Not everyone is postponing their wedding because of COVID-19. Some couples are finding ways to power through it, writes Katie Park for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

That’s what Alexandria Maurizzio, 28 of Aldan and her fiance, Philip Thomas, 25, are doing. They wanted to marry within a year after their engagement last November. That means a November wedding, still within pandemic striking range.

An outdoor wedding in Bucks County is planned. They hope to see at least 150 of the 200 guests.

Guests decide if they want to wear masks and they’ll show how much social distancing they want to do by the color of their wristbands.

“People have their opinions,” Maurizzio said, “but our immediate family’s been incredibly supportive.”

The $74 billion U.S. wedding industry has  1.2 million employees. It’s adapting as it goes but planners have never had to contend with a virus.

Brides say the pandemic disrupted their entire wedding plans, from cancelled vendors worried about safety to figuring out how to have a socially distanced reception.

But the weddings continue.

“Girls are still getting married,” said Kathy Hart, owner of the bridal shop, the Wedding Factor, “for which we are very, very grateful.”

Read more about wedding adaptations to the pandemic here.

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