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What to do if you get sick right before your wedding

Getting sick right before the wedding triggers deep conflict about whether to go ahead or reschedule. It robs you of the anticipated celebration experience, leaving you feeling like you are missing out on your own weekend.

What people tried

Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.

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    Proceeding with the event while wearing masks and relying on flexible outdoor plans
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    going to urgent care
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    taking vitamin C, Airborne, or Emergen-C
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    drinking lots of water and fluids
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    getting rest and laying low
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    taking Real Sudafed, ibuprofen, and Tylenol
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    taking a Covid/flu combination at-home test

In their words

Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.

r/weddingplanning2 people · September 2026

I'm feeling very conflicted- honestly I just don't want to be sick for my own wedding weekend.source ↗

I feel like I'm losing out on the experience I wanted to have, and will continue to do so all weekend.source ↗

believeinthetiger · r/weddingplanning · 3 upvotes

HELPPP my wedding is Saturday, and I'm starting to not feel well I have some cold symptoms, but I fear they are going get worse due to my son being sick all last week with a high fever!source ↗

Iamtotallystraight69 · r/weddingplanning · 2 upvotes

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