To all of our esteemed guests,

After much careful consideration and with the invaluable support of our parents and wedding party, we have made the decision—with incredibly heavy hearts—to cancel our October, 2021 wedding celebration. The intensity of this past year and a half has left us with a lot of heartbreak, and yet, with much to be grateful for as well.

We are so touched by the overwhelming support of the people in our lives; we are so thankful for the love we share for one another and the opportunity to spend the rest of our lives together; and we are so incredibly appreciative that so many of our loved ones are safe.

Being able to have an intimate ceremony on our original date was wonderful, but not having the opportunity to share the love we have for each and every one of you definitely holds its weight. That being said, nothing could detract from how deeply we felt your love on our special day. We are blessed to have such a fantastic group of people we share so many warm memories with and with whom we will be able to share more special moments as we head into the future.

The catch-22 of getting married during a major historic event—besides being an interesting topic for conversation—is that we know now, more than ever, that we can make it through anything life throws our way.

We have made it through a crisis that no one has gone through in the last one-hundred years and we came out married and more in love than we ever have been before.

Knowing we have the love and support of so many special people in our lives makes that all the more real for us.

So, we want to thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, for everything you have done to make us the people we are. Your love is felt each and every day we are together. We hope you can feel that love coming right back to you from us.

With gratitude and appreciation,

Lauren + Alex

To all of our esteemed guests,

We sincerely apologize in advance for any complications this decision may present, but after much consideration surrounding the health & safety of those invited as well as ourselves, we have made the decision–with heavy hearts–to postpone our wedding celebrations for a year. We are currently looking forward to 10/10/2021 (Columbus Day weekend) for our future date.

We will instead be holding an intimate ceremony in Virginia with the wedding party and immediate family in attendance. We hope to celebrate our 1 year anniversary next year with as many guests in attendance at the beautiful Williams-Slocumb Place in Georgia. Pandemic pending of course.

For a long while, we continued to operate on the vision of maintaining our original plans and putting in place strong expectations and meaningful precautions. Unfortunately, the pandemic has presented a new and concerning set of increasing risks that we were not comfortable powering through this year.

As always, we are so thankful for the opportunity to share this special moment with you all and we truly hope to be able to celebrate it properly and safely in October 2021. From Lauren & Alex, thank you. We love you and we're sorry it could not happen this year.

In consideration of the pandemic, we would like to acknowledge that the safety and well-being of our loved ones is of the upmost importance to us.

We will be taking well-planned precautions to ensure the comfort of those attending our special day. In order to do everything possible to assure the safety of everyone attending, we highly encourage and would greatly appreciate the wearing of masks since we have many guests that are traveling from various locations. We ask you to consider bringing your own masks for your personal use and convenience but we will also have disposable masks available along with hand sanitizer.

That being said, if any of our invited guests feel it is not in their best interest to attend, we fully understand and support this decision. You will be there with us in our hearts and minds — your love will be felt.

Sincerely yours,

Alex & Lauren