How did you pick your wedding date?

Original post by CLMon7906

Sep 21, 2006 05:45 PM

I've posted this before, but it's just too funny not to repeat.

DH and I actually did this to figure out when to get married. Please post how you decided as well.

January--OUT...there's New Year's and the Super Bowl

February--OUT...too cheesy with Valentine's Day

March--OUT...the month of my birthday...even though the day we met was in March, I'm no fool...I'd be getting one gift for both..Also, March Madness.

April--OUT...Easter is usually here [you shouldn't compete with Jesus] and a relative I don't like got married in April.

May--OUT...our families have about 10 birthdays in May...along with Mother's Day...no way!

June--OUT...my sister, his dad each have a birthday...and Father's Day...nope

July--OUT...there are some family birthdays....there's the 4th which is really a giant party to celebrate, it's not solemn...so we kept it in mind.

August--OUT...my mom's birthday and my nutty aunt got married in August.

September--OUT...DH's birthday AND football season starts.

October--OUT...we didn't want a Halloween wedding.

November--OUT...THANKSGIVING.

December--OUT...Christmas...and you just shouldn't compete with Jesus.

As you see, we actually eliminated EVERY month! We eventually decided on July because it had a holiday that is all about having fun and celebrating. Then we needed a date! We started with the 22nd, the date was taken by the time we went to book it...so we took the 15th [see, he was really so ready to marry me, he had to move up the date] and then we had too many people...so we moved it up another week...the 9th. Which really worked out really cute because it was the same day we held our engagement party on!

[****note: to avoid offending anyone, these are our own thoughts and how we determined when we wanted our wedding...they have no reflection on anyone I've met or conversed with. just 2 bored people who got engaged one day and realized they needed to figure out a date for their wedding.]

CLMon7906 Posted: Sep 22, 2006 05:50 PM

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Posted by chellynyc

We share the same bday and wanted a Saturday wedding, when we saw our bday's fell on a Saturday in 2007...we couldn't resist!

that's adorable!

CKJ906 Posted: Sep 23, 2006 08:06 PM

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Jan, Feb, March, April, October, November & December-too cold for me!

I liked May, but there was too many graduations and communions.

Everyone gets married in June so i voted that out.

July & Aug is WAY too hot for me!

I picked the beginning of September. Still have that summer mood, but not the sticky humid weather. It's my parents anniversary the day after ours..my mom told me the second weekend in September is always beautiful weather wise. It sure was.

ant n tilde Posted: Sep 23, 2006 09:27 PM

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Posted by jtgarsik

we were set on FALL FALL FALL....but when we fell in love with our hall, they were completely decked out for the Holidays, so I got sold on a December wedding....Dec. 1st that is !!!!

yup that definitely helped too! we booked our hall on Jan 16 - and we MADE SURE they were still decorated for christmas. . . I LOVE LOVE LOVE the way the lobby looks all decked out when you first walk in!!!

btw - i dont know why everyone says its too cold in january - my wedding day will be 60 degrees and quite comfortable. . . i mean, besides that few minutes of light snow what will fall just as we are taking some outside pictures. . . .

Soon2bMrsI Posted: Sep 23, 2006 09:35 PM

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Not sure..wanted a july wedding..always wanted a july wedding...plus my cousin is getting married and she wanted to get married in august...We wanted to get married before her because we got engaged before her. We really wanted the 4th of july but were voted against it...then we wanted 7-7-07 but it was way too expensive for the amount of people i'm inviting which is why we went 7-8-07...

Katie&Chris2006 Posted: Sep 24, 2006 11:33 AM

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It was important to FH and I to get married in 2006 because it is 30 years for FH's parents and 35 for mine. Well, FH waited until November 2005 to pop the question and I wanted at least a year to plan. We originally wanted 11/11 but it wasn't available at our hall....but the 18th was so we booked it. We later realized that we first communicated (we met online) on the 18th of a month so I felt better about not getting our first choice. My parents also got married in November...so it just kind of made sense.

kat74 Posted: Sep 24, 2006 01:47 PM

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I'm a teacher so July seemed like the best month since I would have off from work-- we could take a nice long honeymoon.... And I would still have July to be a housewife and enjoy everyday with him before heading back to work!

Danigrl28 Posted: Sep 24, 2006 05:03 PM

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We elimated the summer month because of the heat and knew that we needed a month that would be cheaper b/c we were paying for most of our wedding. We picked ealry Jan b/c it was the least chance of snow and its usually not that cold yet.

angl2001 Posted: Feb 24, 2007 04:17 PM

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May 18 is our anniversary now....y change it?!

Becks526 Posted: Feb 24, 2007 04:37 PM

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FH and I both work at a college, so any time classes are in session (Sept.-beginning of May) was out. June isn't good b/c it's my dad's busiest time at work. July is too effing hot. August is always busy for us at work, prepping for the new academic year. So that basically left two weeks at the end of May! My parents and FILs wanted us to get married on the 25th because they share that as their anniversary, but we wanted a day all our own. The 26th it is!