A Rhyme To Choose A Wedding Date By

Trying to decide on a wedding date? Check out these old rhymes offering advice on choosing:


Married when the year is new, he’ll be loving, kind, and true.


When February birds do mate, you wed nor dread your fate.


If you wed when March winds blow, joy and sorrow you’ll know.


Marry in April when you can, Joy for Maiden and for Man


Marry in the month of May, and you’ll surely rue the day.


Marry when June roses grow, over land and sea you’ll go.


Those who in July do wed, must labour for their daily bread.


Woever wed in August be, many a change is sure to see.


Marry in September’s shrine, your living will be rich and fine.


If in October you do marry, love will come but riches tarry.


If you wed in bleak November, only joys will come, remember.


When December snows fall fast, marry and true love will last.


The month of May was long considered the least favorable month in which to marry. The Roman Feast of the Dead and Festival of the Goddess of Chastity were both celebrated in this month, neither of which would seem encouraging to a new couple. The Pagan Festival of Beltane also began at the start of the summer, a festival celebrated with outdoor orgies and therefore also inappropriate for a new couple. It is thought that Queen Victoria herself forbid her children from marrying in this month.


June has long been considered a lucky month to marry in, as it is named after Juno, the Roman goddess of love and marriage. Furthermore, the sun was often associated with fertility, making summer a good time to marry.


Finally, another old Victorian rhyme –


Monday for wealth,


Tuesday for health,


Wednesday the best day of all


Thursday for losses,


Friday for crosses,


Saturday for no luck at all.


Interestingly enough, most weddings now take place on Saturday. This may be largely due to the hectic lifestyles and busy schedules of many brides, groom, and their guests… the weekend may be the only time actually available to have a wedding! The Victorians also believed that the luckiest day to marry was on the groom’s birthday.


Regardless, choosing a wedding date has always held a degree of significance for brides and grooms-to-be. While these rhymes probably won’t decide your date for you, there are still many factors to take into consideration – everything from what holidays are occurring the same time frame, to what flowers are in season, to what sporting playoffs may be happening! Whatever you decide, your day will be remain special to you because it is your wedding day.