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In addition to that, weddings are very seasonal. Prices are often only a fraction if you get married out of season (e.g. getting a photographer during the week in winter). Vendors specialized on weddings have to make most of their annual income on maybe a dozen weekends per year.

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Yeah, to me this is the biggest pro-tip if you want to save a ton of money but still want a big traditional wedding: Get married in the winter.

Seconded. Got married in November and had zero problems booking churches, venues or anything else for the exact date we wanted.

The issue is that some venues are closed outside of summer. But it's a still good idea (both of my brothers had their wedding in October).

I picked December, but only so the date could be 11/12/13.

Of course our wedding was in the morning, and later that day there was a story published in several newspapers about a couple that had managed to get married on 11/12/13 at 14:15.

I'm still amazed that didn't occur to me!

The people I personally know who having a "traditional" wedding was so important to them, they included the season to be just as important as everything else... So I'm guess people who get married in June are probably(?) more likely to spring for the silk seat covers (or whatever).

Yeah, I think my point was more: If you're being price conscious and aren't willing to have a more non-traditional (e.g. no/minimal flowers) wedding in June, your best bet is to have your large traditional wedding in November.

Truthfully, the part the guests largely enjoy is the reception (which is often indoors anyway), so it's really not a bad idea at all.

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