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HITCHED: Fall Into Love

As the year wrapped up, fall and early winter wedding season arrived. The weather got colder and many pivoted into holiday mode but many couples still celebrated the last few months of 2025 by saying “I Do”. According to a Brides.com Study,  Saturday, September 20th, and Saturday, October 25th, were among top choices for wedding dates in the calendar year 2025. Additionally, October 31, 2025 was another top date, with Halloween falling on a Friday and allowing some eerie and mysterious wedding themes if desired. For 2025, September and October were the most popular wedding months according to TheKnot.com, continuing…


HITCHED: Summer Lovin’

Summer embraces light-filled spaces, earthy tones, and experiences that go beyond aesthetics. The season offers fun outdoor venues to spend your special day with that special someone – including tying the knot with a summer wedding. According to The Knot, summer is the second most popular wedding season, with 28% of couples getting married between May and August last year. This year, summer was a joyous one for many in the area that officially got hitched. Check out the HITCHED & UNHITCHED list for the months of May, June, July, and August 2025: www.ellwoodcity.org/hitched-and-unhitched/


HITCHED: Spring Into Love!

Based on wedding stats from TheKnot.com, 2025 is expected to be an exciting year of weddings with a mix of ever-evolving trends and traditional elements. In fact, according to the report 84% of engaged couples say they’re looking forward to their wedding day more than anything else this year given the current macroeconomic and socio-political landscape. Early in the calendar year and early-spring brought many together for their marriage courtship, both for seasonal reasons but also for economic reasons. According to WeddingWire.com, approximately 15% of couples are likely to choose to have their wedding during the off-season, typically from January…


HITCHED: Fall Into Love

As the year wrapped up, fall and early winter wedding season arrived. The weather got colder and many pivoted into holiday mode but many couples still celebrated the last few months of 2024 by saying “I Do”. According to a Knot.com Real Weddings Study for 2024, one of the most popular day to get married was September 21, 2024. Additionally, October 19, 2024 was another top date, conveniently close to Halloween allowing couples to incorporate some eerie and mysterious elements into their wedding decor if they so desire. October was still the most popular month to wed in the United…


Hitched & Unhitched: Summer Lovin’

Summer is a season of warmth and freedom. The days are longer and there’s a never ending supply of sunlight and warm temperatures. Although falling in love can occur at any moment, the summer season offers fun outdoor venues to spend your special day with that special someone. While there’s little scientific facts supporting the fact that falling in love during the summer is the easiest, scientists have, however, shown that your brain in love actually looks different than your brain during normal activity. This summer was a joyous one for many in the area that officially got hitched. Check…


Hitched & Unhitched: Spring Into Love!

Springtime means warmer weather, blooming flowers, cooler drinks, and outdoor activities. Think pretty pastels, blooming cherry blossoms, and fresh greenery! According to TheKnot.com, Spring is gaining traction as the third-most popular wedding season—March, April and May accounted for 20% of weddings last year, and many more this year. Although plans for receptions are up, plans for spending are down with smaller weddings becoming the norm according to CivicScience.com. Last year, 37% planned to spend less than $10,000 on a wedding. This year, 39% say the same. On the other end of the spectrum, the highest spenders have also decreased from…


Hitched & Unhitched: Fall Into Love

As the year wrapped up fall and early winter wedding season arrived, the weather got colder and many pivoted into holiday mode but many couples still celebrated the last few months of 2023 by saying “I Do”. According to a Knot.com Global Wedding Report for 2023, the most popular day to get married was September 23, 2023, marking the first time in more than five years that the date did not fall in October. Many believe this was because couples were drawn to matching dates (23rd in 2023). October was still the most popular month to wed in the United States,…


Hitched & Unhitched: Summer Love

Summer is a season of warmth and freedom. The days are longer and there’s a never ending supply of sunlight and warm temperatures. Although falling in love can occur at any moment, the summer season offers fun outdoor venues to spend your special day with that special someone. While there’s little scientific facts supporting the fact that falling in love during the summer is the easiest, scientists have, however, shown that your brain in love actually looks different than your brain during normal activity. This summer was a joyous one for many in the area that officially got hitched. Check…


Hitched & Unhitched: Spring Into Love

According to TheKnot.com, a digital wedding planning authority, wedding volume in 2023 is anticipated to return to 2019 (pre-COVID) levels with approximately 2.1 million wedding receptions. TheKnot.com also predicts weddings in 2023 will have an average wedding attendance of 115 loved ones – a number is similar to 2022 levels which shows that couples will continue to enjoy large weddings with a solid grouping of friends and family. While More than 65% of couples will wed in the summer and fall of 2023, there were plenty that got a head start on their nuptials in the new calendar year. Check…


Hitched & Unhitched: August, September, October, November & December 2022

2022 has been deemed “The Year of the Wedding.” According to the NY Times, 2.5+ million weddings took place in the 2022 calendar year.  And it really comes as no surprise– many couples are finally allowed to have the dream wedding they’ve been putting off for years due to pandemic-driven holdups. Most weddings take place between the late Summer and Fall months in the US. In fact, 77% of all US weddings are held during these months. Overall, October is the most popular month for weddings. It’s a time when the Autumn foliage is at its best and it’s not…