| may be the biggest month for weddings, but not all | | | | location or to hire the top vendors in your area. If you |
| celebrities choose to exchange vows during the | | | | choose an off-season time, then you're more likely to |
| summer. Take Santa Clause star Tim Allen's recent | | | | find your locations and vendors available when you |
| marriage as an example. On October 9, 2006, Tim said | | | | need them. |
| “I do” to his girlfriend of five years, Jane | | | | Another reason is that you're going to save money |
| Hajduk in a private ceremony in Grand Lake, Colorado. | | | | – or, at least, you should. Wedding vendors |
| Tim and Jane met in 2001 while he was still legally | | | | charge premium prices during the wedding season just |
| married to his first wife, Laura Diebel, with whom he | | | | as hotels and tourist attractions do. When demand is |
| has a 17 year old daughter. They dated for years and | | | | high, prices are just naturally going to get higher and |
| even worked together on the less than stellar Zoom | | | | that's not a great deal if you're planning a wedding on |
| and The Shaggy Dog. | | | | a budget. With an off-season wedding, however, you'll |
| Grand Lake Ceremony | | | | either automatically receive a discount or you can ask |
| Tim, who was born in Denver, chose Grand Lake for | | | | for off-season pricing if it's not offered. |
| the ceremony, probably because its one of the most | | | | Finally, depending on where you are located, |
| beautiful spots in the state. The specific location of the | | | | off-season months might just be more desirable |
| wedding wasn't released, but the small village of | | | | weather wise for a wedding. In many spots, the |
| shopping, restaurants, and charming real estate, is | | | | temperatures and humidity make it miserable for the |
| home to nearly a dozen different wedding facilities. | | | | bride and the bridal party to wear their dresses. The |
| For a Colorado wedding, especially one with such a | | | | heat can also easily ruin cakes and can increase the |
| tremendous view of the Rocky Mountains, October is | | | | risk of dehydrating guests, especially when there's |
| an ideal time because of the beauty of the changing | | | | drinking involved at the reception. Also, if you have |
| season. However, October and other off-season | | | | your heart set on an evening wedding, you're going to |
| months can be great wedding times in other places, | | | | have to wait much later at night during the spring and |
| too. Let's look at a few reasons why. | | | | summer than during the off-season. |
| Why Marry Off-Season? | | | | Of course, these benefits may or may not have |
| One reason is you're more likely to be able to get | | | | figured in to Tim and Jane's decision to get married in |
| what you want for your wedding. If you're planning for | | | | October. Either way, choosing an off-season time for |
| a late spring or early summer wedding then you'd | | | | your special day might be just another way for you to |
| better plan at least 24 months in advance especially if | | | | have the wedding you truly want without worrying |
| you're hoping to have the ceremony in a popular | | | | about the money or the weather. |