Wedding Date

[angiety2k]

My FI & I are having issues picking are wedding date, the year is already picked 2010. The color will be some shade of Pink & green. We are having a outside ceremony with the reception inside. The ceremony is on a patio attached to the reception location. I was thinking May but with rain possibles I am very unsure, FI was thinking September? We live in Pa, and I haven''t attended many weddings

so I am very unsure. Any advise?

 

[Independent Gal]

I don't think it really matters, and I wouldn't let hte possibility of rain be an issue unless the probability is really high in PA at that time of the year. Just pick a date and go with it. May is sooner, go with that.

Or, flip a coin.

I think this is one of those cases of 'overthinking'.

 

[CrownJewel]

Well, there''s always the possibility of rain, no matter what month you choose. May and June were always the popular wedding months because of the newly bloomed flowers and warmer weather. I''ve been told that the new wedding season is September and October because of the cooler weather (at least on the east coast) since most brides don''t like to sweat on their wedding day.

Depending on your budget, you might consider the fact that some venues will charge less during "less popular" months.

That said, I chose late September because I wanted a "fall wedding." I wanted the weather to be mild and slightly cool. Originally we chose May because it worked the best with FI''s school schedule, but his mother said she can''t do May since that''s when her allergies are the worst.

I''m still a little bitter about it because it took us a year to set May as our wedding month. Anyway, now it''s ok because that means I get to be married in the fall!

 

[mjso]

If you don''t have some sort of special date that means something to you, then really it doesn''t matter that much. If you want pink/green that seems more "springy" to me. Prices might be an incentive for one month over there other.

I''m planning a beach wedding in NJ for April of ''09. I realize that it might be chilly, it very well could rain, but I don''t want to pay twice the money just to have it two weeks later (in may). Plus my parents got married in April, so it is a bit special. I originally wanted a fall wedding, during the leaves changing and all that, but FI wanted spring and I was willing to accept that.

Fall is becoming hugely popular in that area, and I''ve noticed in pricing that now the "expensive months" seem to go from May-October, sometimes including April as well. Is there a reason your FI wants September? Maybe it is special to him for some reason, then you can go with that. Otherwise, just go with whatever dates the site has open.

 

[Gypsy]

LATE May, like Memorial Day is nice. We went to a wedding in Minnesota that weekend and it was lovely. I would also consider June. If you want peonies at all, I would stick to June and July as they are most affordable then.

 

[Sabine]

I know in the parts of PA I''ve been in, there are usually beautiful flowers in bloom in May. September can be iffy...some years it''s freezing already, some years it''s still in the 90''s (recently). I just love spring, and pink and green really say spring to me, but there really is no definite reason to pick either.

 

[angiety2k]

Thank you ladies for all your help! My FI is more a fall temp person. But I LOVE THE SPRING! I was thinking May 29, 2010! I think the temp. will be perfect late May. I guess if it rains I will have it inside no biggie!

 

[robbie3982]

I agree that your colors are more springy. I got married this past September in PA (near Pittsburgh) and it was really really hot! I was expecting it to be a lot cooler than it was. It also rained the morning of my wedding day, so September definitely doesn''t mean no rain.