Dates to consider or avoid when planning your wedding...

Brides are often surprised when florists, site providers, and other wedding professionals charge additional fees for their services and products for certain wedding dates. Sometimes, the reason to avoid the date is not financially based...it may be because of an event that concurs with your date, or a change in daylight savings time that may cause some complications. The last thing you want to do is inconvenience you, your guests, or your vendors. If you select these dates, then just prepare for the conditions that people may encounter on your selected date. Here are some dates to consider when you select your wedding date. These are dates to avoid or consider:


Hawaiian Holidays:
Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day:  March 26th
King Kamehameha I Day: June 11th 
Statehood Day 3rd Friday in August
May Day- Lei Day:  May 1
Girl’s Day: March 3rd
Boy’s Day: May 5th
Chinese New Year is celebrated annually between late January and mid-February in Hawaii

Days of Religious/Cultural Observance
Palm Sunday Weekend: March 28, 2010
Easter Sunday Weekend: April 4, 2010
Christmas: Friday, December 25, 2009, Saturday, December 25, 2010
Sundays:  Some churches may not host a wedding during the day of rest. Check with your congregation to be sure.


Rosh Hashana


Sundown on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 until nightfall on Friday, September 10, 2010
Yom Kippur (begins at sundown the night before)
Passover (begins at sundown the night before):Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Hanukkah (begins at sundown the night before)



Saturday, December 12, 2009 Thursday, December 2, 2010
Friday Evenings and Saturdays before sundown
Jewish sabbath (sundown Friday to sundown Saturday)


Sacred Month of Muharram:Thursday, December 17, 2009 – Friday, January 15, 2010


Monday, December 6, 2010 – Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Sacred Month of Ramadan: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 – Thursday, September 9, 2010
Kwanzaa: Begins Saturday, December 26, 2009 through Friday, January 1, 2010
Begins Sunday, December 26, 2010 through Saturday, January 1, 2011
Holidays/Three Day Weekends
The Month of December/Early January:Martin Luther King Jr. Day (always on Monday):   January 18, 2010

December is a busy travel month for most Christians, so think twice before hosting a December or early January wedding if many of your guests will have to travel.


President’s Day (always on Monday) February 15, 2010
Patriots Day (Massachussets/New England regional, always on Monday)  April 19, 2010
Memorial Day (always on Monday):  May 31, 2010
Independence Day: Sunday, July 4, 2010
Labor Day (always on Monday):September 6, 2010
Columbus Day (always on Monday) October 11, 2010
Thanksgiving (always on Thursday)  November 26, 2009, November 25, 2010
New Year’s Eve :Thursday, December 31, 2009, Friday, December 31, 2010
New Year’s Day: Friday, January 1, 2010, Saturday, January 1, 2011
Valentine’s Day:  Sunday, February 14, 2010
Mother’s Day (always on Sunday):  May 9, 2010
Father’s Day (always on Sunday): June 20, 2010
Halloween:  Sunday, October 31, 2010
Major Sporting Events:
Super Bowl : Sunday, February 7, 2010, Miami, FL
World Series: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 through *Thursday November 5, 2009 (*if Game 7 is necessary).
Final Four/March Madness:Saturday, April 3, 2010, and Monday, April 5, 2010, Indianapolis, IN
Potentially Unlucky Days: Friday the 13th
Friday, November 13, 1009, Friday, August 13, 2010
Ides of March: Monday, March 15, 2010
Days of Remembrance: September 11, December 7



Daylight Saving Days
Sunday, November 1, 2009 – Daylight Saving Ends
Sunday, March 14, 2010 – Dalight Saving Begins
Sunday, November 7, 2010 – Daylight Saving Ends