Picking Your Wedding Date - time of year, holiday weekends, weather
You've just gotten engaged, now everyone wants to know when the wedding is. How to pick the perfect date? This guide will help guide you through the pitfalls and help you pick the ideal date for you; deciding what time of year, how to deal with holiday weekends, and what the Farmer's Almanac really means.
Picking the Perfect Wedding Date
Choosing a wedding date is a little bit like playing Tetris. There are lots of different considerations, and 365 (or more) days to choose from. Here are the major things you should think about when choosing a wedding date.
Choosing a wedding date is a little bit like playing Tetris. There are lots of different considerations, and 365 (or more) days to choose from. Here are the major things you should think about when choosing a wedding date.
Wedding Dates to Avoid - Advice on Picking a Wedding Date and Avoiding Dates that Will be a Problem Later
Most of the wedding articles you'll read will tell advice on the best wedding dates to have the best weather and the biggest discounts. What they don't tell you is what the WORST wedding dates are. Here are wedding dates you'll surely want to avoid when planning:
Most of the wedding articles you'll read will tell advice on the best wedding dates to have the best weather and the biggest discounts. What they don't tell you is what the WORST wedding dates are. Here are wedding dates you'll surely want to avoid when planning:
Major holidays in the United States
Find out what major religious and secular holidays occur on or near your wedding date. If you're getting married in a house of worship, you'll want to avoid religious holidays. Also, consider scheduling your wedding during a three-day weekend so as to allow out-of-town guests extra travel time.
Find out what major religious and secular holidays occur on or near your wedding date. If you're getting married in a house of worship, you'll want to avoid religious holidays. Also, consider scheduling your wedding during a three-day weekend so as to allow out-of-town guests extra travel time.
The Farmer's Almanac
You've heard of the almanac, but aren't sure what it is. This book takes solar activity, among other things, to predict weather. It's not perfect - reliability is somewhere around 75 percent. But it is more reliable than using weather averages. This site will give you an overview of the almanac.
You've heard of the almanac, but aren't sure what it is. This book takes solar activity, among other things, to predict weather. It's not perfect - reliability is somewhere around 75 percent. But it is more reliable than using weather averages. This site will give you an overview of the almanac.
Some considerations to keep in mind
Before you settle on your wedding date, read this list of considerations you might not have thought of before.
Before you settle on your wedding date, read this list of considerations you might not have thought of before.
Seasonal flowers
To those of you who love flowers, you'll want to make sure that your favorite flowers are available for your wedding. While you'll want to check with your local florist, this site lists flowers by the month they are in season, and has photographs of each one.
To those of you who love flowers, you'll want to make sure that your favorite flowers are available for your wedding. While you'll want to check with your local florist, this site lists flowers by the month they are in season, and has photographs of each one.