Wedding Planning Timeline
Some Dates Are Better Than Others!
In setting the timeline and the planning for your wedding, the actual date of the wedding is a consideration that is often overlooked. Yes, of course you can plan your wedding for whatever day suits you but there are some dates that have a greater potential to cause problems with your perfect wedding day. With a little bit of planning and adjusting of your timeline, you can easily avoid and of the stress you might encounter with a wedding on these particular dates.
The first potential wedding date challenge is long weekends. Planning your wedding for this time may seem like a fantastic idea because it allows people more time to travel, they may already have the time off of work, and therefore more of your family might be able to attend. The long weekends become tricky because the hotels and wedding venues are aware that planning a wedding for these days is a convenience and may charge accordingly. Watch the fine print of your contracts. In addition, many people have planned their vacations long in advance and may have other plans than to attend your wedding, so in actuality you may end up with fewer attendees if your wedding is planned for a long weekend.
The second potential wedding timeline challenges are holidays. Like the long weekends, planning your wedding to coincide with a holiday may seem exciting, fun, and possibly make it easier for more family and friends to attend your wedding celebration. Like the previous example, people often have their own plans and your wedding timeline isn’t their highest priority. In addition, the vendors that would be supplying the flowers, music, and the Orange County wedding venue itself will be quite busy with the additional business volume due to the festivities of the holiday. Even if you are able to plan your wedding far enough in advance, these businesses will still likely charge you more for planning your wedding during a holiday time.
The third potential wedding planning timeline challenge is seasonal times when traveling to the location of your wedding is difficult. Planning a wedding in the North during the winter, or in the Caribbean during hurricane season or even planning a wedding in the Southwest during the summer is likely asking for less in attendance than you had planned. The last thing you want is to spend thousands of dollars on a wedding that you spent months planning that no one attends.
Certainly, you can plan your wedding on your timeline for your location, but it is wise to take into consideration the drawbacks of certain dates. Honor your wedding planning timeline and you will ultimately have your dream wedding day!
