Stars Who’ve Had to Postpone Weddings Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic: Katy Perry, Taraji P. Henson and More

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Stars Who’ve Had to Postpone Weddings Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic: Katy Perry, Taraji P. Henson and More

Pump the brakes. Celebrities who had planned on tying the knot in early 2020 had to make an unexpected change of plans due to the coronavirus pandemic. Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom had their sights set on a destination wedding in April but the widespread outbreak, which has totaled more than 1 million cases worldwide, forced them to postpone their plans. The "Roar" singer, 35, and Bloom, 43, announced their engagement in February 2019. The pair had originally scheduled their nuptials for December 2019. However, a source told Us Weekly in February that they changed their wedding plans "due to the location they want." Taraji P. Henson and her fiancé, Kelvin Hayden, are another couple whose wedding has been postponed more than once. The Coffee & Kream star, 49, first moved her wedding date from April to June to avoid rainy weather. She told Extra on March 31 that the celebration is pushed back one more month due to the quarantine. "It’s probably going to be more like July,” Henson said at the time. “We have to see what this will be like at the other end. [jwplayer 07l1Li9r-l3ahXupL] Dennis Quaid and his fiancée, Laura Savoie, were excited to exchange vows on April 4 at his friend Craig T. Nelson's house in Kauai, Hawaii — the same state where the Parent Trap star popped the question to the PhD student. Quaid, 66, told Us on April 3 that it was “a little disappointing” for them to miss their wedding but said he and Savoie celebrate their upcoming marriage “every day.” While some couples have made definite decisions to change their wedding plans, others' plans are still up in the air. Vanderpump Rules star Stassi Schroeder joked that preparing for a wedding in uncertain times is hard. The Next Level Basic author, 31, and her fiancé, Beau Clark, are hoping to tie the knot in October in Italy. The country has been hit hard by the coronavirus with more than 100,000 confirmed cases and more than 18,000 deaths. “So planning a wedding that may be nonexistent is fun,” the reality star tweeted on March 26. “Def recommend.” Scroll down to see the list of couples who've postponed their weddings due to coronavirus. [podcast_block]

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Stars Who’ve Had to Postpone Weddings Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic: Katy Perry, Taraji P. Henson and More

Pump the brakes. Celebrities who had planned on tying the knot in early 2020 had to make an unexpected change of plans due to the coronavirus pandemic. Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom had their sights set on a destination wedding in April but the widespread outbreak, which has totaled more than 1 million cases worldwide, forced them to postpone their plans. The "Roar" singer, 35, and Bloom, 43, announced their engagement in February 2019. The pair had originally scheduled their nuptials for December 2019. However, a source told Us Weekly in February that they changed their wedding plans "due to the location they want." Taraji P. Henson and her fiancé, Kelvin Hayden, are another couple whose wedding has been postponed more than once. The Coffee & Kream star, 49, first moved her wedding date from April to June to avoid rainy weather. She told Extra on March 31 that the celebration is pushed back one more month due to the quarantine. "It’s probably going to be more like July,” Henson said at the time. “We have to see what this will be like at the other end. [jwplayer 07l1Li9r-l3ahXupL] Dennis Quaid and his fiancée, Laura Savoie, were excited to exchange vows on April 4 at his friend Craig T. Nelson's house in Kauai, Hawaii — the same state where the Parent Trap star popped the question to the PhD student. Quaid, 66, told Us on April 3 that it was “a little disappointing” for them to miss their wedding but said he and Savoie celebrate their upcoming marriage “every day.” While some couples have made definite decisions to change their wedding plans, others' plans are still up in the air. Vanderpump Rules star Stassi Schroeder joked that preparing for a wedding in uncertain times is hard. The Next Level Basic author, 31, and her fiancé, Beau Clark, are hoping to tie the knot in October in Italy. The country has been hit hard by the coronavirus with more than 100,000 confirmed cases and more than 18,000 deaths. “So planning a wedding that may be nonexistent is fun,” the reality star tweeted on March 26. “Def recommend.” Scroll down to see the list of couples who've postponed their weddings due to coronavirus. [podcast_block]

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Lindsey Vonn and P.K. Subban

The former alpine skier revealed in December 2020 that while she and the hockey player had been set to tie the knot during the summer, they have yet to settle on a new wedding date. “His family is in Canada, so I can’t even travel there. My family is kind of scattered all over the U.S. My sister lives in Italy with her husband, so getting everyone together at this point is next to impossible,” she told Entertainment Tonight.

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Jordan Fisher and Ellie Woods

The Dancing With the Stars season 25 winner and his longtime love were supposed to tie the knot in Hawaii on July 24. However, they postponed their nuptials to November 21, when Us broke the news of their marriage.

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Caila Quinn and Nick Burrello

The Bachelor alum confirmed on October 19 that she and her fiancé had decided to push back their May 2021 destination wedding indefinitely as international travel restrictions remain up in the air. "We took the time we needed to process the big change privately," she wrote in a blog post. "Appreciate you being kind and sensitive to our feelings as we close this door before opening the next one and starting to plan all over again." Us broke the news of the pair's engagement nine months earlier.

