teacher brides - question

Ok, I'm starting to wonder if I'm doing a stupid thing by planning my wedding for October instead of the summer, when I'll be off.

Just to clarify, I'm currently a grad student, but I am hoping to have a teaching job (high school) for next September. If I don't... well... I'm kind of screwed. (anybody know of any openings? ) All of my wedding plans are based around the idea that I will already have been working for a year by that point (otherwise I can't afford to move out of my parents' house...)

I chose Columbus day weekend so I would have a 3 day weekend, and FH and I plan to go on a mini-honeymoon, go straight from the party out to a bed and breakfast in Montauk somewhere, and come back on Monday, be back at school by Tuesday (maybe get one extra day off if I can). I'm fine with not taking a full honeymoon for a couple of months - I'm not much of a traveller anyway, and I think it will be nice after the first few hectic months of marriage to go away together and sort of re-affirm things then.

I'm just starting to wonder if I'm doing something stupid... the reason we chose October instead of summer is because I just really DON'T want a summer wedding - don't want to deal with all the heat and humidity, is really what it comes down to. I want an outdoor ceremony, and I don't want to be dripping sweat down my gown. And it was either Fall 2007 or Spring 2008, and I just don't want to wait that long.

I don't know why I'm stressing about this now... we already have the hall booked. I think it's because my mom keeps going 'are you sure you don't want to get married in the summer? We can still change it...'

So, what do you think? Am I doing a stupid thing getting married in October? What month are all you teacher brides out there getting married in?

thanks so much ladies, sorry for being so long winded!

eta: I think some people are getting confused... I do not plan on getting married this coming October, 2 months into my first year of teaching. That would be insane. I'm talking about the following October, in 2007. Also, I am not talking about taking any extra days off, that was the point of the 3 day weekend.

thanks for your advice ladies!