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I think October is the new June. When we were meeting with vendors they all said October books up quickly! They're definitely catching on =)
In my location wedding season goes from May to November!
I totally agree with @thimble--most vendors said September and early October are just as popular, if not more so, than May/June!
Yes yes, especially here - June is time for 100F days, definitely not outdoor ceremonies. When I booked my venue for Sept. next year, the manager said that Sept. is June for California brides.
Unfortunately, August is the only time that works with my schedule (and then, just barely. Worst case senerio, I may have to fly out the morning after my wedding for a business trip) :( I really wanted a winter wedding!
My reception venue told me they fill up in October before they fill up in August. Off season here seems to be Nov-April
We're getting married in August... but I see sooo many October brides in forums! It may well be the next "June"!
Our wedding season is May - early November. I would have preferred Sept/Oct because it is cooler then, but I couldn't do it with us both in graduate school. Of season here is because of the rough winters.. December through March.
I'm not sure it's just because it's the off season that people are going with fall months. I think the popular wedding months are just shifting with time. I have two cousins getting married next year and they are both doing the fall because it's a beautiful season. I myself wanted a fall wedding but settled for late April for a number of reasons.
1. this fall is too close and fall 2011 is too far
2. April 29th is on the verge of May so it is still off season but there's a good possiblity that it'll be pleasant out. (plus we also got the friday discount on top of off season discount)
I also agree that vendors are so shifting with the wedding months accordingly. That's just the way it goes I suppose. I am interested to see the out come of your poll when more people join in.
My fiance really wanted a September wedding which apparently he thought was very unique - he didn't want a May or June wedding at ALL because he thought that was overdone (despite us having only gone to 1 wedding in those months). Oops. And, yeah, it's definitely a common month for northern California because it's generally the best month weather-wise.
Fall has been pretty popular the past few years! I think this year 10-10-10 will be a popular day!
Also this October is probably a little more popular because of the 10-10-10 date. For some reason those dates are popular ones.
I'm feeling a bit like a slacker reading about how some of you have really thought out your dates even considering the season (weather- and wedding-wise). I picked May 7 because it is our anniversary date and it just happen to fall on a Saturday next year. Also because I had enough trouble remembering our anniversary date, the last thing I wanted was to remember another date. I live in coastal Southern California so weather isn't too much a factor. Now that I am in the thick of planning I am beginning to realize that May is a difficult month to be married. The deadlines are earlier (alterations, fittings, catering, etc.) because the month is expected to be busy. It is also a bit more expensive, or that could be weddings in general.
We definitely found truth in the "October is the new June" mantra when we were looking at venues. It seems that the order of popularity (at least where we were looking) is now:
January, February, and August were the least popular.
@peasantsong: I heard the same things from a lot of vendors!
I'm in August. I originally wanted October but one of my BFFs got engaged a few weeks before me and decided on October so I moved mine cause we have a lot of the same OOT friends and that would just be obnoxious to do to people.
Oh and you should probably factor in that Aug/Sept/Oct are the wedding dates that are closest right now, if you did this poll in Feb of next year you may get different responses.
October bride here :) We chose October because I LOVE the fall - it's my favorite season. Also, I would prefer it not be 80-90 degrees the day i get married. I think mid 60s would be perfect. Then again, in NW Pennsylvania it could be SNOWING in early October ugh!
I chose November because i love the fall and thought October was overdone. So Nov. 3 is the earliest November date. And I figure that the leaves are still really colorful in early November. And my colors are darker and bolder. I have a weird thought that the colors would be more appropriate for November than October. I'm told in my area that reception halls are already booked for October 2011 and some for 2012!!
September! FI originally wanted to get married next April, but it would have been rainy and gross! lol. We picked September because it was still towards summer. We weren't really worried about "off season" since his family is a huge help.
Also a February bride! It wasn't actually that difficult of a decision since my FI's vacation is scheduled then (he has to get his vacation times set way in advance because of the nature of his work).
My wedding is in May but if I had it my way it would be in October.
We only picked October because it is an off season in Hawaii where we are honeymooning. Fortunately we have had no problem booking vendors.
We haven't finalized a date or anything, but because I am going from undergrad to law school, I have very few options, as getting married during my L1 year would not be cool. I either have the summer months between the two, or winter break.
Pictures like this make me want a winter wedding, so I can rock some awesome mukluks with my dress.
I really think it depends on where you are getting married as to what the actual wedding season is. Where I live, November through the end of March seems to be the off season and April through the end of October is wedding season. We wanted to get married 9/10/11, but our favorite venue didn't fit our budget on that date, so we went with the last day of the off season to save some money. Our date just happens to fall 9 days after my birthday and 9 days before FI's birthday and is a full house if you are into numbers; 3/31/11.
Honestly, offer this same poll six months ago, and you would be inundated with April, May, June, July responses, because 1-3 months out is who is going crazy planning and thus on WB all day long right now. :)
Its true that the new high season for weddings is September and October as well as May and June! October is a big deal month because in some places it is still very warm but not HOT and you dont really get many thunderstorms! Also dont have to worry about people already having summer vacation plans!
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I was discussing with a couple people in the wedding industry about the off season periods for weddings.
I always thought that the off season began in Sept (hence the reason why I'm considering October for my wedding), but when talking with these people, they mentioned that since most people have learned that the off season starts in Sept they'll book after then to receive off season pricing. But supposedly vendors are getting smart and have started extending their off season to November because Sept and October are more popular months now due to the economy.
What do you think?
What month are you getting married?