The Wedding Planners: A Wedding with a Bang!

Friday, July 4, 2008

A Wedding with a Bang!

I've got a July release (BOARDROOM BRIDE AND GROOM) and it's timed around Fourth of July--not just because sparks fly between the hero and heroine ;-) but because I LOVE that holiday.

Although I got married on Memorial Day weekend, it wasn't really a holiday wedding. We did it to accomodate out of town guests, and give them the extra day to travel. I always thought it would be cool to get married around a holiday. Christmas, Valentine's Day. Even the Fourth of July. Think about it--how cool would it be to have fireworks, not just on the day of your wedding, but on EVERY anniversary? And have a three-day weekend every anniversary? ;-)

On "The Office" season finale, Jim had a ring out and ready, and paid for fireworks, so he could propose to Pam (but he was pre-empted by Andy, who proposed to a rather reluctant Angela). I was bummed, because what a cool memory that would have been for Pam--if Jim's romantic plan had gone through! He should have tackled Andy ;-).

Once you start planning a Fourth of July wedding, the experts have lots of tips. There's a site on "Patriotic Weddings" that offers tips on favors and things like not overdoing it and turning cute into puke. There's a page here that talks about the ups and downs and links to some DIY things like crafts if you are into a really simple Fourth wedding. And finally, Dream Weddings on a Budget has all kinds of neat little ideas like star lanterns and little silver bags to help jazz up a Fourth wedding.

Would you get married on the Fourth of July? Or have you gotten married on a holiday? I don't regret at all getting married on Memorial Day weekend, except my youngest's birthday is also that weekend, so after he was born, DH and I stopped having our getaways for our anniversary :-). But that's okay. Having a birthday with our son is a very nice tradeoff :-).

And there's always the Fourth...we can have our fireworks just a couple months later!

Shirley

14 Comments:

cheryl c said...: No, I wouldn't get married on a holiday like the 4th because I think my guests would rather be at the lake or a barbeque or anywhere other than a wedding. It might work if it was a theme wedding at the lake with barbeque and fireworks, but that's just not me.

Have a happy and safe 4th, everyone!; July 4, 2008 at 7:34 AM
robynl said...: I got married on the Sept. 1st holiday, Labor Day. No regrets about the date except that many uncles/relatives complained that they would probably be harvesting then and why didn't I choose another time. LOL.; July 4, 2008 at 8:31 AM
Julie Hilton Steele said...: Absolutely loved Boardroom Bride and Groom. Zipped through it and then read it again!

We got married in August because it just worked out that way. But as a mid December birthday girl, I would have tried to stay away from holidays anyway.

Peace, Julie; July 4, 2008 at 8:37 AM
Melissa McClone said...: I love Christmastime weddings. So much in fact, I've put two in two different books!; July 4, 2008 at 9:13 AM
Brandy said...: We didn't have a holiday wedding, but if we could I would have had a New Year's Wedding. I'd get Fireworks, it would still be a winter wedding and close to but not sharing with Christmas. *g*; July 4, 2008 at 2:00 PM
EllenToo said...: I don't think I would get married on a holiday but I can see how some people might want to.; July 4, 2008 at 3:33 PM
Nathalie said...: I really would not get married on a national holiday, just to much noise and action around!; July 5, 2008 at 7:50 AM
Lily said...: That 4thof July dress is hilarious... I wonder if someone would really wear such a thing!; July 5, 2008 at 8:00 AM
ThatBrunette said...: Our friends tried to get married on July 4th because it was their favorite holiday. They are both very patriotic and they thought it would be a wonderful way to combine many happy things. They were unable to get the church so they had to settle for the 4th.

DH and I knew if we didn't pick a holiday, we wouldn't remember the day. We chose Halloween. No, it wasn't a costume thing. Places are open on Halloween, it's always on the same date (not shifty like Thanksgiving) and it is easy to remember!; July 5, 2008 at 1:08 PM
catslady said...: We got married close to father's day and it seems celebrating two things so close together doesn't always happen.; July 5, 2008 at 1:13 PM
Anonymous said...: We were married April 5th. If the word "crisp" applies to weather, that's what we had. It was a clear, sunny day and unseasonably mild for Indiana. This was good since our simple ceremony was in a small chapel with no electricity (or heat.)

Our anniversary doesn't compete with any other holidays in April and I kind of like that. We've always been a bit nontraditional.; July 5, 2008 at 8:11 PM
CrystalGB said...: My brother got married on Memorial Day weekend a while ago.; July 9, 2008 at 11:13 AM
Shirley said...: Great stories, all!! We were away this year on the 4th with no Internet connection (argh!) but at the Mall of America, so at least I was shopping, LOL.

Shirley; July 12, 2008 at 6:28 AM
Shirley said...: Great stories, all!! We were away this year on the 4th with no Internet connection (argh!) but at the Mall of America, so at least I was shopping, LOL.

Shirley; July 12, 2008 at 6:28 AM