Help! December or March?

Does the venue you want have openings in December? What about March? Are you planning indoor or outdoor?

I got married in March, and I loved it. I live in MA, and by March all the fun holiday festivities of winter or over, but we still have a lot of winter left, so it gave me something to look forward to. Plus, I didn't have to do a bunch of last minute planning and getting ready for the holidays. That being said, your post makes it seem more like you want a December wedding and need help convincing your mom. If you want to go with your first choice, here are some talking points:

If you send out STDs or let people know well in advance, they can make plans to still make it.

A lot of places are already beautifully decorated for the holidays, so you can save a lot of money on your florist/other decorations.

You may get more regrets if people already have holiday traditions planned, but they people who want to really be there for you will make it work. This will also help save on catering/bar/favors (if you are doing favors).

I think as long as you don't schedule some on an actual holiday, then you should be fine. I have seen a lot of beautiful December weddings. I think it depends on what you and your crowd typically do around the holidays (do you have a lot of people travelling, is your crowd the type to get involved in a lot of holiday events, do you have a lot of guests with young children) some of that might make it more difficult for people to come, but certainly not impossible. Good luck!

I would prefer a March wedding as a guest. That being said, early December (1st weekend maybe) would also be fine. I think you run the risk of more declines the further into December you get. Things get busy!

For a smaller guest list of close family and friends, most of whom are local, and your venue is less than a 1 hour drive for them, a Dec wedding could work if you really want it!

I got married in March (Northern CA) and loved it! The spring weather. Everything was gorgeously green. It rained on our wedding day which made for spectacular first look photos and a romantic mood.

View Quoted Comment That’s true. As a guest, unless a sibling or BFF of the bride, I’d only be open to attending a wedding the 1st weekend in Dec. the holidays are just too busy.

I would say March! Unless you wanted a Christmas wedding, March will have cheaper prices for a lot of things (like catering, for example) because the holidays are a busy time for event spaces and caterers! Plus, there are always those warm days in March where you could maybe get lucky enough to do outdoor pictures if you wanted.