If you are shooting for summer, and you live near a lake or Disney World, get out of town! Crowds equal lack of facilities and they increase the chance of misunderstandings over bookings. Few things can bring about bridal tears like a last-minute surprise when somebody double-books the Hell’s Angels into your reception hall.
Remember that you can score significant savings by moving the event one or two days in either direction. Now is the time to do it.
You might just cut in half the cost of the honeymoon arrangements (traditionally the groom’s responsibility) by paying special attention to blackout dates and changes of season. We doubled the length of our UK honeymoon by going in October. Weather was still fine, but everything was much cheaper and less crowded. Our accommodations were accordingly more flexible.
Another point on dates involves holidays outside your faith. It’s a real smack-in-the-forehead moment when you realize a friend can’t attend because you forgot to take his Sabbath into account.
Lastly, when your bride turns to you in frustration with the way dates or general planning are going, resist the male reflex to be a problem solver. She might just want to vent. This goes for everything from now on.
In addition to the questions in the previous online wedding planning guide article, the questions in the table below can help you identify the best month for the wedding of your dreams.
You may not have made the decisions to fill in the parts of the table, below, but if you have (or when you do), these can also affect your decision about the timing of your wedding.
Use this online wedding planning guide table (and the table in the previous article) to identify particularly good or bad months for the different considerations related to your wedding.
Look for patterns in the lists of particularly good or bad months for planning your wedding.
Based on these lists, choose the month/season for your wedding.
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When You Consider THIS |
Which Are the Good Months |
Which Are the Bad Months |
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A state or part of the country where you’d like to get married |
1. _________________ 2. _________________ 3. _________________ 4. |
1. _________________ 2. _________________ 3. _________________ 4. |
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A particular reception or ceremony location you’d like to pursue |
1. _________________ 2. _________________ 3. _________________ 4. |
1. _________________ 2. _________________ 3. _________________ 4. |
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A particular officiant you want to perform your ceremony |
1. _________________ 2. _________________ 3. _________________ 4. |
1. _________________ 2. _________________ 3. _________________ 4. |
Use this online wedding planning guide table (and the table in the next article) to identify particularly good or bad months for the different considerations related to your wedding.
Look for patterns in the lists of particularly good or bad months for planning your wedding.
Based on these lists, choose the month/season for your wedding.
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When You Consider THIS |
Which Are the Good Months |
Which Are the Bad Months |
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Important elements of your wedding (such as particular flowers or the desire to be outside) |
1. __________________ 2. __________________ 3. __________________ 4. |
1. _________________ 2. _________________ 3. _________________ 4. |
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Which seasons or months would make your honeymoon destination most desirable |
1. __________________ 2. __________________ 3. __________________ 4. |
1. _________________ 2. _________________ 3. _________________ 4. |
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Family has plans and commitments |
1. __________________ 2. __________________ 3. __________________ 4. |
1. _________________ 2. _________________ 3. _________________ 4. |
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Local scheduled events |
1. __________________ 2. __________________ 3. __________________ 4. |
1. _________________ 2. _________________ 3. _________________ 4. |
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Whether you’d like to schedule your wedding around a holiday> |
1. __________________ 2. __________________ 3. __________________ 4. |
1. _________________ 2. _________________ 3. _________________ 4. |
The next article in our online wedding planning guide will include another table, with some additional “time of year” considerations. Combining what you learn from these two tables, you should be able to identify the time of year that will work best for the wedding you really want.
