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The Wedding Dates to Avoid in 2022, 2023, and 2024

Check out our list of dates in 2022, 2023, and 2024 that you MIGHT want to avoid for your own wedding day.

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Many couples choose to avoid holding their weddings on holidays, because of concern that guests won’t be able to attend due to longstanding travel plans or family events. Holiday weekends can also be more expensive for you, because vendors may be extra busy with other non-wedding events (think florists on Mother’s Day or caterers on Thanksgiving), as well as for your guests, who might have trouble booking affordable accommodations and flights. You also may want to steer clear of major sporting events or other big national or local events – and traditionally “unlucky” days, like Friday the 13th. But really, your wedding date is your choice—if you don’t think hosting your wedding on a particular holiday will affect the planning too much (and there aren’t any religious exclusions), then go for it! Check out our list of wedding dates to (potentially) avoid in 2022, 2023, and 2024.

New Year’s Day

Saturday, January 1, 2022
Sunday, January 1, 2023
Monday, January 1, 2024

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Monday, January 17, 2022
Monday, January 16, 2023
Monday, January 15, 2024

Super Bowl Sunday

Sunday, February 13, 2022 (especially in Los Angeles, CA)
Sunday, February 12, 2023 (especially in Glendale, AZ)
Sunday, February 11, 2024 (especially in New Orleans, LA)

Valentine’s Day

Monday, February 14, 2022
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Presidents’ Day

Monday, February 21, 2022
Monday, February 20, 2023
Monday, February 19, 2024

Academy Awards

Sunday, March 27, 2022 (especially in Los Angeles)

April Fool’s Day

Friday, April 1, 2022
Saturday, April 1, 2023
Monday, April 1, 2023

Final Four

Saturday, April 2 and Monday, April 4, 2022 (especially in New Orleans, LA)
Saturday, April 1 and Monday, April 3, 2023 (especially in Houston, TX)
Saturday, April 6 and Monday, April 8, 2024 (especially in Phoenix, AZ)

Palm Sunday

Sunday, April 10, 2022
Sunday, April 2, 2023
Sunday, March 24, 2024

Passover

The evening of Friday, April 15 through the evening of Friday, April 22, 2022
The evening of Wednesday, April 5 through the evening of Wednesday, April 12, 2023
The evening of Monday, April 22 through the evening of Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Easter

Sunday, April 17, 2022
Sunday, April 9, 2023
Sunday, March 31, 2024

Ramadan 

Saturday, April 2 through Sunday, May 1, 2022
Wednesday, March 22 through Thursday, April 20, 2023
Sunday, March 10 through Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Ram Navami

Sunday, April 10, 2022
Thursday, March 30, 2023
Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Eid al-Fitr

Monday, May 2 through Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Friday, April 21 through Saturday, April 22, 2023
Tuesday, April 9 through Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Mother’s Day

Sunday, May 8, 2022
Sunday, May 14, 2023
Sunday, May 12, 2024

Memorial Day

Monday, May 30, 2022
Monday, May 29, 2023
Monday, May 27, 2024

Friday the 13th

Friday, May 13, 2022
Friday, January 13, 2023
Friday, October 13, 2023
Friday, September 13, 2024
Friday, December 13, 2024

Father’s Day

Sunday, June 19, 2022
Sunday, June 18, 2023
Sunday, June 16, 2024

Independence Day

Monday, July 4, 2022
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Thursday, July 4, 2024

Eid al-Adha

Saturday, July 9 through Sunday, July 10, 2022
Wednesday, June 28 through Thursday, June 29, 2023
Sunday, June 16 through Monday, June 17, 2024

Tisha B’Av

Friday, August 5 through Saturday, August 6, 2022
Wednesday, July 26 through Thursday, July 27, 2023
Monday, August 12 through Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Krishna Janmashtami

Thursday, August 18, 2022
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Monday, August 26, 2024

Labor Day

Monday, September 5, 2022
Monday, September 4, 2023
Monday, September 2, 2024

Rosh Hashanah

Sunday, September 25 through Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Friday, September 15 through Sunday, September 17, 2023
Sunday, September 25 through Tuesday, September 27, 2024

Patriot Day

Sunday, September 11, 2022
Monday, September 11, 2023
Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Yom Kippur

Tuesday, October 4 through Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Sunday, September, 24 through Monday, September 25, 2023
Friday, October 11 through Saturday, October 12, 2024

Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Monday, October 10, 2022
Monday, October 9, 2023
Monday, October 14, 2024

Halloween

Monday, October 31, 2022
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Thursday, October 31, 2024

Veterans Day

Friday, November 11, 2022
Saturday, November 11, 2023
Monday, November 11, 2024

Thanksgiving

Thursday, November 24, 2022
Thursday, November 23, 2023
Thursday, November 28, 2024

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Saturday, December 7, 2024

Christmas Eve

Saturday, December 24, 2022
Sunday, December 24, 2023
Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Christmas Day

Sunday, December 25, 2022
Monday, December 25, 2023
Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Kwanzaa

Monday, December 26, 2022 through Sunday, January 1, 2023
Tuesday, December 26, 2023 through Monday, January 1, 2024
Thursday, December 26, 2023 through Wednesday, January 1, 2025

New Year’s Eve

Saturday, December 31, 2022
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Tuesday, December 31, 2024