"So, when's the big day?"

Many bride-to-be's have a magical, wonderful story of how they choose their wedding date. Maybe it was the same day their parents/grandparents got hitched. Perhaps they planned for it to be on their anniversary of when they started dating. Some even choose their wedding date based on the date itself - 07/07/07, 10/11/12, etc.

Possibly the best "date" quote ever. / Image via Imgr

Well, Mr. C and I had absolutely no rhyme or reason for choosing the date we chose- September 5th, 2015. We knew when we got engaged that we wanted to wait to get married until after graduation in May 2015. Ideally our wedding would fall sometime that summer, as we didn't want to wait too long to get married and start our lives together. We originally picked a date in August, but decided against that as one of my good friends is also getting married in August and we did not want our wedding to be too close to theirs. Also, as a wedding photographer, I wanted to wait until the bulk of the summer was over so I could get in as many weddings as possible.

After hashing out the date dilemma with our parents and friends for several months, we finally decided on September 5th. This date was the best date for several reasons...

1) It's Labor Day weekend. While we may have relatives that do not want to travel for our wedding, I feel that most of them will be more willing to since they will have a 3-day weekend

2) M and I will almost always have an automatic 3-day weekend for our anniversary.

3) Our out-of-town friends/family in the wedding party will have the extra day off to re-coup after traveling

4) It will give M and I three entire months after graduation to move back home, find M a job, and find a place to live 

5) September generally has better, slightly cooler weather than July or August *fingers crossed*

All of these reasons and more made September 5th, 2015 the perfect day for us to get married. When our future children ask us if we picked a significant date for our wedding day to fall on, I'll be honest and tell them no, that it was the date that fit best on our calendar and would work the best for our family and friends. September 5th may not be particularly special on it's own, but because it'll be the day I marry my best friend for life, that alone makes it the best date ever.

Did you or someone you know plan their wedding day to fall on any particular date? any 7/7/7, 12/12/12 bees?