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I am curious as to how the hive selected their dates and locations? Is there a "normal" way to do it?
Location then date! But we did have a time frame in mid (late June/early July). It depended on the schedule of the venue!
WE choose a date then found a site that was reasonable to us
We, too had a time frame. But, once we picked our location we had to go waaayyy outside of it to get the place that we wanted!
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We decided some time in May, then decided the specific date based on the venue. Like May 16th is a high school graduation, and they use our church for that because it's such a big school.
I picked my date first because I really wanted to get married on Halloween! Though, when we found a venue we loved, our date wasn't available. So, we are actually getting married on November 1 instead.
We had a time period in mind (early fall, preferably Sept) and then found a venue we liked and chose the date that was available.
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We did time frame as well so when I was calling around I asked for dates in a three month range. When we finally decided on a venue I then called back and asked for all available dates so I could compare to our families's schedules and the church's. We actually ended up with a date about two months later than I intended but with everyone's schedules that's what worked. It was a GIANT pain in the ass and the part about being engaged I hate the most - funny how its the first thing you need to do in the planning process.
Good luck!
I have always wanted to get married on the Fourth of July. The date was chosen before he proposed! (Glad he loves the idea!) Then I chose a venue. :-) I'm so glad my venue was available though because if not I may have switched dates!!!
Venue first then date. We are only having an 11 month engagement so had to check about availability places first then narrowed it down from there. The only thing important about the date was that it be in 2009.
We chose the time frame, knowing that we wanted to have the wedding in May. Then we excluded the last weekend, because we didn't want to use Memorial Day weekend. We only considered one venue, so we met with the staff to see what weekends they had available. They gave us two possible choices, and we chose from those.
We picked a few months we'd like to get married, then I made a chart of the places we liked for ceremony and reception and we were able to see which days things lined up and went from there picking our date. We were also trying to coordinate when the leaves change colors in the fall when we decided to have our wedding in PA!
We were pickier about venue than the date, so we chose the venue first, with a date range in mind.
Date first. We wanted a winter wedding, so we picked a date between Thanksgiving and Christmas. THEN we picked the venue: a charming historical chapel, and a log-cabin restaraunt with a fireplace. LOVELY!
we chose the date first because i wanted a fall wedding, and then we chose the location.
We had a couple of dates that we were looking at. In the end money was the deciding factor. We went with our favorite reception spot, and the best date/price they could give us.
location, then date. Well, I knew we needed the summer. But we wanted to find a place we were both happy with in terms of decor and price, before we decided on an actual date.
Date then location then date again. We wanted an October wedding but our venue wasn't available then so we went with the first time they had open (September). :D
We chose location and then date. We were pretty flexible on the date as long as it was after June, but we started to lean more towards a late summer/fall wedding based on schedules.
We will do date first then location.
Much rests on the health of my grandmother and our exact timeline. She is 88 and I'm just very blessed to still have her with us. My grandpa is almost 90 and doing fantastic! Their 70th anniversary is this summer and I will NOT get married without the two of them there..they both have been almost like parents to me.
We picked our date first due to cultural traditions but didn't run into any problems finding a venue with that date. :)
we chose our date first, it was our anniversary, but the venues we wanted were booked over a year in advance. so we changed our date. i think it turned out for the better considering it's closer to the end of summer.
We chose our location first, but we did want a date in July, August, or September for various logistical reasons. Luckily the venue we liked had a date we liked too! 
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We chose our date first. Then we had trouble finding a location we liked on that date and considered changing the date. We ultimately found a perfect spot on the date we wanted.
We chose our date first, since we wanted to get married on our 9th anniversary to the day! :)
We selected the venue first with a month in mind. It worked out we were able to get October at the venue of our choice and we went with the open date in that month.
Like honeymyheart and saramari, we choose the date first because it will be our three year anniversary and the one year anniversary of his proposal. It also made common sense because San Francisco has tricky weather and the normal weddingy months (June-July) are usually cold and foggy. October is our summer and I wanted warm weather :).
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I knew I wanted to get married in the summer and the venue I most likely wanted (FH didn't have any strong preferences except no golf courses). I picked from the avaiable dates they had.
We chose our venue first before choosing our date. We didn't really have a preference for when to get married (ok I lied, I didn't want to get married in the dead of winter!). And even then- after we chose the venue- we called our photographer (my uncle) and coordinated when he and the venue were both available. ;o)
We chose our date first. Then our venue. You have to have a date to book your venue, right?
We picked the date first! We got engaged on 7.7.7 so we wanted to get married on 8.8.8.
We were very set on finding the perfect place, so we picked about 6 dates and then looked at all the places with those dates in mind. We really wanted to have the wedding in October, but most of the popular venues in our area were already booked for all of October. I would keep your date flexible in case you find the perfect place and it has limited availability.
I had a date picked out and my venue told me it was open, I told her I was very interested, but didn't say the exact words, "Please hold that date for me." So, I call to arrange a time to sign the contract and she informs me that the date I wanted was booked, which happened to be the weekend of the College World Series (hosted here in Omaha). I know she booked my date because she knew I would fill another date and it would be easy to fill her bed and breakfast that weekend of the CWS. I was so ticked that I started looking for another venue. I ended up signing with that venue, but I resented her the entire time I was planning. It worked out for the best, I suppose. It was really hot on the day I originally picked and perfect on the second choice day.
We have a 23 month engagement, so we kinda picked our date first... but being so far out from the actual date, i think location finding is a bit easier :)
We chose our location first, then needed my mom to consult the chinese calendar for auspicious dates. We had a DW in Hawaii so we weren't restricted to weekends. We ended up with a Tuesday wedding.
We aren't really "date" people (don't care about most holidays etc), so the venue was our main limiting factor. My mother wanted it in the summer because she's a teacher, but so did we!
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We chose our ceremony venue (our church), allowed that to dictate our date, then chose (or are choosing) our reception venue.
I think most people prioritize whether a date or time of year is more important than a particular location and vice versa, then choose based on that. If there's a particular venue that you can't imagine being married without, book that first, and choose everything else around its availability. There's no normal, only what's right for you! :)
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