But they can only come if theyrefully vaccinated.
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Edward Perotti is a celebrity event planner.
I suppose if everyone is vaccinated then the indoor mask requirement for guests is not required, he says.
I have a Facebook invite and might post about it to get a read from the guests.
Curtis isnt alone in his request to require that guests come to the party only if theyre fully vaccinated.
Vaccination is also an ask some couples are making on wedding invitations, explains celebrity event plannerEdward Perotti.
Edward Perotti is a celebrity event planner.
There were protocols in place, there were checks and balances.
For me, nothing has changed.
But the guest perspective is looking at it asWest Side Story.
Its the Sharks and Jets.
Great, you might come.
If youre not, you cant.
Enforcement is where things get tricky.
Even with larger events, Perotti says having a vaccine bouncer isnt a good idea.
It opens up too much of an Orwellian conversation to havepeople with papers, he says.
Edward Perotti is a celebrity event planner.
For Curtis, requiring vaccination is all about making his guests feel safe.
He got COVID-19 last year and is fully vaccinated, so hes not that worried about getting sick himself.
But he doesnt plan to be this strict when attending events hosted by others.
Say I were to be invited to a wedding now.
I dont expect everybody to be vaccinated, he says.
I feel like I have adequate protections having had it, and then had my vaccine.
Curtis has gotten positive feedback from his party guests.
So far no one has declined because they wont be vaccinated.
But Perotti says not all people who are hosting vaccinated-guest-only events have had such smooth sailing.
I do feel like Im wearing my therapist hat a lot more at this point, says Perotti.
We will always have individuals who dont believe in [the vaccine], says Perotti.
We have people who dont get flu shots.
We dont keep them away, we dont even ask them.
This is much more serious, but they can still be a part of it.
For smaller, less-extravagant events, maybe that looks like having a separate virtual celebration withunvaccinated loved ones.
If youre open to allowing unvaccinated guests, consider ordering custom face masks for everyone.
We had a wedding where we had bride and groom masks made.
So we had wedding dresses and we had tuxedos for the masks, he says.
Guests on the brides side word the wedding dress masks; those on the grooms side wore tuxedo masks.
It became a light moment [and] everybody actually kept their masks on.
I didnt see one male take off his bridal gown mask.
Seating layout that reduces possible transmission is another option.
For another wedding, Perotti and his team arranged the tables so there was one table per RSVP card.
If the RSVP card came back as a family of four, we had a four-top.
If it came back as a couple, they had a two-top, he says.
We set the whole thing up within the pod of the guests and it looked beautiful.
It is completely within your rights not to invite somebody to your party.
And I think thats going to be the new normal coming out of this.
Curtis cant wait to bring all of his friends together.
I really want to have fun with people, he says.
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