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Liz Gillies and Michael Corcoran

Although they planned to get married on April 25, one of their dog's birthdays, composer Michael Corcoran and actress Liz Gillies decided to delay their nuptials. “Initially, we planned on postponing a year,” she told Vogue in September 2020. “Then, as time went on, we decided a big wedding was no longer something that made sense for us. The virus really put things into perspective. That being said, we did want to get married as long as it could be done in a safe and intimate setting with a group that we trusted.”

Instead, the pair tied the knot on a farm in New Jersey on August 8, with 10 guests.

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Hoda Kotb and Joel Schiffman

The Today host told Entertainment Tonight on August 4 that she and fiancé Schiffman had to “officially postpone” their nuptials after previously saying they were “guessing” it would have to change amid the pandemic. "We haven't picked our new date. We're just waiting to see what is what with everything,” the news anchor explained. “I don’t care where we do it, as long as we do it. I want our friends and family to be there, obviously, but the location is kinda secondary.” The longtime broadcaster confirmed her engagement during a special announcement on Today in November 2019.

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Astrid Loch and Kevin Wendt

Bachelor Nation couple Kevin Wendt and Astrid Loch, who were set to marry in November 2020, announced they pushed back their wedding to 2021. "With everything going on in the world, uncertainty ahead, and so many changes happening in our lives (more on that soon) we realized it was time to take a step back and reevaluate our priorities," Loch posted via Instagram. "And as much as I was disappointed at first (mostly bc now we won’t get married on Friday the 13th) it’s been a great reminder of why we’re getting married in the first place," she added. "I wouldn’t want to tackle 2020 & the rest of life with anyone else by my side. 2021 is our year @kevin.c.wendt. To all the 2020 brides, keep your head up."

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Jenny Slate and Ben Shattuck

The Parks and Recreation alum and her fiancé were set to tie the knot on the summer solstice in June, but were forced to change their plans for the health and safety of their guests. "We postponed the wedding, which is, like, not anything I ever saw coming," Slate said during a July appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. "Once you get engaged, I mean, I was like, 'OK, and soon I'll get married.' But actually, what happened was a pandemic happened." The pair announced their engagement in September 2019, more than one year after the Gifted actress' second split from Chris Evans.

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Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi

The royal and her fiancé officially canceled their wedding in April just one month before their nuptials were scheduled to take place on May 29. Buckingham Palace told Us in a statement, “Princess Beatrice and Mr. Mapelli Mozzi are very much looking forward to getting married but are equally aware of the need to avoid undertaking any unnecessary risks in the current circumstances."

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Sammi "Sweetheart" Giancola and Christian Biscardi

Us Weekly confirmed on April 14 that the Jersey Shore alum pressed pause on her wedding planning with her fiancé due to the worldwide coronavirus outbreak. A source revealed at the time that the couple, who announced their engagement via Instagram in March 2019 after two years of dating, decided to postpone their ceremony until September.

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Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez

The "On the Floor" singer and the former baseball player had planned to tie the knot in the summer but social distancing pushed their wedding plans back. “It did affect it a little bit. We will see what happens now,” Lopez told Ellen DeGeneres via video chat on April 7. “Honestly, I really don’t know what’s going to happen now as far as dates or anything like that. We’re just kind of in a holding pattern like the rest of the world. So, again, it’s something we’re just going to have to wait and see in a few months how this all pans out.”

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Vicki Gunvalson and Steve Lodge

The Real Housewives of Orange County alum and her fiancé had planned for a big family affair at their spring wedding but the couple had to postpone their nuptials. “We were going to go get married in April and try to get as many of our six kids together and all of that,” Gunvalson told Hollywood Life on April 2, adding that there’s no rush “to get down the aisle right now.”

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Taraji P. Henson and Kelvin Hayden

The Empire star told Extra on March 31 that their wedding ceremony is pushed back from April until July to accommodate the couple's older family members. “Our grandparents, my grandmother is about to turn 96, his is 86, how do we get them to the wedding now? Now, we are concerned, just trying to figure out the safest and best way,” the actress said at the time.

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Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom

The pair had to postpone their wedding celebrations, which were set for April. Us confirmed in February that the "Firework" songstress and the Lord of the Rings star had planned on both a local and a destination wedding.

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Emma Stone and Dave McCary

The couple — who announced their engagement in December 2019 —had planned to hold their wedding ceremony in the spring but the coronavirus pandemic put their plans on pause.

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Dennis Quaid and Laura Savoie

Quaid and Savoie nixed their April nuptials in Hawaii due to the coronavirus quarantine. The actor told Us on April 3 that he and his fiancée will “play it by ear” on whether they will still have a destination wedding.

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Lala Kent and Randall Emmett

The Vanderpump Rules star and The Irishman producer confirmed their April 18 wedding was postponed in a statement to Page Six on March 18. “We have decided to move the date of our wedding to July, given the unfortunate circumstances of what is going on,” the joint statement read. “We are obviously saddened by this but for the ultimate safety of our families and guests.”

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