Contributed Photo by Kelsey Hampton / Brittany Thomas and Wilson Schwam had to forfeit their dream wedding on Oct. 10, 2020, because of coronavirus concerns. Although they opted for a brief ceremony instead and have been married for six months, they’re keeping their rescheduled date, on Saturday, April 3, so they can have a proper celebration with family and friends. They said they like the novelty of both dates: 10/10/2020 and 4/3/21.It’s no secret that Brittany Thomas and Wilson Schwam are already married, but after scaling back their 2020 dream wedding to a brief ceremony with a tight circle of family and friends, they’ve scheduled a more festive celebration six months in.
“Our original date was 10/10/2020,” said Thomas, citing coronavirus concerns as the reason they took a pass on a large gathering last year.
For their do-over, they’ve chosen a date that’s similarly memorable: 4/3/21.
This, she said, will be their final countdown to wedded bliss.
That fun quirk of the calendar has attracted many brides and grooms to the first Saturday in April. Operators of Chattanooga-area wedding venues say they often see a pause in bookings over an Easter weekend. Not so this year. Not when the date is a once-in-a-lifetime numerical sequence. Not even when the coronavirus remains a menace.