Choosing the Day You Will Get Married
There’s so much to be excited for in the coming months and years together, officially beginning on your wedding day. When that is, depends on a few things:
Multiple meanings.
Do you and your honey have special days throughout the year, such as your anniversary of your first date, first kiss or first day as an official couple? A day where an emotional, personal, romantic and happy memory lies within the both of you is a perfect choice for a wedding day.
Prior commitments.
There are days throughout the year that are so incredibly busy that attending a wedding makes it difficult for your guests. Holiday weekends, while long and enjoyable, are filled with planned family events and mini vacations. Planning your wedding on one of those days can create scheduling conflicts. You don’t want to have families cancel their Labor Day barbeques because of your wedding!
Some holiday weekends to avoid are Memorial Day, Labor Day and Columbus Day, as well as Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Presidents Day.
As storybook as it may seem, getting married on Valentine’s Day can be hectic and very hard to book a ceremony and reception location. If you’re a couple who loves the heart shaped decorations and mushy love accessories, incorporate them into your wedding on any day of the year. You and your fiancé can make your own holiday!
Other holidays such as Thanksgiving, Halloween, Mothers Day, Fathers Day, and even special event days, such as Super Bowl Sunday and the MBA World Series should be avoided.
Faithfully.
Keep in mind that having a wedding on any religious holiday can create a conflict for guests and for you, especially in booking the ceremony and reception.
Significant days to avoid include: Palm Sunday, Easter Sunday, Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa.
No time for dancing.
As unfortunate as it is, there are days in the year where we all remember tragic events; having one of these days as your wedding day may not be the best idea. Days people passed away, national days of mourning (JFK’s assassination, 9/11), a family death or even a bad accident, may stem some negative emotional responses for yourself, your fiancé, or your guests. You want your day to be remembered as a happy and magical day, not as a day where you look at the tragedies you witnessed or went through.
Your wedding is a celebration of you and your love, but considering your guests’ schedules and commitments (as well as easing your planning and booking) will keep everyone’s focus on what’s really important as you walk down the aisle.