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You might also want to be flexible in case you realize your date overlaps a time frame in which traveling would be difficult or costly for you and your guests. Michael Masi of Masi Events adds, “Just last week we were venue scouting in Palm Beach with one of our new full service clients. They were initially interested in October dates. Being as they are from the Northeast and not South Florida, I advised them about the potential for hurricanes that time of year. So obviously weather is an important consideration when choosing your venue and location.

Beyond that though, it is important to be aware of other activities that may be annual or special occurrences in the destination of your choice. For this same client, they made the decision on the wedding venue of their dreams, luckily the venue was available for February not October. Hurricane issue averted! The dates available were February 1st and February 22nd of 2020. They were ready to move forward with the 1st, when I advised them that the Super Bowl would be in Miami that weekend, nearly two hours away from their venue, but still in the area. Before confirming the date, we check hotels, airfare and other travel expenses guests would be subject to in order to attend the wedding and decided that an over $500 difference in airfare tickets would be worth the move to the later date.” Way to go Michael for helping his couple avoid potential wedding disasters!