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<\/a><\/p>\nHoliday Weekends<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nHoliday weekend wedding have pros and cons. You’ve got an extra day for the festivities (and recovery!), plus with the new reforms of Marriage Law, civil ceremonies can be held outside of the registry office which opens up Sundays as a potential day to get married.\u00a0 It can be easier to host the affair on Sunday, which is often less expensive than Saturday events.\u00a0 However, costs of travel and hotels may be higher. Also, having your wedding on a holiday weekend might adversely affect your guest list. Some families have standing holiday weekend plans or traditions that they’d prefer not to have disrupted.<\/p>\n
St Patricks Weekend<\/span>
\nIf you are getting married in Springtime, consider the implications of having the event on St Patricks weekend, which is the weekend closest to the 17th March.\u00a0 In Dublin, and other large cities there will be road closures for parades and festivities and if you are travelling from church to venue, consider timing if you have to drive through small towns as almost everywhere will have some sort of parade, no matter how small!<\/p>\n\n- 2009 \u2013 14th\/15th\/16th March<\/li>\n
- 2010 \u2013 13th\/14th\/15th March<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Whit Weekend\/May Bank Holiday <\/span>
\nAlways falls on the first weekend in May.\u00a0 Watch out for seasonal local festivals such as the Kinsale 7\u2019s Rugby weekend in Cork, which could make planning a wedding particularly difficult due to an increase in visitors, lack of accommodation and lots of revellers on the streets during the day and night.<\/p>\n\n- 2009 \u2013 2nd\/3rd\/4th May<\/li>\n
- 2010 \u2013 1st\/2nd\/3rd May<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
June Bank Holiday Weekend<\/span>
\nThe June Bank Holiday is always the first weekend in June.\u00a0 Beware that it can fall on the last days of May leading into June, such as in 2009.<\/p>\n\n- 2009 \u2013 May 30th\/31st\/June 1st<\/li>\n
- 2010 \u2013 June 5th\/6th\/7th<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
August Bank Holiday Weekend<\/span>
\nEach year, many events are scheduled over the August Bank Holiday weekend \u2013 make sure you check your wedding location for possible music festivals, sporting fixtures or other events that may disrupt your plans.<\/p>\n\n- 2009 \u2013 August 1st\/2nd\/3rd<\/li>\n
- 2010 \u2013 July 31st\/August 1st\/2nd<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
October Bank Holiday Weekend<\/span>
\nLast weekend in October annually, usually in the lead up to mid-term break in Primary Schools.<\/p>\n\n- 2009 \u2013 24th\/25th\/26th October<\/li>\n
- 2010 \u2013 23rd\/24th\/25th October<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Religious Holidays<\/span><\/h3>\nBe mindful of religious holidays (yours and your guests’) when planning your wedding. There may even be restrictions at your church or house of worship as to whether you’re allowed to marry at these times.<\/p>\n
Palm Sunday<\/span><\/p>\n\n- 2009 – April 5th<\/li>\n
- 2010 – March 28th<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Easter Sunday<\/span><\/p>\n\n- 2009 – April 12th<\/li>\n
- 2010 – April 4th<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Passover (begins at sunset the night before)<\/span><\/p>\n\n- 2009 – Thursday, April 9th<\/li>\n
- 2010 \u2013 Tuesday, March 30th<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Christmas<\/span><\/p>\n\n- 2009 – Friday, December 25th<\/li>\n
- 2010 – Saturday, December 25th<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Costly Holidays<\/span><\/h3>\nIf you’re looking to marry around Valentine’s Day, be wary of your floral bill, especially if you’ve got your heart set on red roses — they’re likely to be more costly than at any other time of the year. Likewise, reception sites often charge a higher fee for a New Year’s Eve wedding.\u00a0 These can be a romantic dates to get married, but beware of date availability.\u00a0 Some venues will get booked up for Valentines Day and New Years Eve, years in advance and costs may be higher due to the popularity of the dates also.<\/p>\n
Valentines Day<\/span><\/p>\n\n- February 14th 2009 \u2013 Saturday<\/li>\n
- February 14th 2010 \u2013 Sunday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
New Year’s Eve<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Thursday, December 31, 2009<\/li>\n
- Friday, December 31, 2010<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Notable Holidays<\/span><\/h3>\nApril Fool’s Day<\/span>
\nIf you and your fianc\u00e9 are jokesters at heart, this could be the perfect wedding day for you.\u00a0 If not, choose another day.<\/p>\n\n- Wednesday, April 1st 2009<\/li>\n
- Thursday, April 1st 2010<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Mother’s Day (Always a Sunday)<\/span>
\nMake sure your mom is okay with sharing this weekend with your wedding — but it could be the perfect opportunity to honour her.\u00a0 If you do choose it, at your day-after brunch make a toast to all the mothers in the room.<\/p>\n\n- 2009 \u2013 22nd March<\/li>\n
