Wedding Dates to Avoid in 2021, 2022 & 2023
Photography by Cassie Pali Creative Island Visions
Weddings are back and couples are excited to reserve their wedding dates! In fact, thanks to a year of cancellations and postponements, 2021 is even busier than usual...and we don't see a reprieve in 2022. While there are 365 days in a year just waiting to be reserved by you after your exciting engagement, there ARE some dates you may want to avoid for the next three years.
Personally Significant Days:
If you are inviting guests who are integral to the meaning and success of your wedding day, then you may want to consult with them about dates they are and are not available. Also consider any special days on your own calendars, including college reunions, other people's weddings, anniversaries, job obligations ("jobligations"), etc. If there are major events happening in the area of your desired wedding venue, like conventions, festivals, fairs, parades, sports events, concerts, and other community events, those may affect your date or access to your venue.
Super Bowl Sunday: Sunday, February 7, 2021, in Tampa, FL Sunday, February 6, 2022, in Inglewood, CA Sunday, February 5, 2023, in Glendale, AZ
Academy Awards (The Oscars): Sunday, April 25, 2021 Sunday, February 27, 2022
April Fool's Day: Thursday, April 1, 2021 Friday, April 1, 2022 Saturday, April 1, 2023
Mother's Day: Sunday, May 9, 2021 Sunday, May 8, 2022 Monday, May 14, 2023
Father's Day: Sunday, June 20, 2021 Sunday, June 19, 2022 Sunday, June 18, 2023
Election Day (US): Tuesday, November 2, 2021
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 Wednesday, December 7, 2022 Thursday, December 7, 2023
Holidays:
While holiday weekends make it incredibly convenient for those long wedding weekend celebrations, especially for destination weddings, they tend to be more expensive. Not only will you incur extra fees or higher prices for your wedding events, but your guests will face higher travel expenses. Sunday tends to be less expensive than Saturday, UNLESS it is the actual holiday. Holidays like May Day Lei Day, Mother's Day, Valentine's Day, and Graduation time tend to use an excess of florals, so your flower bill will be higher than normal AND your flower order will need to be placed at least one month prior to your wedding date.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Monday, January 18, 2021 Monday, January 17, 2022 Monday, January 16, 2023
Washington's Birthday, President's Day: Monday, February 15, 2021 Monday, February 21, 2022 Monday, February 20, 2023
Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day: Friday, March 26, 2021
Good Friday: Friday, April 2, 2021
Father Damien Day: Thursday, April 15, 2021
Palm Sunday: Sunday, March 28, 2021 Sunday, April 10, 2022 Sunday, April 2, 2023
Easter Sunday: Sunday, April 4, 2021 Sunday, April 17, 2022 Sunday, April 9, 2023
Passover: Saturday, March 27, 2021 Friday, April 15, 2022 Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Ramadan: Monday, April 12 through Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Saturday, April 2 through Sunday, May 1, 2022 Wednesday, March 22 through Thursday, April 20, 2023
Lei Day: Saturday, May 1, 2021 Sunday, May 01, 2022 Monday, May 01, 2023
Memorial Day: Monday, May 31, 2021 Monday, May 30, 2022 Monday, May 29, 2023
King Kamehameha I Day: Friday, June 11, 2021 Saturday, June 11, 2022 Sunday, June 11, 2022
Independence Day: Sunday, July 4, 2021 Monday, July 4, 2022 Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Hawaii Admission Day: Friday, August 20, 2021
Labor Day: Monday, September 6, 2021 Monday, September 5, 2022 Monday, September 4, 2023
Rosh Hashanah: Monday, September 6, 2021 until sunset on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 Sunday, September 25, 2022 until sunset on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 Friday, September 15, 2023 until sunset on Sunday, September 17, 2023
Yom Kippur: Wednesday, September 15, 2021 until sunset on Thursday, September 16, 2021 Tuesday, October 4, 2022 until sunset on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 Sunday, September 24, 2023 until sunset on Monday, September 25, 2023
Columbus Day: Monday, October 11, 2021 Monday, October 10, 2022 Monday, October 9, 2023
Halloween: Sunday, October 31, 2021 Monday, October 31, 2022 Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Veterans Day: Thursday, November 11, 2021
Thanksgiving: Thursday, November 25, 2021 Thursday, November 24, 2022 Thursday, November 23, 2023
Chanukah: Sunday, November 28, 2021 until nightfall on Monday, December 6, 2021 Sunday, December 18, 2022 until nightfall on Monday, December 26, 2022 Thursday, December 7, 2023 until nightfall on Friday, December 15, 2023
Christmas Eve: Friday, December 24, 2021 Saturday, December 24, 2022 Sunday, December 24, 2023
Christmas: Saturday, December 25, 2021 Sunday, December 25, 2022 Monday, December 25, 2023
New Year's Day: Friday, December 31, 2021 Saturday, December 31, 2022 Sunday, December 31, 2023
Unlucky Days:
Call it superstition, call it bad luck...whatever the reason, these dates are unlucky for weddings and marriages:
The Ides of March: Monday, March 15, 2021 Tuesday, March 15, 2022 Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Friday the 13th: Friday, August 13, 2021 Friday, May 13, 2022 Friday, January 13, 2023 Friday, October 13, 2023
According to Numerology, these number combinations are bad luck for marriage:
Date 8 and total of date, month and year 8
Example : 26.7.2000 = 17 = 8 (8-8)
When people get married on this date, there will be no understanding between the husband and wife. The marriage will not lost for long. Divorce is probable. Danger to life and death may occur.
Date 6 and total of date, month and year 3
These dates will cause business failure. Trusted family relationships will lead to disappointment and betrayal. There will be no relief from debts. An addiction to various drugs and beverages is also probable.
Date 7 and total of date, month and year 8
These dates will to problems is begetting children. The lady will have problems with the health of her reproductive organs. Mental health will adversely affected. There will be loss of reputation.
Date 8 and total of date, month and year 2
The marriage conducted on these dates will cause financial setback. There will be frequent changes in business and profession. There will not be complete satisfaction in sexual relationship. The mind will be subject to oscillations.
Date 5 and total of date, month and year 5
These dates will cause obstructions in begetting children. The lady will have deficiency diseases in reproductive organs.
Date 1 and total of date, month and year 5
These dates will cause confusion in the mind. The couple will be constantly quarrelling. There will be fear of death.
Date 2 and total of date, month and year 9
These dates will lead to expenses well above the income. Such expenses will keep on accumulating. Persistent anger will prevail. Inescapable debts will occur.
Date 4 and total of date, month and year 5
These dates will lead to differences of opinion between the couple. They will be thrown asunder. There will be a desire for death by poison.
Date 7 and total of date, month and year 4
These dates will adversely affect the pleasure in sex. There will be a sense of insufficiency. These dates will also lead to divorce.
Date 2 and total of date, month and year 5
These dates will cause lack of progress in life. The couple will also suffer loss of potency. Sudden accidents will occur. There is the danger of drowning to death.
Date 3 and total of date, month and year 8
These dates will cause interference into the family life from blood relatives. That will lead to differences between the couple. It will finally end up in divorce.
Date 9 and total of date, month and year 8
These dates will lead to divorce. The lady will get married to another partner.
Date 5 and total of date, month and year 4
These dates will cause separation from the partner and other members of the family like children. On and off, the family will come together only to be separated again.