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What date did you pick and why

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Krissy124 · 14/08/2021 20:34

I’ll go first. We’re getting married on the last bank holiday in August next year on the Saturday. I always remember the bank holiday as big family bbq’s having a catch up. Lots of food, chatting and laughter. It’s one of the happiest memories I have of my childhood and growing up. It will be nice to celebrate our wedding anniversary at the same time of year.

I hope you have some happy stories Smile

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HunterGatherer · 14/08/2021 22:55

Exactly the same as yours OP. We had the last Sunday in August with the Bank holiday Monday off.

H8H8H8 · 14/08/2021 22:57

DH was posted abroad and had 2 weeks off. We got married on the first Monday.

bloodywhitecat · 14/08/2021 23:00

22nd May 2021. DH received a diagnosis of 6 months to live in Nov last year and it was the first weekend date we could get as restrictions started to be lifted. I am hoping very much that we see 22nd May 22 together

thistimelastweek · 14/08/2021 23:01

We got married in the weekend between two important football fixtures.

WhispersOfWickedness · 14/08/2021 23:15

December because I love Christmas 🎄 Grin

TheDistortion · 14/08/2021 23:25

@HunterGatherer

Exactly the same as yours OP. We had the last Sunday in August with the Bank holiday Monday off.
We had that day too! I think my ideal date would have been a Saturday in May or June but DH proposed in August and when we came to look for venues etc most were booked until the following August - so it was practical really.
merryhouse · 14/08/2021 23:30

11 July - a Saturday, just after graduation but before people would have jobs to go to, and while SiL was still at school so wouldn't have orchestra courses getting in the way

Wingingitsince2018 · 14/08/2021 23:31

Last Saturday in April, as the venue price went up significantly in peak season, which began in May

Maryann1975 · 14/08/2021 23:38

We got married the day we did as the venue had space for us. We got engaged in the early autumn and when we looked at venues, everywhere was booked for the following summer, except the one day that had a cancellation. We put the deposit down there and then. So we didn’t really choose the date as such, it Was all they had available unless we wanted to wait until the following year.

Chasingsquirrels · 14/08/2021 23:42

Sat 15 August, would have been 21 years tomorrow. Looking at Aug, looked at the venue and asked about that date, it was the only Aug Saturday they had left (more than a year in advance). He ended the relationship just shy of our 10 year anniversary.

and

Wednesday 1 June, small wedding just close family, wasn't bothered about a Saturday but wanted it in half term so the dc could attend (everyone else was retired apart from us). Registry Office only did weddings on Mon, Wed & Fri - Mon was a BH so they were closed and I liked the 1st. Plus then my dc could go to their dad for the rest of half term and we could have a few days away. Didn't work out like that as DH was diagnosed with cancer just after we'd booked the wedding in early April, was in hospital for 10 days in late May and barely managed the ceremony - which the Resistrars kindly moved to the afternoon for us. He died the following March.

Paulinna · 14/08/2021 23:46

I figured if my wedding anniversary was too close to Xmas, Valentines or birthday I wouldn’t get a good present. So I picked the date that’s furthest away from them. When my anniversary rolls around I haven’t had a gift for five months so there’s more chance of getting something expensive. Yes, I am this mercenary about everything in my life!

coodawoodashooda · 14/08/2021 23:52

@bloodywhitecat

22nd May 2021. DH received a diagnosis of 6 months to live in Nov last year and it was the first weekend date we could get as restrictions started to be lifted. I am hoping very much that we see 22nd May 22 together
Im so sorry.
SoddingWeddings · 14/08/2021 23:54

We got married on a tidal island, so our options were very limited. The tide times essentially picked our date for us as we needed a Saturday afternoon for the ceremony. There were two options in a 12mth period. One in February, one in August. We couldn't get organised by Feb.

ImInStealthMode · 14/08/2021 23:55

Thursday 2nd June 2022, one of the new bank holidays for the Queen's jubilee. We got engaged this year just about when they were announced and didn't have a hope of getting all the suppliers we wanted on a Saturday next year, with 2 summers worth of roll-overs. Thanks Lizzy Wink

whoknew23 · 14/08/2021 23:57

first date anniversary

SardineJam · 15/08/2021 00:03

14 December, it was our 10th anniversary of being together, and was a Friday, so was a good day to celebrate

eclipsechips · 15/08/2021 00:04

We had a miscarriage earlier that year and chose to marry around what would have been our due date so that we could make a happier memory for that time.

TrevorWithTheWeather · 15/08/2021 00:11

Saturday 30th April 2016. It was a bank holiday, and the closest weekend date we could get the DHs late mums birthday. We thought it would nice to have it close to her birthday, and being a bank holiday a lot of our family/friends from away we're able to make a long weekend of it.

Dogoodfeelgood · 15/08/2021 00:19

@Chasingsquirrels I’m so sorry about your DH. I hope you had many happy times with him x

DramaAlpaca · 15/08/2021 00:19

It was June, because I'd always liked the idea of getting married in June.

FinallyFluid · 15/08/2021 00:35

Closest date to the date we first kissed, 29 years today.

Together we have been through, a F**K ton of stuff that would be too identifying to post, we annoy the hell out of each other at times, but tonight we sat on the couch after we had turned the TV off and chatted and teased (nicely) the dog and laughed our heads off.

We retire next year and all is good.

I love the very bones of the man, Star not bad for 29 years.

Caffeinemonster · 15/08/2021 00:40

@bloodywhitecat

22nd May 2021. DH received a diagnosis of 6 months to live in Nov last year and it was the first weekend date we could get as restrictions started to be lifted. I am hoping very much that we see 22nd May 22 together
I’m really hoping you do too. Flowers for you @bloodywhitecat

We went for early December. DH really didn’t want to get married in the summer heat so we went for winter instead.

MaggieMagpie357 · 15/08/2021 00:43

We wanted to get married on NYE because it's never been a date that we've been fussed about celebrating! But it was way too expensive. So we settled for five years to the day after our first date, which luckily for us happened to be a Saturday!

elenacampana · 15/08/2021 00:57

November 2017. I wanted an autumn wedding and ideally wanted September or October, but some of our guests had weddings they were already going to/getting married themselves around the dates we would have liked so November it was. The date I really wanted in October turned out to be a bit stormy and my niece wasn’t well at all - weather on our day was lovely and my niece, who was only 14 months at the time, was back to normal so it all worked out very well :-)

Fifthtimelucky · 15/08/2021 08:24

I wanted to get married in the spring, which is my favourite season.

I also wanted somewhere with a nice garden so that the children would have somewhere where they could run around, so decided against March and April as the weather would be too unreliable.

We went for May and the actual date was chosen around availability at the venues. We had a gloriously hot sunny day so we were lucky.