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5 Cool Reasons to Have a Winter Wedding!

First, answer these two questions: Is the glass half empty or half full? Is winter a cold, grim, unfriendly season or a magical, holiday-filled, exhilarating season? As always, attitude is everything, and if you’re a couple who sees the glass half full, you should have no hesitation about planning a winter wedding. Believe it or not, there are lots of excellent reasons to have your wedding in winter. Let’s start with these five:

Lower Costs
‘Tis not the wedding season, so ‘tis the season to be jolly! Why? Because you’ll pay lots less for your venue, caterer, limo service, photography/videography, and other wedding essentials. The fact that winter is their slow season will give you greater leverage in negotiating budget-friendly prices with wedding vendors.

Greater Availability
It doesn’t get much better than this! Lower costs and more choices for everything! The fabulous, must-have caterer who was booked solid for spring and summer is dying to talk to you now!  Same for venues, photographers and everyone else. Of course, you don’t want to wait until the last minute to start planning, because other couples will be reading this and getting the same idea.

Ready-Made Themes
Think of the treasure trove of themes for a winter wedding—“The Night Before Christmas” for a Christmas eve wedding, “New Year Newlyweds” for a New Year’s Eve wedding, “Two Hearts” (a Kylie Minogue song) for a Valentine’s Day wedding. There’s always “Winter Wonderland,” “Winter Love,” “A Winter Wedding” and any you might come up with yourself. Winter sports fanatics might be able to incorporate their favorite winter sport into their wedding theme.

Destination Wedding Heaven
Here’s the beauty of a winter destination wedding—if you live in the northern part of the US, where winters are bitterly cold and deep in snow, your guests (and you!) can catch a break with a destination weekend wedding on a warm, sunny beach in the Caribbean or Hawaii. If your home is in the deep South or Southwest, where winters are mild or downright hot, and you love to ski and rarely see snow, your destination might be a ski resort in Colorado or Vermont. One sweet season, two terrific options!

Guest Availability
Most people take vacation time from work in the summer, when kids are out of school, and during the winter, for the holidays. Lots of people get up to two weeks of paid time off at this time of year, so your out-of-town guests might be more inclined to accept your wedding invitation if it means they won’t have to take unpaid time from work. More family! More friends! More fun!

There really is something magical about winter weddings—twinkling lights, a universal feeling of joy and the hopes of a new beginning with a new year and a new life!

About the Author

Susan Hawkins is a writer for Favors in the City where you can browse elegant winter wedding favors as well as many other themed wedding favors.

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