Weddings in Season

Question

Are weddings best to plan for the winter, fall, spring or summer?

 ~PanchoUte

Answer

Thanks for being the first to ask a question during the contest! 

You can plan a wedding for any particular season and no season is best, but each season impacts your plans differently.

When choosing your season keep in mind a few things:

• Flowers are cheaper if bought in season
• Colors are easier to find in season (for instance: oranges are a lot easier to come by in the fall than in the spring)
• Do you want an outdoor reception? Keeping guests comfortable can be a lot more difficult and costly in some seasons (for example, winter in cold climates).
• Lots of brides choose Summer weddings, so many vendors are busier then.
   

Other things in the year impact your planning often more than season.

• If you live in a college town (or even sometimes if you don't) the breaks in the semesters tend to be over-packed.
• How long do you want your engagement to be? (Long engagements can be hard.)
• Do you want to avoid any major holidays? (Yes!)
• This is when your anniversary will be forever. (That's right forever. You will always be celebrating your anniversary during this time. Every year. For all time. For real. Think about it.)

Many things (like flowers and hotel rooms) tend to be more expensive around holidays like Valentine's and Mother's Day. And most venues book up quickly for anytime in June. Christmas is a crazy time of year and summer can be sweltering. But the short answer is, every season (or time of year) has its problems and its benefits. Season shouldn't really be the determining factor. So, choose what best suits you.