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Angel
Beginner October 2020

Getting married On a friend’s anniversary l?

Angel, on October 21, 2018 at 6:22 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 46
My fiancé and I picked a Date for our wedding , but then my maid of honor mentioned that it’s the same day as our mutual friends dating anniversary. While we have no sentimental attachment to our date we picked it does have a spiritual meaning (10/10 the number of completion). Our mutual friend doesn’t seem happy that this is the day we picked because she planned on getting married on that day also (she is not engaged yet). Should I just suck it up and change the date to appease her? Or should I stand my ground because I truely love this day and I really don’t have a problem with her getting married on it later in life?

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Latest activity by Erica, on October 30, 2018 at 10:47 AM
  • Mrs. S
    Master November 2019
    Mrs. S ·
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    Please keep your date! I really don’t see what their dating anniversary has to do with your wedding lol
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  • Chandra
    Master May 2019
    Chandra ·
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    I say keep your date.
    If you move dates to appease everybody you might never get married! Also...there's nothing wrong with sharing anniversaries with friends and nothing is really stopping them from keeping that date when their time comes.
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  • Emily
    Beginner April 2020
    Emily ·
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    Keep your date! You're engaged & they aren't.
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  • Jessica
    Devoted December 2018
    Jessica ·
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    LOL Girl no! There's always going to be more that one person getting married on any given day. If she is really mad about that, then she is being petty. Let Petty Mayonnaise be salty for a bit. She'll realize soon enough that this is a silly reason to be upset with someone.

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  • A
    Dedicated September 2019
    Ashley ·
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    Keep it. Shes not even engaged yet lol.
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  • Andrea
    Dedicated August 2019
    Andrea ·
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    Keep your date. She has no control. I just have to ask would she do the same for you if the shoe was on the other foot? Best of luck.
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  • c
    Super May 2019
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    Keep your date.
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  • Kenisha
    Champion June 2019
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    10/10/2020? Girl you better keep that date. She's not even engaged yet -___- #DontNobodyGotTimeForDat

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  • Jazz
    Devoted June 2019
    Jazz ·
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    LMAO nope!! Keep your date definitely! We’re getting married in my sister & BIL’s anniversary 😂 it was a coincidence and were both just like “woah haha cool.”
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  • J
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    When setting your date, disregard anyone else's dating anniversary, birthday, wedding anniversary, pregnancy due date, and date we hope to marry for anyone who is not engaged and has not set an actual date. It is hard enough to set it around 8 or 20 closest people's actual graduations, bar exams or professional exams, and dates set by court, like adoption or divorce proceedings. And avoid others' already planned wedding days ,50th anniversaries and such. You simply cannot plan around not yet set possible wannabe dates in the future, for other people. Even when you choose a date, at first you may change it due to venue or church availability and cost. You cannot block off 35 weeks of the calendar. Things are hard enough.
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  • futuremrsS
    Devoted December 2018
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    Keep your date! We, on accident, picked the same date as FH coworkers wedding the prior year. When we booked our venue we didn't realize it was the same date. After it came to light, I asked FH if we should change our date. He told me I was being ridiculous, and I would be silly. (Its his friend so I let him make the call) Hopefully they aren't annoyed over it. AWKWARD.
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  • Stephanie
    Devoted October 2019
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    Keep it, it’s your wedding and their anniversary has nothing to do with it. If they have an issue with it they can deal with it
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  • Angela
    Expert June 2019
    Angela ·
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    Agreed. I unintentionally planned our wedding on one of my friend’s birthday. That’s the day our venue was available, so it was what it was. And she’s been nothing but supportive at the idea of celebrating our wedding on her birthday. My mom and her sister have the exact same anniversary dates, too, just years apart. Dates overlap. That’s life!
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  • Grace
    Super May 2019
    Grace ·
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    It's a dating anniversary... for all they know it won't work out for them to get married that date! My fiancee and I started dating July 23, and in 2019 that's like a Wednesday or Thursday, so we weren't going to get married that day. Please keep your date!
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  • I'mthemom
    November 2018
    I'mthemom ·
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    NOPE!! Keep your date. 😊
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  • Mrswelch
    Master December 2017
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    Keep your date! If we had to avoid dates because someone else wanted that date, for whatever reason, then there’d be no dates on the calendar left for people to get married lol. You don’t own that date forever and all time, please keep your date!
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  • J
    Expert May 2018
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    Umm no you absolutely should not change the date. If your friend is actually upset about this, then she is a petty person and if I were you I would reconsider your friendship with her.
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  • MaryEllen
    Expert October 2016
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    Definitely keep your date. They aren’t even engaged.
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  • Courtney
    Super September 2019
    Courtney ·
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    Keep it! It’s honestly a bit weird of her to care if you get married on that date one year if she won’t be getting married for a few years (potentially). There’s only 365 days to pick from - there’s bound to be some overlap somewhere!
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    Emily ·
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    Keep it. If your friend gets upset you can let her know that you're sorry if she is disappointed and you aren't doing it to hurt her but that you already have deposits and it's a date that works for you guys and your family. People can be so entitled. She cannot have dibs on a date when she isn't planning a wedding. Even if she was engaged and was planning a wedding, you can still have whatever date you want.

    Also, we went to a wedding the day before our anniversary. It was exciting to be at a wedding around our anniversary. I honestly don't see what the issue is.

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