Choosing the Date

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One of the first things that we had to talk about when after we got engaged was when. Many years ago, and kind of in passing, Mr. Hermit Crab had mentioned that he didn't want to get married until after medical school. And this was before he even started! We got engaged during his third year of medical school, and after graduation still seemed to be a reasonable time. Graduation was set for mid-May 2010, and residency begins at the end of the June, so we decided to choose something late May or early June, so we would have time to move and take a vacation. The last weekend in May was going to be Memorial Day weekend, so we decided on a Sunday in early June and luckily for us, our venue was available.

Why Sunday? Because we are Conservative Jews, we could not get married on a Friday night or Saturday before sundown in accordance with Shabbat observance. Sundown in June is, well, really really late, and though I like a good night out every once in a while, I wanted to at least stay awake for my whole wedding. So Sunday it was. Then we thought about time of day. Since the next day is not a holiday, we decided to do an early start - 11:30 am. That way people could get home and rest before work on Monday. Also, as I mentioned earlier, our guests have access to the Gardens, so they can explore in the morning or after 4:30 pm.

I am actually very excited about a Sunday day time wedding! We have a whole weekend to enjoy with our families, starting with Friday night family dinner, and a Saturday night out of town extravaganza, as well as plenty of time to visit with out of town family and friends.

Is anyone else have a Sunday day time wedding? How did you come to that conclusion?