Sarah Lahbati and Richard Gutierrez postpone their wedding in light of COVID-19

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A post shared by Sarah Lahbati (@sarahlahbati) on Mar 6, 2020 at 3:15am PST

In line with the upcoming community quarantine of Metro Manila due to COVID-19, many people are taking extra precaution and following the advice of the government. This includes cancelling mass gatherings, even weddings. On Instagram, Sarah Lahbati and Richard Gutierrez announced that they would be postponing their wedding which was supposed to take place this weekend.

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As much as we want to celebrate our love with our family and friends, in light of the recent situation we have decided to postpone our wedding as we do not want to put anyone at risk. Thank you so much to those who flew in and to everyone who worked so hard for our special day. We only wish good health for everyone and we hope to celebrate with you as soon as things get better. Much love, Richard & Sarah.

A post shared by Sarah Lahbati (@sarahlahbati) on Mar 12, 2020 at 1:56am PDT

In the caption they said, “As much as we want to celebrate our love with our family and friends, in light of the recent situation we have decided to postpone our wedding as we do not want to put anyone at risk.” On Instagram Stories Sarah also shared that they would be sending flowers to hospitals.

Stay safe, everyone and watch this space for more updates on COVID-19.

Photo courtesy of Sarah Lahbati’s Instagram account

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