- 2010 \u2013 14th March<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Father’s Day (Always a Sunday)<\/span>
\nDitto for Dad.<\/p>\n\n- 2009 \u2013 21st June<\/li>\n
- 2010 -20th June<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Halloween<\/span>
\nAvoid it if you’re terrified that someone might actually show up in costume!<\/p>\n\n- 2009 – Saturday, October 31st<\/li>\n
- 2010 – Sunday October 31st<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
GAA All Ireland Final (Always a Sunday)<\/span>
\nA huge influx of people travel to Dublin each September for the All Ireland final and this may be a consideration if you are getting married in Dublin or the surrounding towns due to increased traffic.\u00a0 Usually held on the 3rd weekend in September, date for 2010 has not yet been confirmed.<\/p>\n\n- 2009 \u2013 20th September<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Quirky Dates<\/span><\/h3>\n\n- 8\/8\/08: Although it lands on a Friday, numerological significance and the novelty of marrying on a date that occurs once in a lifetime make 8\/8\/08 an attractive wedding date.<\/li>\n
- 03\/06\/09 falls on a Friday<\/li>\n
- 09\/09\/09 falls on a Wednesday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Other Dates to Avoid<\/span><\/h3>\nCollege graduations, big conventions in your city (call your local chamber of commerce), and any annual charity events that involve your family or close friends.\u00a0 Other notable festivals include:<\/p>\n
\n- Kilkenny Cat Laughts \u2013 around June Bank Holiday weekend<\/li>\n
- Oxegen Music Festival, Punchestown\/Naas, Co. Kildare Mid July annually<\/li>\n
- Galway Races \u2013 last week of July annually<\/li>\n
- Electric Picnic Music Festival, Stradbally\/Portlaoise, Co. Laois \u2013 last weekend in August\/First weekend in September annually<\/li>\n
- Guiness Jazz Festival, Cork \u2013 October Bank Holiday weekend annually<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
How about you…any disaster dates you want to tell us about, or local festivals items that I have not covered here…leave a comment and let all our readers know!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Generally immediately after engagement, the first thing a couple does is decide on their wedding date.\u00a0 (After she has the ring on her finger she is probably not likely to let him wiggle out of it at that stage!)\u00a0 The date will set the whole tone for the wedding including\u00a0 venues, menus, colour schemes etc.\u00a0 depending on the time of year and the season.\u00a0 Here are some dates that you might consider a \u2018no-no\u2019 in terms of wedding planning.\u00a0 This […]","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wedding-planning-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nIf you are getting married in Springtime, consider the implications of having the event on St Patricks weekend, which is the weekend closest to the 17th March.\u00a0 In Dublin, and other large cities there will be road closures for parades and festivities and if you are travelling from church to venue, consider timing if you have to drive through small towns as almost everywhere will have some sort of parade, no matter how small!<\/p>\n
- \n
- 2009 \u2013 14th\/15th\/16th March<\/li>\n
- 2010 \u2013 13th\/14th\/15th March<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Whit Weekend\/May Bank Holiday <\/span>
\nAlways falls on the first weekend in May.\u00a0 Watch out for seasonal local festivals such as the Kinsale 7\u2019s Rugby weekend in Cork, which could make planning a wedding particularly difficult due to an increase in visitors, lack of accommodation and lots of revellers on the streets during the day and night.<\/p>\n- \n
- 2009 \u2013 2nd\/3rd\/4th May<\/li>\n
- 2010 \u2013 1st\/2nd\/3rd May<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
June Bank Holiday Weekend<\/span>
\nThe June Bank Holiday is always the first weekend in June.\u00a0 Beware that it can fall on the last days of May leading into June, such as in 2009.<\/p>\n- \n
- 2009 \u2013 May 30th\/31st\/June 1st<\/li>\n
- 2010 \u2013 June 5th\/6th\/7th<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
August Bank Holiday Weekend<\/span>
\nEach year, many events are scheduled over the August Bank Holiday weekend \u2013 make sure you check your wedding location for possible music festivals, sporting fixtures or other events that may disrupt your plans.<\/p>\n- \n
- 2009 \u2013 August 1st\/2nd\/3rd<\/li>\n
- 2010 \u2013 July 31st\/August 1st\/2nd<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
October Bank Holiday Weekend<\/span>
\nLast weekend in October annually, usually in the lead up to mid-term break in Primary Schools.<\/p>\n- \n
- 2009 \u2013 24th\/25th\/26th October<\/li>\n
- 2010 \u2013 23rd\/24th\/25th October<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Religious Holidays<\/span><\/h3>\n
Be mindful of religious holidays (yours and your guests’) when planning your wedding. There may even be restrictions at your church or house of worship as to whether you’re allowed to marry at these times.<\/p>\n
