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Any date that you choose is going to be special because, well, it’s your wedding date. Try not to worry too much about it.

It will all be fine! Sounds like a bunch of dates in october are special! If there are legit logistics issues with keeping the date, then maybe talk to people about moving it, but if there isn't then just keep it.

If you do end up wanting to move it, I would just send an email to anyone you already booked/paid a deposit to and ask if they would be available the 15th. You may see that you'd lose money or they aren't free and the hassle would be too high to change it anyway.

Most importantly, like PP said, this will be your wedding day, so any date will feel special.

I don’t know why I just loved reading this! I have a thing with numbers. I can’t do odd numbers so I got engaged in 2019 and knew I had to get married in 2020 or wait. Well COVID hit so there went that so I had to wait until this year lololol. It’s in July which is odd to me but it’s on the 6th so I’m good. At 6:00pm. With you, you’ll have a date you’ll always remember. Plus it’s an even number so you’re good there! I like October 8th!!!

No listen this wasn't crazy at all! We're getting married on August 13 because it's our 5-year anniversary. Other dates I wanted included our first date, my grandparent's wedding anniversary, and the anniversary of the day he proposed. I get it, truly.

With that, if you've already booked vendors, I vote you find new ways to make October 8th special! I love that bit about it being the first time you remember seeing each other!!!

And now you can have October 8th and October 15th. Maybe you leave for your honeymoon on the 15th, or have an extra special dinner that night?

lucky wedding days

Chinese calendar says October 8th is an "auspicious date" for a wedding!

What does the OSU football schedule have to do with your wedding? Are you worried ypur guests will decline so they can watch the game?

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I know this is so annoying, but I have been to weddings before where people were on their phones watching the game as opposed to dancing during the reception. Super rude, but there have been two weddings where this has happened. One of the weddings, all of the guys were in the lounge of the venue watching the game during part of the reception... So we took into account the football schedule for that reason! The times aren't out yet, so I hope it's a noon game.

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A good sign! Thank you :-)

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Thanks for making me feel less crazy! Lol. I rushed into book vendors because I was afraid there wouldn't be much available due to COVID cancelling lots of weddings last year. I did struggle finding a few vendors but I have mostly all of them booked! I know the videographer is still available on the 15th, but I know the caterer isn't... It would be a lot of work to reschedule everything! But I was ready to do that after I found out because I was so upset lol I like the 8th for that reason, too. There is actually a picture from that wedding where he and I both are in the background! The groom from that wedding is actually in ours, as well. So it's still special! I need to remember that.

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Thank you for listening!! :-) I appreciate it!

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Thank you!! :-)

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Thank you! :-)

View Quoted Comment I was at a wedding once where they had a designated chalkboard for the baseball game scores, lol. I think the groom's uncle was keeping an eye on the game and would update the chalkboard. It kept people off their phones and was kind of a fun idea

I know how you feel because I originally felt sad about our date - it didn't seem to have any really special meaning and I felt that it should - we should have picked it for a reason, type thing? I also have a thing for even numbers (I'm just not really keen on odd numbers) and felt sad that we couldn't easily get married the year we got engaged (which was an even year) - 2020 and instead had to pick a date in an odd year (2021)

Then, we had to postpone because of corona and had very few options if we wanted to get married in a reasonable month, so date importance got shoved WAY down the list.

In the end, I totally understand your feelings, but it doesn't matter at all, I promise! Your wedding date will be special because it is the date your wedding was held on! You can also find things to love about it, and connections to make - this helped me! Our new date ended up being the 26th of Feb, 2022 - so I got married in an even year after all (in fact, all even numbers!)

Definitely not crazy! Dates are sentimental. Instead of focusing on the day just focus on the month! It sounds like the month of October has a lot of meaning to you guys so think of it that way!

Hi wow that is my birthday October 15, and at first it seems like that was your date the way that you spoke on it. But if it another date that you first first met then the 8th is it. At first when we got engaged it was a day before his birthday but we would have been engaged in October but he misplaced it but the funny part was that it was in a vest jacket that he wears alot so before he washed clothes he check his pockets and there it was🤣🤣🤣.So long story short our orginal date was 6/12/22 but now its Oct 30th if this year 🤣🤣🤣

I get it! I wanted to get married June 6th because it’s our anniversary but we also wanted a fall wedding so it was hard to choose! I still wish we tried for our anniversary or at least close but I’m still happy in the end! I wouldn’t stress it too much