After the announcement, ordained ministers have been proclaiming on Twitter and elsewhere their willingness to officiate weddings online. TV journalist T.J. Holmes is of them who recently tweeted out a confirmation to followers that he is indeed licensed to officiate weddings in New York.

Gov Cuomo says anyone licensed in NY to officiate weddings can now do it online. That’s ME! I am licensed. Seriously. So, if any of y’all need somebody to do your wedding, holla atch boy! I’m available. FaceTime, Zoom, whatever. #coronavirus

Zoom weddings during this pandemic are often attended only by the bride, groom, their parents, and an ordained minister or clerk. The rest of the guests use Zoom to join in from wherever they are. For added protection, there are also a number of posts on Instagram and Twitter of brides and grooms in face masks — in one case, with the wedding vows written on the masks.

My cousin’s son and his fiancée went ahead with their wedding. Everyone attended via zoom! 💍💞 pic.twitter.com/0vrkJJWD5S

Meanwhile, friends & family are sending out tweets expressing excitement to be invited to a virtual wedding as it does change more than just the location, with attendees also having to consider other things including what they should wear? However, not everyone appears to be going ahead with their original weddings plans. Some couples are postponing to ensure their friends and family can be present. Although, many of those couples are still using Zoom, albeit to conduct what’s now being referred to as an ‘almost wedding’ – where they chat with the family and friends who would have been present, if the event had gone ahead.

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While these changes are effects of the outbreak, there is every possibility the trend will continue in the future and once COVID-19 has subsided. For many, Zoom, or any of the other popular video chat apps, could be a way to have a wedding with as many guests as they want, without having to spend as much as they would have been expected to before. This even goes for themed-weddings, considering you could attend one from a Star Wars or DC Comics location, thanks to the different Zoom backgrounds that are now available. For anyone considering hosting a Zoom wedding in the near or long-term future, do keep in mind the various safety concerns surrounding Zoom, as they can lead to a different experience to what was expected.

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