The Wedding Dates to Avoid in 2023 and 2024
From holiday weekends to “unlucky” days, consider these wedding dates to avoid before choosing a date. While your wedding date and the meaning behind it is your choice, there several factors you may want to consider before sending out your ‘Save The Dates’.
- Holiday weekends can also be more expensive for you, because vendors may be extra busy with other non-wedding events (think florists on Mother’s Day or caterers on Thanksgiving)
- You also may want to steer clear of major sporting events or other big national or local events
Check out the dates below in 2023 and 2024 – popular and unpopular – so you can pick a date and start planning the rest of your wedding.
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Fun, Trendy Wedding Dates 2023 & 2024
Palindrome Date (dates that are the same backward and forward)
- 3/2/23
- 4/20/24
Dates with Repetition
- 2/3/23
- 3/3/23
- 7/7/23
- 9/9/23
- 11/11/23
Sporting Events
Final Four
- Saturday, April 1 and Monday, April 3, 2023 (especially in Houston, TX)
- Saturday, April 6 and Monday, April 8, 2024 (especially in Phoenix, AZ)
Super Bowl Sunday:
- Sunday, February 12, 2023 (Glendale, AZ)
- Sunday, February 11, 2024 (New Orleans, LA)
Holidays in 2023 & 2024
New Year’s Eve:
- Sunday, December 31, 2023
- Tuesday, December 31, 2024
New Year’s Day:
- Sunday, January 1, 2023
- Monday, January 1, 2024
Martin Luther King Jr. Day:
- Monday, January 16, 2023
- Monday, January 15, 2024
Valentine’s Day:
- Tuesday, February 14, 2023
- Wednesday, February 14, 2024
April Fool’s Day:
- Saturday, April 1, 2023
- Monday, April 1, 2023
Palm Sunday:
- April 2, 2023
- March 24, 2024
Easter:
- April 9, 2023
- March 31, 2024
Mother’s Day:
Make sure your moms are okay sharing this weekend with your wedding. And ask yourself: Do you want your anniversary to fall on the same weekend as Mother’s Day if or when you become a mom?
- Weekend of May 13-14, 2023
- Weekend of May 11-12, 2024
Memorial Day:
- Weekend of May 27-29, 2023
- Weekend of May 25-27, 2024
Friday the 13th:
- Friday, January 13, 2023
- Friday, October 13, 2023
- Friday, September 13, 2024
- Friday, December 13, 2024
Father’s Day:
- Weekend of June 17-18, 2023
- Weekend of June 15-16, 2024
Fourth of July:
- Tuesday, July 4, 2023
- Thursday, July 4, 2024
Labor Day:
- Weekend of September 2-4, 2023
- Weekend of September 1-2, 2024
Columbus Day
- Weekend of October 7-9, 2023
- Weekend of October 12-14, 2024
Halloween:
- Tuesday, October 31, 2023
- Thursday, October 31, 2024
Veterans Day:
- Saturday, November 11, 2023
- Monday, November 11, 2024
Thanksgiving:
- November 23, 2023
- November 28, 2024
Christmas Eve:
- Sunday, December 24, 2023
- Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Christmas Day:
- Monday, December 25, 2023
- Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Cultural Holidays
Kwanzaa:
- Tuesday, December 26, 2022 through Monday, January 1, 2024
- Thursday, December 26, 2023 through Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Rosh Hashanah:
- Friday, September 15 through Sunday, September 17, 2023
Yom Kippur:
- Friday, September 15, 2023 until nightfall on Sunday, September 17, 2023
- Wednesday, October 2, 2024 until nightfall on Friday, October 4, 2024
Passover:
- The evening of Wednesday, April 5, 2023 through the evening of Thursday, April 13, 2023
- Monday, April 22, 2024
Eid al-Adha
- Wednesday, June 28 through Thursday, June 29, 2023
- Sunday, June 16 through Monday, June 17, 2024
Tisha B’Av
- Wednesday, July 26 through Thursday, July 27, 2023
- Monday, August 12 through Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Ramadan
- Wednesday, March 22 through Thursday, April 20, 2023
- Sunday, March 10 through Tuesday, April 9, 2024
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