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June Wedding

Knottie04710667Knottie04710667 member
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Hello,  We're trying to decide between a June and September wedding near Sacramento California. 
Pros: In June all the beautiful flowers will be blooming and September the weather is great and we won't run into any graduations.  
Cons: September competes with football season (fiancé's family is from Louisiana so big big big college football fans) June is a bit cliché and might clash with graduations...

My question: is June too cliché? 


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  • Maggie0829Maggie0829 member
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    I don't really understand your question.  You pick a date/month based on your availability and the availability of your VIP guests.  No month is cliche.

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  • thisismynickname2thisismynickname2 member
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    I wouldn't worry about cliche in this case. Do what's best for your VIP guests and your budget. What about late June? Grads should be over by then.
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  • STARMOON44STARMOON44 member
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    June is way too cliche. So are weddings. And marriage generally.
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  • levioosalevioosa member
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    Of all the things that could be "cliche" in a wedding, a particular month doesn't come to mind. 

    Pick whatever date works for you and your VIPs.


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  • plainjane0415plainjane0415 member
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    Personally, if I were choosing between June and September I would choose September.

    To me, good weather conditions are important, so that's why I would choose September (cooler weather, pretty skies, etc).  BUT it can rain in any month... so... you always want to make sure you're prepared for that.

    No month is cliche, so I have no idea what you mean by that.  

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  • kaitlynmichellekaitlynmichelle member
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    Well I got married in September so I'm rather partial to that month. But no month is cliche.
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  • kmmssgkmmssg mod
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    My last DD got married last June.  If she had to do it over again she would have chosen a different month because her turn out was FAR less than we expected when we started planning.  It was Father's Day weekend, but I don't think that really caused issues.  But...she WAS competing with the busiest time of graduations/open houses, and ironically, weddings.
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  • JennyColadaJennyColada member
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    September is statistically the hottest month of the year.

    But I'm not sure when the weather is like up north.
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  • slothiegalslothiegal member
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    Knottie04710667 said:
    Hello,  We're trying to decide between a June and September wedding near Sacramento California. 
    Pros: In June all the beautiful flowers will be blooming and September the weather is great and we won't run into any graduations.  
    Cons: September competes with football season (fiancé's family is from Louisiana so big big big college football fans) June is a bit cliché and might clash with graduations...

    My question: is June too cliché? 


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  • artbyallieartbyallie mod
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    June may be the most popular wedding month (though, is it anymore? September has gotten waaay popular) but that's for good reason as your pros attest.

    ETA: Says a June bride. And the only one on my side of the family, as well. H's folks married in June but mine were May, one set of grandparents were September, the other was April, my aunt was October and my cousin was December.
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  • larrygagalarrygaga member
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    STARMOON44 said:
    June is way too cliche. So are weddings. And marriage generally.
    People are cliche. Lets all just be blobs. 

    I am totally getting married on june 6th and I don't even give a shit about grads.

    I don't know of anyone graduating on either side of the family, so graduation doesn't really apply to us. 
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    JennyColada said:
    September is statistically the hottest month of the year. But I'm not sure when the weather is like up north.
    I'm from the Sacramento area. September is usually extremely hot with weather in the 100's. June is more likely to have cooler weather, although with the drought we have been having it seems like it's hot from February to October.
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  • charlieyankee03charlieyankee03 member
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    I'm getting married in June because FI and I got engaged on the 20th this year and it's a Saturday in 2015. It works for our schedule better than doing it on our dating anniversary, which will also be a Saturday in September.

    We have had a couple declines because it coincides with graduation or vacations. If we had done it in September I'm sure we'd get declines because of kids in school or football. That's life, people have things to do that are more important than attend your wedding (shocking, I know).

    Go with what works for your schedule and what you're comfortable doing. Nobody is going to side-eye your wedding just because you didn't choose one of the other 11 months in the year to get married.

