Vogueさんのインスタグラム写真 - (VogueInstagram)「Valeska Pretelt (@valeskapretelt) and Joshua Board (@illasince86) had been planning a 55-person wedding dinner at the Brooklyn restaurant @lantagoniste for March 20th, 2020 when the coronavirus pandemic upended their plans. A week and a half before their wedding date, they realized that most of their family was unable to fly in. “At this point, we were tuned into news updates, which were coming in every hour, and we made the super emotional and difficult decision to send out an email letting everyone know we’d be postponing,” Valeska says. “It truly did not feel right bringing that many people together under such uncertainty.” The couple still wanted to exchange their vows on the date they’d initially planned, but they needed to come up with a different approach. “After months of planning, the date 3/20 became something meaningful to us, and we wanted to honor that meaning,” Valeska says. Their ceremony became a six-person gathering, with the couple marrying on the balcony of their Brooklyn apartment, and the bride’s cousin serving as a witness. (Thankfully, all of their vendors were not only understanding but apologetic, and all of their deposits have been returned.) The couple’s friend Jason officiated, and two other friends watched from below alongside Marvin, the neighborhood cat. “Our immediate family was Zoomed in, and my mom surprised us with a cellist who she met on Instagram the night prior,” Valeska says. “We had gorgeous 70 degree weather, and neighbors cheered us on as they walked by.” Tap the link in our bio to see more from their wedding. Photo: Courtesy of Maris Gelman & Jason Salmon」3月28日 1時21分