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I know that for 97% of the brides out there (totally made up percentage by me) the Easter Bunny has nothing to do with their wedding planning…unfortunately for us, it does.
BM Philly and me with the Easter Bunny back in the day
When we first got engaged we picked the closest Saturday to our dating anniversary, which was April 24, 2010. When we moved the wedding back a year, Mr. E still wanted to go with the Saturday closest to the date we started dating. This was one wedding related thing he really wanted, and I had no problem with it.
So we started planning, meeting with venues and booking vendors, all with the date of April 23, 2011.
Now this was back in 2009, so maybe our vendors didn’t look at a calendar (much like us), but about 5 months after we booked the venue I got a random text from Mr. E (not all that random because we tend to text through our work days, but the question was a little random) asking if I knew what April 24, 2011 was.
I thought he was being cute so I texted back “the day after our wedding,” and he responded with, “true, but it’s also Easter.” Really?!?! Our wedding is Easter weekend? I guess it’s not so hard to believe since Easter Sunday changes every year, but it normally stays around the end of March or beginning of April.
Long story short: since we are not getting married at our church and none of our vendors have a problem with that Saturday, we’ll be keeping our date! And to tie in a little of the Easter feel, I picked up some of this when it was 50% off after Easter this year.
It’ll be great to fill the bottom of our favor take out boxes.
Now I just need to figure out what to put in those favor boxes.
Did you have, or think of having, your wedding during a holiday weekend?
It’s great that you’re embracing the fact that it’s easter! 
Also great is that you didn’t have to change your wedding date.
Look on the bright side. If you decide to do a Sunday brunch, you can throw in a surprise Easter egg hunt! We were kicking around the same date but decided against it b/c Easter Sunday is a pretty big day for my family.
Super cute! How lucky are you that you found Easter grass in your colors too! Fill them with chocolate eggs?
Agree that chocolate eggs would be cool.
We ended up with a 4th of July weekend (not deliberately but due to various circumstances) and I’m sure it pissed off a whole bunch of relatives 
I went to a wedding last year that was on the Saturday before Easter. The only difference I would say is that guests left a little earlier than normal (like 10pm) but other than that it didn’t seem to be an issue. Have fun!
You’re getting married on my birthday! Yay! (I totally had no idea Easter was then either, lol)
I’m episcopalian and we can’t get married during lent, we jusssst scraped by with March 5th. We’d already booked the venue ect ect before we realized it might be lent. We kinda freaked out. I feel for ya!
would Easter chocolates be too much? cadbury mini eggs are super cute and delicious.
I went to a destination wedding the Sat. before Easter this year and it was fine. In fact, the timing was perfect because it was way easier for me to get the time off since Easter break means no students to deal with. I don’t think you’ll have a problem unless you are inviting many families with small children.
@Miss Waffle: @mrspaetz: @slicey19: We were thinking of chocolates, and maybe we could get a good deal on the Easter chocolates?? Thanks for that idea!
@slicey19: We actually won’t be having any kids, but like you mentioned it may be easier for guests to get off. My cousin’s wife works in an east coast school district, and she’s happy that she won’t have to use any vacation days to come down!
That’s so funny you didn’t notice the Easter date. You should hide easter eggs around the reception . . . just kidding!
We picked out a “holiday weekend” for our wedding on purpose. We are getting married the Sunday before Memorial Day. Sunday’s are WAY cheaper than Saturday’s for most venues, and that gives everyone coming to the wedding a travel day on Saturday and another one on Monday without having to take off work.
As for our closest friends and family, we will be making it an entire weekend event!
I love all the easter ideas!!! And it is easier for people to take off work then too!
I like the Easter tie ins. We had to worry about Opening Day for hunting season which is the following weekend.
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Mrs. Elephant, Dallas, TX Age and Occupation: 27, Financial Operations Analyst Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, IT Student/Store Manager Engagement Date: March 29, 2009 Wedding Date: April 2011 Venue: The Tribute Golf Club About Me: I'm a Philly native creating roots deep in the heart of Texas. I might be a little obsessed capturing those Kodak moments of anything and everything (mainly on vacations). I've become more of a gamer thanks to Mr. Elephant, who I met online and can't wait to spend the rest of my life with. We are planning a wedding based on our favorite colors, blue and green, with a travel theme for 150 of our closest friends and family. Hopefully our long (2-year) engagement won't kill me!
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