Wedding planning - how did you pick your date?

We originally wanted an October wedding but due to some personal reasons we decided to move it up. We want an outdoor wedding but not be dying in summer heat so we decided on May. And I just picked the date and asked FH if that worked for him. But we are having the ceremony on my parents property so we weren't restricted to certain dates.

We picked a venue I couldn't get out of my head and then found out when their available dates were. There were two that worked until we realized my future bonus daughter's birthday was that weekend. So, we selected the venue. We actually picked it a few weeks before we got engaged. Almost nobody had a say in it. It made the process a LOT easier.

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Also this. I didn't want to melt in the heat like we did at my brother's wedding this past July. Thus I knew it had to be April/May/June.

Weather! My fiance and I love the summer but he doesn't want to wear a tux or suit heat so we picked September. The spring is beautiful too but it has a rep to rain more.

My grandmother was my hero so I decided to get married on her birthday

Start with things you like during certain times of the year. Great memories the two of you share and when they happened. As for us we both have something special about the fall so that how we came to but we didn't want Sept1 as that is a month with about 5 or more birthdays a week including my birthday. But we still live the weather and the smell and the scenery of fall so we went for October.

We wanted to keep our anniversary the same so we are getting married on our 5 yr dating anniversary 🥰😊

The 14th is our special day since that’s when we first got together so it had to fall on that date and originally we wanted October! Upon booking a venue walkthrough I was informed all of October’s dates had been booked for that venue! Our backup month was September and the same thing! This is our dream venue so we decided to switch it all around because the 14th was available in August! The funny conclusion is that October and September ended up being available later on because we moved the wedding a year out but we’ve since fallen in love with August!

Lots of factors... time of year, which season or month do you want? We live in Buffalo and only have a few months of good weather, so we chose June. Then the day of the week, Saturdays are wayyy more expensive than other days. So we chose Friday. Some people also choose dates that are important to them. Like their 1st anniversary, their parents anniversary, etc.

Because we will be done with college in 2 years and both old enough to drink at the reception (he’s 1 year younger than me) I’m 19 he’s 18 and we will be married when I’m 22 and he’s 21. Also, I prefer a winter wedding because in the winter time you won’t sweat off your makeup and venues are apparently cheaper

When we decided to plan, we wanted a 7- since that was the number of the day we got engaged. We also wanted the month of September. We had to settle on the 17th (the 7th is Labor Day this year) but realized that it was meant to be, since his parents were married on a 15, my parents were married on the 16th and we have the 17th so it’s in chronological order (just in different months)

I chose the wedding date, my fiancé did not really care when it was, as long as we where engaged for a year before we got married. Since a year of engagement is May 21st of 2020, we decided on this year. I always wanted a fall wedding. I am having a late fall/early winter wedding because my brother is going to be deployed overseas until end of Oct/beginning of Nov, so first we went with Dec 6th, now it is Nov 22.

We picked the weekend closest to our dating anniversary! We also love Christmas and a lot of our dates in the beginning of our relationship centered around that so we chose December to theme our wedding toward that.

I looked at the calendar to see when we were less busy. I preferred a Summer Friday evening but ended up with a Sunday because we liked the date 02.02.2020. Think about what season you two like most. Then pick a venue and what dates are available. Good luck

Our venue suggested with the number of people we were inviting, we should get married before June or after September because they would be able to cut us a deal. My lucky number is 5, so we picked May 25, or 5/25. No other deep meaning besides that!!

View Quoted Comment I picked my date because the last time that I saw my brother, I promised him that if I ever got married, it would b on his birthday.

I actually compromised originally to do a May date for him but have it end in a one. Though a family graduation allowed me to have the October wedding I dreamed off. My reason was our anniversary is Nov. 21, 2017 and he proposed Dec. 11, 2019 So I wanted Oct 2021 whatever number ending in 1 was a weekend. Which is how we got Oct. 1, 2021

I wanted to get married on our anniversary & he wanted to get married in the fall. But unfortunately I’ll still be in college when we’re getting married so a fall wedding isn’t an option. And our anniversary (5/5) doesn’t fall on a Friday or Saturday until 2024. I can’t wait that long 🙃
We ended up choosing 5/15/21 since it’s after I finish school for the semester & it’s close enough to our original anniversary that it still feels special.

We honestly picked our date based off convenience and venue availability. We knew the best time of year and most reasonable (financially, and timewise) was late May or early June, and our venue that we picked was good for the 31st of May. Really just picked what is reasonable and possible when it comes to timing, money, and the venue.

Hi & congratulations on your engagement. We initially only had the year of 2021. Then months later, while trying to pick a date, we decided on 10-16. It’s in the middle of both of our birthday. His is 09 (September) Mine is 11 (November) that’s were the 10 (October) came from. Them my birthday is the 14th, his is the 15th, so we went with the 16th as the wedding date.


Good luck