Is October The New June For Weddings?

Is October the new June for weddings? I hadn’t really thought about this until I had a lengthy Skype with my American DJ friend Brian Redd last week and he brought it up having just completed a very busy month. I’ve been thinking about our conversation and he’s right (he usually is), Autumn weddings are getting more popular. I’ve had a couple of October weddings this year and already have two booked for next year.

So, why is October the new June for weddings? Well, I’m an Englishman and so the weather is one of my major topics of conversation. I Googled it and according to MyWeather2 CLICK HERE

Temperature ~ In recent times the highest recorded temperature in October has been 25°C that’s 77°F, with the lowest recorded temperature -4°C, about 25°F.

Rain ~ The average monthly amount of precipitation has been recorded at around 72 mm, that’s 3 inches. Throughout the month you can expect to see rain or drizzle falling on 18 days of the month.

Sunshine ~ For October expect the sun to shine for an average of 6 hours per day. This represents the average number of hours in the daytime that the sun is visible and not obscured by cloud e.g. the average number of hours the sun is actually out and shining.

I’ve been told by several Brides and Brides-To-Be that they decided to avoid the summer for their wedding because they felt if it rained it would ruin their day. In spring the ground has to dry out and firm up after the Winter and so Autumn can be a popular choice.

My two weddings this October were blessed with fairly dry, crisp, days with some some sunshine and there was plenty of time for everyone to enjoy the outside areas of The Woodlands Lodge and East Horton, however the Saturday in between and the one after were both much damper and cold. This year the leaves started to fall very early but we haven’t really had the red and oranges of Autumn until the end of the month.

The really important thing when it comes to the weather on your wedding day is to plan for every eventuality and not to let it it upset you – this is England, expect the unexpected!

Is October the new June for weddings … I don’t think so, but October is possibly the pick of the months for an Autumn wedding because spending some of the day outside is often possible. Writing this has made me think more about the months of the year and so I’ve decided to write a series. Next week I’ll take a look at November weddings.