Palm Sunday<\/span><\/p>\n
- \n
- 2009 – April 5th<\/li>\n
- 2010 – March 28th<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Easter Sunday<\/span><\/p>\n
- \n
- 2009 – April 12th<\/li>\n
- 2010 – April 4th<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Passover (begins at sunset the night before)<\/span><\/p>\n
- \n
- 2009 – Thursday, April 9th<\/li>\n
- 2010 \u2013 Tuesday, March 30th<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Christmas<\/span><\/p>\n
- \n
- 2009 – Friday, December 25th<\/li>\n
- 2010 – Saturday, December 25th<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Costly Holidays<\/span><\/h3>\n
If you’re looking to marry around Valentine’s Day, be wary of your floral bill, especially if you’ve got your heart set on red roses — they’re likely to be more costly than at any other time of the year. Likewise, reception sites often charge a higher fee for a New Year’s Eve wedding.\u00a0 These can be a romantic dates to get married, but beware of date availability.\u00a0 Some venues will get booked up for Valentines Day and New Years Eve, years in advance and costs may be higher due to the popularity of the dates also.<\/p>\n
Valentines Day<\/span><\/p>\n
- \n
- February 14th 2009 \u2013 Saturday<\/li>\n
- February 14th 2010 \u2013 Sunday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
New Year’s Eve<\/span><\/p>\n
- \n
- Thursday, December 31, 2009<\/li>\n
- Friday, December 31, 2010<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Notable Holidays<\/span><\/h3>\n
April Fool’s Day<\/span>
\nIf you and your fianc\u00e9 are jokesters at heart, this could be the perfect wedding day for you.\u00a0 If not, choose another day.<\/p>\n- \n
- Wednesday, April 1st 2009<\/li>\n
- Thursday, April 1st 2010<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Mother’s Day (Always a Sunday)<\/span>
\nMake sure your mom is okay with sharing this weekend with your wedding — but it could be the perfect opportunity to honour her.\u00a0 If you do choose it, at your day-after brunch make a toast to all the mothers in the room.<\/p>\n- \n
- 2009 \u2013 22nd March<\/li>\n
- 2010 \u2013 14th March<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Father’s Day (Always a Sunday)<\/span>
\nDitto for Dad.<\/p>\n- \n
- 2009 \u2013 21st June<\/li>\n
- 2010 -20th June<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Halloween<\/span>
\nAvoid it if you’re terrified that someone might actually show up in costume!<\/p>\n- \n
- 2009 – Saturday, October 31st<\/li>\n
- 2010 – Sunday October 31st<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
GAA All Ireland Final (Always a Sunday)<\/span>
\nA huge influx of people travel to Dublin each September for the All Ireland final and this may be a consideration if you are getting married in Dublin or the surrounding towns due to increased traffic.\u00a0 Usually held on the 3rd weekend in September, date for 2010 has not yet been confirmed.<\/p>\n- \n
- 2009 \u2013 20th September<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Quirky Dates<\/span><\/h3>\n
- \n
- 8\/8\/08: Although it lands on a Friday, numerological significance and the novelty of marrying on a date that occurs once in a lifetime make 8\/8\/08 an attractive wedding date.<\/li>\n
- 03\/06\/09 falls on a Friday<\/li>\n
- 09\/09\/09 falls on a Wednesday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Other Dates to Avoid<\/span><\/h3>\n
College graduations, big conventions in your city (call your local chamber of commerce), and any annual charity events that involve your family or close friends.\u00a0 Other notable festivals include:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Kilkenny Cat Laughts \u2013 around June Bank Holiday weekend<\/li>\n
- Oxegen Music Festival, Punchestown\/Naas, Co. Kildare Mid July annually<\/li>\n
- Galway Races \u2013 last week of July annually<\/li>\n
- Electric Picnic Music Festival, Stradbally\/Portlaoise, Co. Laois \u2013 last weekend in August\/First weekend in September annually<\/li>\n
- Guiness Jazz Festival, Cork \u2013 October Bank Holiday weekend annually<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
How about you…any disaster dates you want to tell us about, or local festivals items that I have not covered here…leave a comment and let all our readers know!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Generally immediately after engagement, the first thing a couple does is decide on their wedding date.\u00a0 (After she has the ring on her finger she is probably not likely to let him wiggle out of it at that stage!)\u00a0 The date will set the whole tone for the wedding including\u00a0 venues, menus, colour schemes etc.\u00a0 depending on the time of year and the season.\u00a0 Here are some dates that you might consider a \u2018no-no\u2019 in terms of wedding planning.\u00a0 This […]","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wedding-planning-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
- 2009 \u2013 20th September<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n