A lot goes into choosing the perfect wedding date! You want it to be a month or season that you want to get married in and you want it to be a date when all of your friends and family members will be able to attend. The key here is to just think about days and holidays that you may not want to share an anniversary with. If you want to turn your wedding into a Super Bowl party, then do it! If you want to have a New Years Eve wedding and ring in the New Year, then do it! Below are a few dates in 2020 and 2021 that you may want to avoid or consider.
Holidays
If you have your heart set on a Halloween, New Years, etc wedding, then by all means, go for it! It may also be tempting to use a holiday that generally has a three day weekend attached to make it easier for out of town guests to travel. However, you also want to keep in mind that some of your guests may already have standing plans for different holidays and that may hinder their ability to come to your wedding.
Local Events
One mistake that Devin and I did when we got married is we didn't check Purdue University's graduation schedule! We got married in Lafayette, where Purdue is, and on graduation weekend! Hotels sell out pretty fast for graduation so we were left trying to find hotels that were still available and not $500 a night for our guests. This is just one thing to keep in mind when choosing a wedding date. Do a quick search to see if any big events are happening in your area.
Significant Dates For Your Family
Does your family have any special dates? If so, you may want to steer clear of them to make sure all of your family will be able to attend. While some couples opt to get married on the same day as their parent's, however, if you don't want to share your anniversary with theirs then that's something to consider as well.
Now, on with the dates! These holidays and dates may be ones you'd like to avoid.
Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend
January 18-20, 2020
January 16-18, 2021
Super Bowl Sunday
February 2, 2020
February 7, 2021
Presidents' Day Weekend
February 15-17, 2020
February 13-15, 2021
Leap Year
February 29, 2020
Ides of March
March 15, 2020
March 15, 2021
Palm Sunday
April 5, 2020
March 28, 2021
Final Four March Madness
April 4, 2020
April 6, 2020
April 3, 2021
April 5, 2021
Easter Sunday
April 12, 2020
April 4, 2021
Ram Navami
April 2, 2020
April 21, 2021
Ramadan
April 23 -May 23, 2020
April 12 -May 11, 2021
Passover
April 8, 2020
March 27, 2021
Mother's Day Weekend
May 9-10, 2020
May 8-9, 2021
Memorial Day Weekend
May 23-25, 2020
May 29--31, 2021
Eid-al-Fitr
May 23-24, 2020
May 12-13, 2020
Father's Day Weekend
June 20-21, 2020
June 19-20, 2021
Independence Day
July 4, 2020
July 4, 2021
Tisha B'Av
July 29, 2020
July 17, 2021
Eid-al-Adha
July 30, 2020
July 19, 2021
Krishna Janmashtami
August 11, 2020
August 30, 2021
Labor Day Weekend
September 5-7, 2020
September 4-6, 2021
Patriot Day
September 11, 2020
September 11, 2021
Rosh Hashanah
September 18-20, 2020
September 6-8, 2021
Yom Kippur
September 27-28, 2020
September 15-16, 2021
Columbus Day Weekend
October 10-12, 2020
October 9-11, 2020
Halloween
October 31, 2020
October 31, 2021
Thanksgiving
November 26, 2020
November 25, 2021
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
December 7, 2020
December 7, 2021
Hanukkah
December 10-18, 2020
November 28-December 6, 2021
Christmas
December 25, 2020
December 25, 2021
Kwanzaa
December 26-January 1, 2021
December 26,-January 1, 2022
New Years Eve
December 31, 2020
December 31, 2021
Friday the 13th
March 13, 2020
November 13, 2020
August 13, 2021
