Trying to decide on a wedding date is usually the first (and one of the most important) decisions a newly-engaged couple will need to make as they start their Big Day planning. The Easter weekend has become a popular choice – and for good reason.
Here are our top 10 reasons to consider an Easter weekend wedding:
1. It’s a long weekend
The Easter weekend is always four days long, which helps extend the wedding weekend and makes it more convenient and fun for your guests. Especially if guests have far to travel, having an extra day on either side of the weekend off work relieves the stress of squeezing in travel time. It also means that you’ll need to take fewer leave days from work over the wedding weekend, as you get a ‘free’ Friday and Monday.
2. Maximise your marriage time
Depending on when Easter falls in the year, you may also be lucky enough to be able to include other public holidays as part of your honeymoon or preparation time, as 21 March, 27 April and 1 May are also public holidays. Including these holidays as part of your wedding time means that you’ll be able to take a longer time off work or save your leave days for more travel with your new husband or wife.
Thinking ahead, getting married on the Easter weekend also means that you may get to celebrate your Anniversary over long weekends in the future.
3. ‘Fall’ in love
Easter usually falls around the start of autumn, which is a beautiful time of year to get married – leaves are turning shades of orange and crimson, the days are mild, the lighting is picture-perfect and (in the Midlands) there’s less chance of rain than in the summer months.
4. Perfect for pastels
If you’re a pastel gal, Easter is the perfect time for your colour palette. Light blue, lemon, mint or pink are all colourful, fashionable and stylish options that will fit in particularly with the Easter season. Using pastel colours is a subtle, consistent and trendy way to bring in an Easter tone to your wedding without overdoing the theme.
5. Keep kids occupied
Fun for everyone abounds during Easter, and you can incorporate Easter-themed activities to keep the kiddies at the wedding entertained – think an Easter egg hunt, egg-painting, or even an egg and spoon race.
6. Get creative with the Easter theme
Colourful Easter eggs are an affordable and easy way to bring your theme colours into your wedding decor. And who doesn’t love a chocolate treat? With clever use of eggs, ribbons and flowers as part of your decor, you can easily evoke a happy Easter theme. Easter eggs also make great wedding favours.
7. Do it with chocolate
If you’re a chocoholic couple, Easter is the perfect time to go wild with your cocoa-laden obsession. A chocolate wedding cake, chocolate fountain, chocolate wedding favours, chocolate desserts, and (why not?) even a chocolate-chilli sauce for steak are all brilliant ways to bring in one of your favourite indulgences.
8. The best time for brunch
If you’re planning on having a brunch wedding, the Easter weekend makes menu planning a breeze.
Check out these favourite Easter brunch ideas for inspiration.
The humble hot cross bun is also a fresh and flavourful Easter favourite, and there are many ways to incorporate this best-loved bun into your day. For something a little different, why not try some Hot Cross Bun French Toast?
All you need is:
- Hot cross buns
- Beaten eggs
Super simple:
- Cut hot cross buns into soldiers or slices
- Dunk in beaten egg.
- Fry for a couple of minutes on each side in melted butter until golden and crispy.
- Sprinkle with sugar or spread with Nutella and serve!
9. Say ‘I do’ on a Sunday
Because Easter Monday is a public holiday, the Easter weekend provides the perfect opportunity for couples to get married on a Sunday rather than the more traditional Saturday wedding. This weekend can also be especially significant for religious couples, who begin their journey as a married couple at a time of rebirth and new life.
10. It’s a fact
Easter is officially one of the best times of year to get married. According to Statistics SA, a peak in South African weddings occurs in March or April, depending on the month of the Easter holiday for that particular year.
These are ten of the many reasons why Easter weekend weddings are so popular – which can become one of the challenges of choosing this time of year. If you’re planning on an Easter weekend wedding, don’t delay when it comes to booking your venue and service providers, as this date usually sells out years in advance!
