It shows that winter wedding are on the rise, more and more couples are choosing to have their wedding around holiday, like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve. With the festive atmosphere, snow-filled landscape, and time off from work that the holiday season brings, it’s no wonder that holiday are loved by couples. But it is also a challenges to plan a holidy wedding for it’s the time that most of your friends and family will have their own obligations and traditions to uphold. It is certainly not easy, in order to help the planning process and wedding itself run smoothly, follow these guidelines suggested by wedding planning experts for festive celebrations and ensure that you make life as easy as possible for your guests who likely have to juggle their own holiday plans with yours, as well as vendors, who will be busy not only with their own families but with other events as well.

Setting the date and save-the-dates should be sent out six months in advance

No matter when the wedding date, save-the-date card should be sent out six months in advance, especially to holiday wedding and destination wedding. While holiday wedding invitations should be sent eight to ten weeks in advance. Although those that are closest to you will receive the information verbally and will already be aware of the date and impending invitations.
However, It’s most important with a holiday wedding that a save the date is sent out.

Number of guests, both heavy and light attendance can happen
There is often no rhyme or reason to expect fewer people to attend your wedding even if it’s on a holiday. Both heavy and light attendance may happen, on the other hand, holiday weddkends such as Memorial Day and Labor Day do tend to be very well attended.

As an example, New Year’s Eve – one of those holidays that leave most people in a quandary of what to do. Having a wedding that night can make for a really fun celebration and a planned event And some people do travel during the Christmas season. You never know.

Booking Venue and Vendors with the maximum number of guests you may have
As mentioned top, we won’t necessarily have fewer guests, so it is better to book a venue with the maximum number of guests you may have, after you confirm that venues and vendor will be availbal on your preferred day.
BTW, Prices may also be higher than black-letter days; sometimes, premiums are attached for certain holiday weekends.

Providing as much information as you for the guest experience
It’s important to provide guests with as much information to ease their travel plans as possible. You can create wedding website that give detailed information about travel, accommodations, weekend activities, and transportation; Or having all this information printed upon on the holiday wedding invitations. Providing information is key to holiday weddings to help your guests feel relaxed, not frazzled.

Managing vendors and make sure they have all the correct information
Having a holiday wedding, all of your vendors will be working during the holiday season, a thoughtful note and gift thanking wedding professionals for planning your beautiful event will be much appreciated. It will be helpful and high-efficiency for your vendors to prepare accordingly if you are clear on what you needs. Load schedules, concise timelines, meals on site… making sure the vendors have all the correct information is critical.

Not sure if a holiday wedding is right for you? Check out all the reasons why we love winter weddings.