Picking Your Wedding Date

Once you've said yes, the next most logical decision to make is "When?"  There are many considerations for you as you think of what works for your personal schedules, for family and friends traveling, busiest days of the year for your vendors, sporting events, and hey?  Even the alignment of the stars, sun and moon if you're wanting to get married outside at night.  

Planning your wedding for a long holiday weekend may sound like a good idea.  Traveling guests have time off from work.  You can visit with family and friends longer before everyone disburses to return home.  Reality?  Some hotels and  venues are booked far in advance on holiday weekends.  Caterers may be busy with non-wedding related orders.  Florists, for instance, can be incredibly busy on either side of Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day and Christmas.

Here are a few of the big days in 2018 and 2019 to consider.  Thank you to www.weddingwire.com for this list.

January
New Year’s Day: Monday, January 1, 2018; Tuesday, January 1, 2019
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Monday, January 15, 2018; Monday, January 21, 2019

February
Super Bowl Sunday: Sunday, February 4, 2018 (especially in Minneapolis, Minn.); Sunday, February 3, 2019 (especially in Atlanta, Ga.)
Valentine’s Day: Wednesday, February 14, 2018; Thursday, February 14, 2019
Presidents’ Day: Monday, February 19, 2018; Monday, February 18, 2019

March/April
Academy Awards: Sunday, March 4, 2018; Sunday, February 24, 2019 (especially in Los Angeles)
April Fool’s Day: Sunday, April 1, 2018; Monday, April 1, 2019 
Final Four: Saturday, March 31 and Monday, April 2, 2018 (especially in San Antonio, Texas); Saturday, April 6 and Monday, April 8, 2019 (especially in Minneapolis, Minn.) 
Palm Sunday: Sunday, March 25, 2018; Sunday April 14, 2019
Passover: Friday, March 30, 2018 through Saturday, April 7, 2018; Friday, April 19 through Saturday, April 27, 2019
Easter: Sunday, April 1, 2018; Sunday, April 21, 2019

May
Mother’s Day: Sunday, May 13, 2018; Sunday, May 12, 2019
Memorial Day: Monday, May 28, 2018; Monday, May 27, 2019

June
Father’s Day: Sunday, June 17, 2018; Sunday, June 16, 2019

July/August
Fourth of July: Wednesday, July 4, 2018; Thursday, July 4, 2019

September/October
Labor Day: Monday, September 3, 2018; Monday, September 2, 2019
Rosh Hashanah: Sunday, September 9, 2018 through Tuesday, September 11, 2018; Sunday, September 29 through Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Yom Kippur: Tuesday, September 18, 2018 through Wednesday, September 19, 2018; Tuesday, October 8 through Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Columbus Day: Monday, October 8, 2018; Monday, October 14, 2019
Halloween: Wednesday, October 31, 2018; Thursday, October 31, 2019

November
Veterans Day: Sunday, November 11, 2018; Monday, November 11, 2019
Thanksgiving: Thursday, November 22, 2018; Thursday, November 28, 2019

December
Christmas: Tuesday, December 25, 2018; Wednesday, December 25, 2019
Kwanzaa: Wednesday, December 26, 2018 through Tuesday, January 1, 2018; Thursday, December 26, 2019 through Wednesday, January 1, 2020
New Year’s Eve: Monday, December 31, 2018; Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Of course, if you're superstitious, you may wan to add Friday the 13th to your list of no-no's: Friday, April 13, 2018; Friday, July 13, 2018; Friday, September 13, 2019; Friday, December 13, 2019.