Setting a Date

Reflecting on the past 10 months,  I can confidently say that choosing dates for all of our events was one of the biggest challenges we faced. In addition to making sure everyone in our immediate families as well as the wedding party were available, we also had to make sure venues could accommodate us on our chosen dates. In order to accomodate everyone's schedules, we've had to be very flexible with our plans.

For our wedding day, we originally wanted to have it during the fall. Additionally, knowing that there would be tons of out of town guests, we wanted to chose a long weekend to make it easier for everyone to arrange travel plans. After discussing these factors together, we had actually set a date on the long weekend in October and we were all set to start looking for a venue.

As it turns out, the church that my fiancé and I wanted to be married in is closed for painting for several months, starting in mid-September. Looking at some other options, September 3rd fit the bill for the long weekend. Although we don't get the fall wedding we had initially imagined, we are still able to incorporate many fall themed elements. Labour day weekend is often thought of as the unofficial turning point from summer to fall, so a lot of fall ideas will still work really well on this date. 

Thinking back, our likely mistake was setting a date before even considering venue availability, especially since we were set on getting married in a particular church. We were so excited to be engaged, I guess we figured setting a date would be the best place to start! ~♡~