Meaning behind wedding date

We weren't into picking a date based on sentiment either. We started dating in the month of October, got engaged in October and we're getting married in October but it just worked that way. We knew we wanted a spring or fall wedding and knew we didn't want an engagement longer than a year. I knew we wouldn't have time to pay for a spring wedding so fall it was. We picked early October because I was worried Sept would be too hot for an outdoor wedding and end of Oct-nov would be too cold.

We originally wanted to get married exactly one year from the day we got engaged (April 17), but I fell in love with the idea of having fresh lavender in bloom at our ceremony cite so we pushed it back into June. Our new date, June 19, 2016 happens to be a palindrome (same numbers forwards and backwards). 6.19.16 It suits us - we're both engineering nerds.

Yasminadlv-- getting married qualifies as a life event, so you're typically allowed to change insurance even if it's not open enrollment. Just FYI.

We were originally going to get married on 6/20/15. We met on 6/20/05, so that date was sentimental. However, we had to push it back (family drama, budgets, and foot injury). Our DJ would let us transfer the date, and he was booked all October. So, we went with the first weekend in November (figured the weather wouldn't be too cold). 11/7 has a nice ring to it. FH's favorite number is 18, and he likes that 11 + 7 = 18.

Honestly, our date was chosen because I found a venue I really liked and that was crazy cheap. I had my heart set on Sept for the weather and they had 2 saturdays left, one of which fell smack dab in the middle of that time of the month so we booked the other one ASAP. All the important dates for us were in the middle of winter and being in a place that gets freaking FREEZING and as someone who hates the cold, that was NOT going to happen.

We were actually hoping for a late September wedding but have a bunch of OOTs and decided to make life easier to have it on a long weekend so people could come out a little early. We both love the fall and the FH liked the 10.10.15

July 11, 1991 was the season two premiere of BH 90210.

FH chose the time of year (fall), and then we discussed possible Saturdays. We ended up choosing my parents' 28th wedding anniversary, and they are so excited about it!

DH wanted a September wedding and I liked the idea of it so we looked at the dates available (way back in 2013) and I noticed 9-12-15. I'm a sucker for mathematical patterns.

At the moment, we're willing to choose any of the four dates that work for the family. Originally, we wanted it in the month we got together (May) but the date of our engagement ((April) 26th).

But we were dead set on 2017 because it marked ten years together.

You are getting married on my birthday! It's a good day

We went into venue shopping with no sentimental intentions, but the venue we fell in love with happened to have the Saturday open of our 9 year anniversary. We were originally thinking October but once we heard that it just felt right to go for November. We're getting married on the 7th and our dating anniversary is the 9th. I think the fact that it will be your wedding day already makes it so special that you don't need to tie with another date unless it's something important to you or if there's a date that feels right.

Mrs.BrandonHamrick -- First of all, welcome to the forums. I haven't seen you post before, but I hope you stick around and share your thoughts and concerns about your wedding. There are so many great ladies here, and you'll definitely find that this is a wonderful place to share all things wedding with a like-minded audience.

You've got a lot of math in your post, and if that's important to you, go for it. I was married in 1982, and back then, we didn't really consider things like anniversary dates when planning our weddings. We got engaged and figured we wanted to be married within the upcoming year. All that mattered was that a venue had an open date that was in close proximity to what we wanted. I can still remember being told that I had two choices for my January wedding: January 23 or January 30 (full disclosure -- my parents paid for my entire wedding. We told them in November that we were going to be married. They were horrified by our budget plans and said that if we'd wait until January, they'd pay for the whole thing. I was on board with that, lol). I wanted to drag out the festivities a little longer, so I chose January 30. It was, coincidentally, my grandmother's anniversary and the day before my parent's anniversary. That was something for the DJ to announce, but honestly, we didn't really care.

Wow OP, you really put a lot of thought into your date. That's really cool. Our date was all logistics. We had to wait until 2015 because of finances and other timing issues. June because I'm a teacher and it made the most sense to wait until school got out, and we picked the Saturday that we did because it was enough time off after school got out to prepare for the wedding and it didn't fall on any important dates for family members, and our church was free. Wanting a specific date would have made it challenging!

Oh I totally agree with Janeen, you can make a new date special, it's not like you're going to forget it. But at the same time we loved 7/11 (as I mentioned) and it was a Saturday. Before we were even engaged we talked about how we could do a date close to 7/11 like if 7/11 was on a Wednesday we still would have gone with a Saturday (or a Friday if we found a venue that was cheaper on Friday). We also had plenty of time to book a venue so we weren't constricted by their availability. It also happened we wanted a summer wedding and June means June Gloom in southern california so July was perfect for us anyway.

We're getting married on 2 square, 4 square. FH is a math and science nerd and once he proposed the date, I said, hell yes!

I was hoping for May 1, as that would be the anniversary of the "ring pop proposal" but it didn't work out. (FH gave me a ring pop on our 6-month dating anniversary - I asked if he was proposing, and he never answered. He still hasn't told me if he was serious that night...)

We were flexible on our date, as we wanted to find a venue that we could afford AND loved. I wanted tulips and daffodils to be in bloom, as I have a connection for inexpensive fresh flowers. We could have booked our venue for 5/1/16, but it would have cost $500 just for the building... We booked one week earlier (4/24/16) and got the building for $50 instead. We thought about trying to get married on 11/1 (the anniversary of the day we met/our first kiss), but felt that this year was too soon for both planning purposes AND financial reasons, and I didn't want to wait until November 2016.

Mine went with whatever the first weekend in November was

Picked our date because I love, LOVE late spring and it's also Victoria Day Weekend so Monday is off... people will still have a full two days ahead of them after our wedding Oh and no clashing with anyone's birthday or anniversaries!

... That's about it. Viva le printemps <3

We found our dream venue first! When looking for dates, it was all about the price because there's huge spikes at certain times of year. The owner of the venue let us know that the last 3 weeks of April would be her best rate and our best price would be Tue-Thur -- making the wedding a Wednesday. We wanted to pick a date close to the full moon for our outdoor wedding -- it's Friday, 4/22. When we realized that fate had just handed us 4:20 as a wedding date, well, we both laughed so hard and the decision was made.

It's close to if not right on the time we became a couple 7 years ago