At 5PM there was a wedding going on at a private residence on McDaniel Street in the Alta Vista section of Greenville, SC. Lots of cars parked on the street. Lots of people in fancy clothes standing between the mansion's columns for photos with the bride and her bridesmaids. Music coming from the house. Revelry.

I walk by this house often, and I can tell you for a FACT that during election seasons they always have GOP candidates' signs in their yard. Sorry rich folks, but some of you are soon to learn the meaning of a term you hate: EQUAL OPPORTUNITY. The novel COVID-19 doesn't give a rat's ass who you are, or who your daddy is. It is an EQUAL OPPORTUNITY killer.

I can’t imagine being young and having wedding plans during this, but in sickness and in health should not start during or because of your wedding. A legal wedding could have taken place, with the celebration put off until better circumstances.
I’m currently trying to decide about getting married. I still mourn my first husband. I thought it wasn’t right to get married while living with a ghost. It’s been almost 5 years, so maybe this is how it works. Meanwhile, a very patient man keeps asking. Now he’s mentioned that because I’m on chemo, he thinks we should get married so he has rights should I become sick or to carry out my final wishes. It’s making sense. My friend is a Justice of the Peace and offered to stand 8 feet away and yell vows to the front porch. It’s not how I imagined it, but these are different times.

There will be major issues in getting this community to follow guidelines. They are fundamentalist in their observance of their religion and believe they will be protected by God because of their piety.

This is how they see the world. Take it from me, I know.

Hasidic. They feel that not all of the laws apply to them.

Believe me, I lived in Rockland County, NY for twelve years, I saw it first-hand.