Setting The Date
Setting your wedding date is an important process.
Yet many couples arbitrarily pick a date without much thought.
Your wedding date becomes your anniversary so you want to take some time and pick thoughtfully.
Keep in mind that the date you pick also drives how much time you have to plan your wedding.
It also determines how long your engagement period will be.
The average length of engagement period for couples in the United States is about 16 months.
However, each couple must determine what is appropriate for them.
Planning a wedding can take quite a bit of time.
Many guides recommend that you give yourself no less than a year to plan your wedding and others state that 18 months is really optimal.
However, talk to many brides and you may hear that long timelines for wedding planning do little more than allow your wedding plans to overtake your entire life.
You know yourself best.
Some people work better with a lot of time to plan their wedding and other people work better with less time to stress about it.
Only you can decide for certain when you are ready to tie the knot.
Some people opt to put their wedding date further out because although they know they have found the one and wish to be in more than a committed boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, they are not ready to walk down the aisle.
Other people set their weddings closer because they cannot wait to start the rest of their lives together.
Setting your wedding date is an intensely personal decision that only the couple themselves can make.
Finances may play a big role in setting the wedding date.
Weddings are among the most expensive events in a couple's life.
Nearly everything associated with the Big Day costs more.
If you have not set aside the funds to pay for the kind of wedding you've envisioned then you may have to push your date out to allow time to amass the capital to put on the affair of your dreams.
Other couples choose to scale back their plans so that they can get married on a specific date or just sooner, as opposed to having to wait to begin their journey as man and wife.
Whatever you decide, consider your date carefully.
Do allow yourself enough time to plan the type of event the two of you have decided to host.
The size and scope of your wedding will ultimately dictate how much time you realistically need to plan.
If you simply must have both a short timeline and a large, elaborate event, then you will need some help.
Do not try to take on something that daunting alone.
Many couples set their date to coincide with a sentimental occasion or a family date or a specific number.
Some couples plan their wedding so that their anniversary will more often fall on a holiday weekend, better enabling celebratory trips, etc.
Sometimes one or both work schedules and the difficulty getting time off from work factor into setting a date as well.
Other couples choose a date they like for their wedding-and subsequent anniversaries--and then they travel for their honeymoon later when it is convenient.
Whatever you decide, setting the date is the first step toward becoming man and wife.
Having an actual date established makes the pending wedding real.
Additionally, it's nearly impossible to arrange anything else until you have a firm date set.
You cannot check the availability of any resources or services without a date.
The fact is that very little can happen until you make this important decision.
Some women have been mentally planning their weddings for years, so they know exactly what they want.
Your preferences will certainly dictate your date.
If you've always dreamed of a summer wedding, then that will go a long way toward determining your timeline.
If you became engaged in April, for example, then a summer wedding places you either getting married in a scant few months or in a year and some change from now.
June is the most popular months for weddings.
August is the second most popular month.
Keep in mind, however, when you set your wedding during the wedding season-May through August-everything associated with it will cost more money.
It's simple business.
When demand is high, prices go up.
So if cost is a concern, then simply setting your date in a less popular wedding season will make a difference in your budget.
Once you have your actual date, you can begin reserving places, people, and services for your big event.
Yet many couples arbitrarily pick a date without much thought.
Your wedding date becomes your anniversary so you want to take some time and pick thoughtfully.
Keep in mind that the date you pick also drives how much time you have to plan your wedding.
It also determines how long your engagement period will be.
The average length of engagement period for couples in the United States is about 16 months.
However, each couple must determine what is appropriate for them.
Planning a wedding can take quite a bit of time.
Many guides recommend that you give yourself no less than a year to plan your wedding and others state that 18 months is really optimal.
However, talk to many brides and you may hear that long timelines for wedding planning do little more than allow your wedding plans to overtake your entire life.
You know yourself best.
Some people work better with a lot of time to plan their wedding and other people work better with less time to stress about it.
Only you can decide for certain when you are ready to tie the knot.
Some people opt to put their wedding date further out because although they know they have found the one and wish to be in more than a committed boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, they are not ready to walk down the aisle.
Other people set their weddings closer because they cannot wait to start the rest of their lives together.
Setting your wedding date is an intensely personal decision that only the couple themselves can make.
Finances may play a big role in setting the wedding date.
Weddings are among the most expensive events in a couple's life.
Nearly everything associated with the Big Day costs more.
If you have not set aside the funds to pay for the kind of wedding you've envisioned then you may have to push your date out to allow time to amass the capital to put on the affair of your dreams.
Other couples choose to scale back their plans so that they can get married on a specific date or just sooner, as opposed to having to wait to begin their journey as man and wife.
Whatever you decide, consider your date carefully.
Do allow yourself enough time to plan the type of event the two of you have decided to host.
The size and scope of your wedding will ultimately dictate how much time you realistically need to plan.
If you simply must have both a short timeline and a large, elaborate event, then you will need some help.
Do not try to take on something that daunting alone.
Many couples set their date to coincide with a sentimental occasion or a family date or a specific number.
Some couples plan their wedding so that their anniversary will more often fall on a holiday weekend, better enabling celebratory trips, etc.
Sometimes one or both work schedules and the difficulty getting time off from work factor into setting a date as well.
Other couples choose a date they like for their wedding-and subsequent anniversaries--and then they travel for their honeymoon later when it is convenient.
Whatever you decide, setting the date is the first step toward becoming man and wife.
Having an actual date established makes the pending wedding real.
Additionally, it's nearly impossible to arrange anything else until you have a firm date set.
You cannot check the availability of any resources or services without a date.
The fact is that very little can happen until you make this important decision.
Some women have been mentally planning their weddings for years, so they know exactly what they want.
Your preferences will certainly dictate your date.
If you've always dreamed of a summer wedding, then that will go a long way toward determining your timeline.
If you became engaged in April, for example, then a summer wedding places you either getting married in a scant few months or in a year and some change from now.
June is the most popular months for weddings.
August is the second most popular month.
Keep in mind, however, when you set your wedding during the wedding season-May through August-everything associated with it will cost more money.
It's simple business.
When demand is high, prices go up.
So if cost is a concern, then simply setting your date in a less popular wedding season will make a difference in your budget.
Once you have your actual date, you can begin reserving places, people, and services for your big event.
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