A reschedule is not a cancellation; it is a date change. The exchange is still happening, just later. The skill is in keeping the group's energy alive through the gap.
Four moves to reschedule cleanly
Reschedule before the reveal day, not on it
If you suspect the date won't hold, move it as soon as you know. People plan their gift purchases around the date — a last-minute push wastes that planning. A week's notice is the floor; two weeks is comfortable.
Pick a new date with the group's calendar
Don't move from "the office Christmas party" to "a random Tuesday in February". Match the new date to a moment that already has the group's attention — a Three Kings dinner, a Valentine's gathering, a return-from-holidays drink. The reveal needs a frame.
Keep the seal intact
If the draw already happened, the assignments stay valid. No one needs to redraw because the date moved. Tell the group plainly: "Same draw, new date. Your match is still your match." Redrawing creates more confusion than it solves.
Resend the new details to everyone
Send one message with the new date, the new venue if it changed, the same budget, and a confirmation that the draw is still sealed. Pin it somewhere. People will forget, and one source of truth saves three days of back-and-forth.
When to NOT reschedule
If the group has lost interest, rescheduling makes it worse. A second-chance date with low energy is the worst of both worlds. If the original date fell through because the group was lukewarm, cancel cleanly and try again next year — don't drag a dying exchange across the calendar.
Edit the date in seconds
On the Cuchumbo organizer page, the Edit button lets you change the reveal date without breaking anything else. The seal stays, the players stay, the budget stays — just the date moves. One save, and the new date propagates.