We’re only about two months into 2020, which means just a few weekends checked off while the rest are at your disposal. Obviously, people typically plan their wedding date well in advance so there’s a good chance most 2020 brides have locked in a date already. In case you are still on the hunt, we gathered some information about intentionally choosing your perfect wedding date.
Initial Considerations for Your Wedding Date
First and foremost, what events do you and your fiancé, your families, and your close friends value? Think about those season tickets your older sister just got (what if you accidentally overlap with the GA/Bama game–yikes) and maybe that music festival your fiancé’s little brother attends every year. Which traditions do you think your family and friends can forgo for a year, and which seem too strongly rooted to disrupt? While you can’t work around everyone’s schedules, you’ll likely come across a few big dates to avoid just through a quick inquiry.
Secondly, think about the holidays you celebrate along with relevant birthdays and anniversaries. Do you want to share your anniversary with Chrissy Teigen and John Legend? If that’s the case then September 14th is your day. Are you trying not to overlap with your future father-in-law’s birthday? Consider offering your close family and friends a speculative date or two to hear what they think! Seriously, casual communication is your best friend here.
Another component you will have to work around is your preferred venue’s availability, which can be limited based on season and how far in advance you’re planning–maybe you will all need to skip that one UGA game after all, but it’ll be worth it to snag your dream venue for the perfect October Saturday. If this happens, don’t worry; we have a TV in the Groom’s Suite at our venue! We also have a rolling 75″ TV we could place in the corner of your reception so your guests have literally no excuse not to enjoy themselves. They can root for their team and your marriage simultaneously.
More Ideas about Your Wedding Date
Some recommended wedding dates, beyond all of the other considerations we listed, are holiday weekends such as Memorial Day Weekend or Labor Day Weekend when you can snag three consecutive free days or near Thanksgiving if you celebrate and know most of your family will already be in town. Convenience might be especially important to you if you have elderly family members who may have to travel.
2020 is a leap year and, according the The Knot’s article, Saturday, February 29th is a day that could bring bad luck based on Greek and Roman beliefs. With that being said, buy yourself some flowers and champagne for your wedding planning session that Saturday to create your own luck. The Knot cites the next leap year as February 29th, 2024, so we should all have enough planning time to avoid that date. Also, speaking of luck, we all know to avoid the ever-ominous Friday, the 13th, and The Knot provides readers with a little bit of the history behind that belief, writing the following:
The unluckiest date of the year has questionable origins. Some historians say it comes from the 13 diners who were present at the last supper, but the famous Babylon’s Code of Hammurabi doesn’t include a 13th law, which suggests this superstition is as old as 1700 BC. And it wasn’t until a successful novel titled Friday, the Thirteenth was published in the early 1900s that Friday became part of the unlucky equation.
The Knot, Wedding Dates to Avoid in 2020, 2021, and 2022
Choosing your wedding date can be as easy or as complicated as you want it to be, whether you’re more concerned about a certain date or if certain people can attend. Whatever you and your fiancé decide, remember the event–when you boil down to it–is about the two of you. You and your fiancé’s happiness are what’s most important!