Tips on Date & Time

Our Experience
We were already attached to one particular date, May 26, since we'd celebrated it as our anniversary for the past seven years. In 1997, May 26 fell on a holiday Monday (Memorial Day), which meant that most people would have that day off. We gave some serious consideration to the fact that people would probably have to take Tuesday off as well, which might prevent some people from coming. But we knew that most of our family would be able to make it, and we were very attached to the idea of keeping the tradition of a May 26 anniversary, so we eventually decided to go with that date.

We knew that we definitely wanted an evening wedding, so that was one less decision to make, and we settled on having it aroud 7:00pm.

Tips on Date & Time

• As soon as you get engaged, people will start asking you when you're getting married. They can't help it; they're interested.
• It's hard to really start doing serious wedding planning without having a specific date in mind, so this is something you'll want to settle on pretty quickly.
• Try to find out when your family and friends will be available, and use that as a guide. However, it's impossible to please everyone -- ultimately, you're just going to have to decide and hope that people will be able to come (but accept it if they can't).
• Once you've set a date, let your guests know as far in advance as possible so they can make travel and vacation plans. You may want to send out a "Save the Date" card as soon as you set the date.
• If you have a specific date you're attached to, then just go for it -- in the world of wedding planning, anytime you can make a quick decision, do it, and do it fast (before you change your mind!).