Wedding date close to sister's due date

Why not have your wedding a couple months from her due date? A newborn is going to have the whole family's focus. Give the new parents some breathing room and consider a fall wedding

Why do you want to hold your wedding on a day that is a vip birthday and possibly on, or near a day that another vip is delivering or just recently delivered?? Sounds like a horrible plan. Move it to a date that is more likely for vip's to attend.

ETA clarity.

I'm not staying at my home place. I and my FH stay in Dubai... we work for different companies and we can only have a joint leave around that time. I'm putting that too into consideration

Do you only get leave once per year? Can you request leave again around the fall or winter?

There was another thread earlier today with pretty much the exact same situation. Someone's FBIL and his wife were pregnant and the due date was on the same day she wanted to have the wedding.

It's not the perfect date for you if your family can't attend. I bet your parents will want to be able to be there for their grandchild's birth and that they want to be there for your marriage. Don't you think it's mean to deliberately plan your wedding on top of your niece or nephew's birth and put your parents in a position to have to choose between you and your sister?

If you haven't booked the venue yet I would move the date a couple of weeks out. I wouldn't move it too far out because you getting married is just as important as her having a baby.

Thanks all for your advise. I think I will try and see if it will be possible to extend my leave abit forward. But her self together with my whole family weren't so bothered about the date. And she wouldn't mind if it was like 2weeks after her delivery

A lot of women aren't in great shape for the first few weeks after birth. It is exhausting and can take weeks of recovery. Also you cannot guarantee she will give birth on the expected date. Most DRS. allow women up to two weeks late before they induce pregnancy

I also think it's weird you're insistent on having it near your moms birthday that means your anniversary will always fall on the same day and you will have to choose between celebrating with her or going away for your anniversary.

I would rethink this and push the wedding out more than a few weeks. I think you really need to re-evaluate the date here.

Given the only info about your sister, her expected due date is roughly June 4. I don't know the day of her last period so this is just a rough estimate.

I would say just like PPs have said to move it, but if this is the only time you can get leave it makes it tough. I would try pushing it out as far as you can. She can be late delivering but she can also be early.

You are less than six months out and you haven't booked anything yet?

The baby isn't her first child. I managed to speak to her regarding this, she will be making 40 weeks on 19/05/2018. The further I can push it is about two weeks ahead. She says she will be okay by then. Hope it won't be too bad at that.

#JerseyGirl. I have most of the things in place, It's only the church and reception that I was worrisome about but will have to book for them by the end of this month

You don't have a date if you haven't booked a venue or ceremony space. How do you know your date is free at any of the venues you're looking at? You may find June (the most popular wedding month) of next year is fully booked since it's only 6months out and have to push it out based on availability anyway

I think pushing it a few weeks would be good but please just keep in mind that babies do not come when planned. It can be early or even late.