Setting the Wedding Date

The first date after she accepts your ring – picking a date to get married

So the love of your life has agreed to join you on a walk down the aisle and thereafter. Now it’s time to pick a date. That should be easy enough right? You have 365 options, which repeat with unfailing regularity. So we’ll leave the choice of your wedding date to you and the lovely lady in your life; and fill you in on the days/dates that you could avoid for reasons that will become evident along the way.

Days when your guests will have other plans

* New Year’s and Christmas (the last week of December to the first week of January)
* Thanksgiving
* Election time
* Superbowl weekend (and not to forget other major sporting events that are followed with fervour)

Also avoid national holidays that occur on Fridays and Mondays. When attached to weekends they are just ideal for a short getaway, and your guests might be taking it as well.

Dates and days even you wouldn’t want

* The 13th day of a month that also happens to be a Friday (sure you may not be superstitious, but why bother you have 364 other options)
* September 11

Some other considerations

* You might just want to get married on the same day as your parents did.
* Don’t forget to look up the weather around the time of your wedding date. All else being perfect, a sharp shower could be an unexpected guest.
* Send invitations out well in advance. Guests from out of town need time to plan their trip.

Image credit: Wedding Photography by Jon Day