Picking a wedding date is a lot easier than it sounds. As brides, we’re caught up in the excitement and so choose dates that would have good weather and where the venue of our choice is available. But have you ever thought why a super book venue might have that date free for you?
Could it be that day is the Superbowl? Or Shraddh? Or the royal wedding?!
Before you get over excited and start booking venues and photographers, make sure to choose a day that is lucky for you, your family, and your location.
Here’s our list of wedding dates to avoid. You may have more or less city events, check a calendar for them or risk being upstaged by a giant Easter bunny.
Sporting Events:
NCAA Final Four – March
Super Bowl – Usually first Sunday of February
Soccer World Cup
Baseball World Series
Summer & Winter Olympics – Especially if it is in your host city!
Cricket Finals
US National and Religious Holiday Weekends:
New Years Day – January 1st
Martin Luther King Day – January 20th
Presidents Day – February 17th
Valentine’s Day – February 14th
Holy Week
Mother’s Day
Easter Weekend
Christmas Day – December 25th
Memorial Day
Independence Day – July 4th
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Thanksgiving
Hindu Unlucky Days:
Shraaddh
Amas
General Unlucky Days:
The Ides of March
Friday the 13th
September 11th
Daylight Savings Days – Your guests could be really early or really late. Or really never know what time it is.
Jewish wedding:
Rosh Hashanah
Days of Awe
Yom Kippur
Muslim wedding:
Muharram
Ramadan
This list isn’t even close to being extensive because choosing the right date is dependent on your culture and location of the wedding.
Be sure to talk to your parents and check the papers for major upcoming city events. Because you don’t want a royal wedding to stand you up!