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I'm a teacher so ideally the summer is the best time for me to get married. My fiancé and I had a few June options? June 8'15 or 29. We both like the idea do the 15th . I would take off Friday and Monday. Then I would finish te last week of work ten go on our honeymoon. Any thoughts on this? Will I be going crazy that last week and benefit from waiting for school to be over or do you think it will be fine? I just want soe opinions. Tank you.
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Re: Teacher wedding date help
Don't get me wrong--I absolutely loved the time of year we got married, but being married when I had time to prepare without stressing over work would have been best. I'd wait until you were out for the summer.
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"So I sing a song of love, Julia"
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That said, the week really wasn't that chaotic. Honestly, by that time, the majority of "work" had been done, and all appointments had been in place for some time. It did help, however, that both her fiance and myself ended our school years slightly earlier, and were able to cover last minute issues.
If you have any flexibility at all, I would suggest you try to set your date after your school session ends. There is a lot to be said for focusing on one thing at a time, and giving yourself the time to relax and enjoy the moments.
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However, when we set our day for June 9th, it didn't occur to me that my sister and BIL are also teachers and might not get out as early as us, lol. It turns out that they will have to miss the last 2 days of their school year, but they really don't care, so it worked out for me. Make sure you check other teacher's schedules, but if you go with a day in early July, I think that's a pretty safe timeframe.
From the beginning I knew I wanted a Summer wedding because the school year can be so hectic. Especially with having to prepare students for standardized tests and mock assessments. I knew I didn't want anything on my mind except for my wedding day.
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[QUOTE]FI and I are both teachers. I was pushing for a June wedding, but fiance' suggested July due to family reunions and such. We chose July 20th of 2013. That way we still have time for honeymooning and nesting before we have to report back to school. From the beginning I knew I wanted a Summer wedding because the school year can be so hectic. <strong>Especially with having to prepare students for standardized tests and mock assessments. </strong>I knew I didn't want anything on my mind except for my wedding day. Good Luck
Posted by Dannitra01[/QUOTE]
Bet I know what you're doing this upcoming week. ;-) I'm in FL as well.
"So I sing a song of love, Julia"
06.10.10
BFAR:We Defined Our Own Success!
[QUOTE]Wow, such late school years! I'm a teacher and we get out the end of May.
Posted by 2012FutureMrsB[/QUOTE]
We used to get out the week before Memorial Day. There have been some legislation changes within the last couple of years for us that have resulted in mid-August start dates. That's actually okay with me, though. One year, due to how the calendar fell, teacher pre-planning started the last week of JULY and the kids were in their seats on August 3. Even though our break was still the same length, it was weird being back to school in July because it was still the middle of summer.
"So I sing a song of love, Julia"
06.10.10
BFAR:We Defined Our Own Success!
Miss || Mrs. || Hawaiian Honeymoon and Reviews!
[QUOTE]I am a teacher too and I'm getting married at the end of August (We wanted our wedding date to be the date of when we first started dating). It worked out better for me since I'll be working summer school and that ends mid August. Do you have your heart set on June? I think it might be hectic for you to get married right before school ending then going back to work right after. Have you looked into July or August? I just think that picking a date while school is out would be better and less stressful.
Posted by ujocdeelovely[/QUOTE]
<div>Ditto all of this- I'm an assistant teacher and working the summer session. Our anniversary (and wedding date) is earlier in the month though, so I'll probably miss the last week of class. It worked out because any later and my sister and nieces schools in VA would have started their fall sessions already (my older sister is a special ed teacher down there and all three girls are in school.) Any earlier, and I would have had to go back to work the next week after our wedding instead of having the pre-fall break. I think looking into the later date- or even July and August- would definitely be my choice.</div>
Summer is not the season I would ideally want to get married in, winter is certainly my favorite, but in my family the Christmas holidays are full of birthdays and anniversaries as is, so FI and I are checking out June 29 -July 20 for dates. I want at least 2 weeks to prep for my wedding, without work (and still make time for training over the summer) and at least 1 week to relax at home after the honeymoon before having to go back to work. Let me tell you though, finding a nice indoor ceremony and reception venue is actually hard... very limited options. No way would I get married outdoors in the middle of a Texas summer! LOL.