When it comes to setting the date for your wedding there
really is no set of rules to live by. It is your wedding
and you can choose whatever date you like. However there
are some basic suggestions I can give you. One - Take your
time when choosing the date, consider your guests feelings
and needs when finalizing your date. Two - Choose your date
and stick to it, don't change the date once people are
settled on attending your wedding on another date. If you
want more guidence then those two suggestions keep reading
for some simple methods to make choosing the date for your
wedding a little more simple.
Method One: Narrowing it down to season and year. Many
people will decide their wedding date in several steps, the
first of which is narrowing down when you want to be
married by season and year. For instance you may decide you
want to be married in the fall of 2010. Once you have this
information you can continue to narrow down to you have a
date. It is a good idea to consider the fact that other
people have events going on at the samee time like
anniverseries, birthdays, showers and other occasions; you
do not want your wedding to clash or compete with events
that would overlap in guest lists.
Once you know what days or weekends to avoid you would then
need to decide where you want the ceremony and reception to
be. Once you narrow down the choices you need to confirm
eligibility of the locations for the same date. This is a
simple way to make a hard decision rather easy. Just keep
in mind that when you do pick a date, that if there is any
service you must have, such as a certain DJ or musical act
for your wedding or your cake must be from a certain
bakery, to make sure you also confirm that they are
available for the same date.
Method Two: Picking a date based upon the services and
vendors you want to use. You may choose to set the date
based upon the availibility of the ceremony site, such as
when the church you want to get married is available for
use. Just remember making decisions based upon availability
of venue could shorten or lengthen your engagement time
considerably. It is up to you to decide what is most
important to you. There are some locations for ceremonies
that are very popular.
If you really must get married in a certain location you
could be adding a year or more onto your engagement. Worse
you may have to choose between a very, very long engagement
or a very, very short one. Sometimes when you are on a
waiting list to be married at a particular place and you
are booked a ways in the future, say 2 - 4 years away they
may also call you to see if you want to move up the
ceremony if they have any cancellations. If you do decide
to set the date based upon location and it is this popular
you may want to decide now whether or not you would be okay
with moving the ceremony up in order to get married sooner
rather than later.
Method Three: Based upon traditions, family or other.
Setting the date may become simple if you are particularly
close to someone like a grandmother and you want to get
married on the day she was. Perhaps all the women in your
family get married in June, and so all you need to do is
narrow it down by date. Whether or not these types of
traditions exist in the bride or groom's family is only
something you can know and only you can decide if you are
going to follow them.
No matter what method, one listed above or your own,
remember this is your special day and you should be happy
with the day that you choose to get married. Do not let
other people influence this decision and do not let anyone
pressure you into a date which you will be unhappy with
later. Make sure that you have wonderful memories of
everything from your wedding, you do not want to have any
regrets later.
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Pam Kazmierczak is the owner of
http://www.wedding-planning-101.com , a website dedicated
to providing free wedding planning information. Visit her
website to find free information, tips and tricks to assist
you with planning your wedding today.
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