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  • yogablossomyogablossom member
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    I think at this point in time, you should probably pick September, because I bet you by now, most weekends in June are already booked up.  But if you really want June, I say you should at least try! I am not from California, so I don't know the situation about flowers being in season, but here in Massachusetts, May/June are beautiful with all of the flowers in season. I picked May because of this--and my in-season flowers will be in season and cheaper than if I had wanted peonies in October.

    But like most posters said, go with what your general availability is  for you and your VIPs.
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    Pro for September wedding - after Labor day travel to many areas & hotels costs go down. June is the start of peak family vacation season so travel expenses & hotel costs go up.  If you go for September, if the game happens to be in the evening, try to see if the venue can have a TV at the bar, or have the DJ announce the score at the end of each quarter (easy for him to look up on a smart phone). If the game is during the day, don't sweat it, it's not a play off game, they can deal with it for one day, but the make sure the DJ knows the final score (assuming your families team won) and does a big annoucement.
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  • graciegragraciegra member
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    In Northern California September is actually more popular than June, especially along the coast where it's cooler. I'm doing June in Berkeley and worried about it being chilly, but if you are having your wedding in Sacramento I'd pick June weather over September weather. I've had a lot of luck finding vendors because they aren't so busy in June. 
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  • huskypuppy14huskypuppy14 member
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    September is the new June.

    I'm a June bride so I'm biased. Either month is beautiful. Do what works best for your schedule. 
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    Knottie04710667 said:
    Hello,  We're trying to decide between a June and September wedding near Sacramento California. 
    Pros: In June all the beautiful flowers will be blooming and September the weather is great and we won't run into any graduations.  
    Cons: September competes with football season (fiancé's family is from Louisiana so big big big college football fans) June is a bit cliché and might clash with graduations...

    My question: is June too cliché? 


    Though the other PPs are totally right about the most important thing being what works out best for you, your FI, and guests and the month of the year does not matter.  I do know what you mean!  I always joked I didn't want to get married in June because that is the "stereotypical" time for a wedding (for lack of a better phrase).

    Guess what?  I was a June bride anyway, lol.  Why?  Because my mother and stepfather were very gracious and generous to offer their home/patio/deck area for my ceremony/reception location and it was a Saturday in June that worked out best for them.  And that was 100% fine with me, though inside I ironically laughed at myself for all the times I was silly and joked I wasn't going to be a June bride.   

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  • wrigleyvillewrigleyville member
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    June used to be the most popular/traditional month, but most venues I spoke with said September has been the most popular lately.

    Either way, it's not "cliche'" to have your wedding during a popular month. Those months are popular for a reason (weather, flowers, etc.)
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  • charlottesmom0626charlottesmom0626 member
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    Um, like PPs said those are both the most popular months to get married. Also I don't get it. Are you wearing wedding bands? Are you wearing a wedding dress? #cliche
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  • lilacck28lilacck28 member
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    I'm getting married in late May (sunday of Memorial day weekend). It is DEFINITELY a good idea to check with VIPs about specific graduation dates. Some non VIPs I am inviting have a relative that is graduating from college or grad school that day, which I never expected. I graduated from highs school in June, and from college and graduate school on a saturday a little later in May than my wedding will be. Plus, I didn't expect colleges to have  a graduation on memorial day weekend, and I forgot about these people's grand kids since I was not inviting them-- my error. I should have done my homework a little better.

    The (sort of) non VIPs are my grandma's boyfriend. I feel awful about that. My grandma will still come, but she won't have her SO with her since he'll be going to the college graduation of his grandson. As far a I know, my parents ran the date by her before we booked it, but she didn't realize about the graduation at the time and okayed it.

    The other is a grad school graduation for my Great Aunt's granddaughter. So, I don't think she or her children will be coming.

    If there were more people graduating from school tangentially related to the people I was inviting to my wedding, this could have been a disaster. (I DID check with my best friends about what date they were graduating from grad school.)

    Check with your VIPs. Check the dates yourself of schools of graduating people invited to your wedding/ related to people you are inviting. 

    Other than that, June and September are both lovely months. 
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