Kate & Josh
COVID-19 Considerations
Updated July 27, 2021
The CDC this week released new recommendations for fully vaccinated individuals regarding wearing masks indoors in public when in counties which are considered to be experiencing ‘substantial’ or ‘high transmission.’ The CDC designates substantial transmission as >50 cases per 100,000 OR >8% positive PCR tests in the last 7 days. It is important to note that the county which our venue and hotels are located is considered to be in the ‘substantial’ category (Lawrence County, 38 cases per 100,000, 8.3 % positivity). For this reason, we would suggest all guests wear masks when in public (such as to a grocery store) in the area around the venue. This is a rural county where vaccination rates are lower than Pennsylvania on average. The only people in attendance at our wedding from this county will be the caterers, and they are committed to wearing masks. Pittsburgh is currently in the ‘moderate’ category (Allegheny County, 26 cases per 100,000, 2.9% positivity).
Lawrence and Allegheny Counties
CDC Recommendations Here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated.html Masking at the wedding and other wedding weekend events is still at the discretion of each guest, and we support whichever decision our guests choose. We do believe that the vast majority of our guests will be vaccinated, though not all as there will be some children less than 12 years old. As always, please feel free to reach out with any concerns or questions you may have!