The wedding calendar
124 wedding seasons, lucky days, days when weddings are not held, courtship festivals and days of love, with this year's dates. Dates are worked out afresh every day; those marked "about" follow the moon or local calendars and can shift by a day.
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October 2026
On now, about 5 Apr to 25 Dec 2026Ghana, from Easter to DecemberGhanaian weddings and engagements cluster between Easter and December, with the knocking ceremony coming first.
On now, about 1 May to 31 Oct 2026Israel, the summer wedding seasonFrom May to October: after the Omer ends and before the autumn holidays, the main run of Israeli weddings.
On now, about 1 Sept to 31 Oct 2026September and October wedding peakIn the United States and Canada, the months with the most weddings: mild weather, autumn colour and venues still open.
On now, about 1 Sept to 30 Mar 2027South Africa, the spring and summer seasonFrom September to March: warm weather, lobola settled earlier, and a wedding every weekend.
On now, about 1 Sept to 30 Nov 2026Harvest-time weddings in Central AsiaSeptember to November: after the harvest, families hold the large toi, the feast for the whole neighbourhood.
On now, about 1 Sept to 31 Dec 2026The ber months in the PhilippinesSeptember to December: the "ber" months, the long Philippine Christmas, and the busiest time for weddings.
On now, about 11 Sept to 7 Feb 2027Ethiopia, the season after the rainsFrom the new year in September until the Lent fast: the dry months when Ethiopian and Eritrean weddings are held.
On now, about 15 Sept to 30 Nov 2026Japan, the autumn wedding seasonFrom mid-September to November: cool weather and autumn colour, the other great Japanese wedding season.
On now, about 15 Sept to 30 Nov 2026China, the autumn wedding seasonFrom mid-September to the end of November: the National Day holiday, mild weather, and a long run of lucky dates.
On now, about 23 Sept to 22 Oct 2026Mehr, the Persian autumn of weddingsThe Persian month of Mehr, from late September, is said to be the month of friendship and love and a popular time to marry.
On now, about 1 Oct to 30 Apr 2027Australia and New Zealand, the summer wedding seasonFrom October to April: warm weather in the south, with the peak in March and in the spring.
14 Oct 2026Pokrov, the autumn wedding seasonThe feast of the Protecting Veil on 14 October: in Slavic villages the harvest is in, and weddings follow.
about 15 Oct to 26 Feb 2027The winter wedding season of South AsiaFrom mid-October to the end of February: the cool months when the many-day Pakistani wedding takes place.November 2026
about 1 Nov to 28 Feb 2027The Gulf winter wedding seasonFrom November to March: cool evenings, school holidays and long nights for the women's party and the men's majlis.
about 1 Nov to 28 Feb 2027Thailand and Cambodia, the cool-season weddingsFrom November to the end of February: after the rains and the Buddhist Lent, the months when most couples marry.
about 1 Nov to 31 Mar 2027The dry season wedding months in Latin AmericaNovember to March: after the rains and the harvest, the months when Mexican and Andean villages marry.
about 20 Nov 2026Dev Uthani EkadashiThe day Vishnu is said to wake from his four-month sleep, and the day the Hindu wedding season opens.
about 20 Nov to 15 Dec 2026Hindu winter shaadi season (Dev Uthani to Kharmas)The first stretch of the shaadi season: from the waking of Vishnu in November until Kharmas begins in mid-December.
about 1 Nov to 28 Feb 2027Thailand and Cambodia, the cool-season weddingsFrom November to the end of February: after the rains and the Buddhist Lent, the months when most couples marry.
about 1 Nov to 31 Mar 2027The dry season wedding months in Latin AmericaNovember to March: after the rains and the harvest, the months when Mexican and Andean villages marry.
about 20 Nov 2026Dev Uthani EkadashiThe day Vishnu is said to wake from his four-month sleep, and the day the Hindu wedding season opens.
about 20 Nov to 15 Dec 2026Hindu winter shaadi season (Dev Uthani to Kharmas)The first stretch of the shaadi season: from the waking of Vishnu in November until Kharmas begins in mid-December.
March 2027
about 9 Mar to 7 Apr 2027Shawwal, the month after RamadanThe month after Ramadan: weddings are held again, and the Prophet is remembered to have married Aisha in Shawwal.
about 15 Mar to 30 May 2027Japan, the spring wedding seasonFrom mid-March to May, when cherry blossom and mild weather make shrines and hotels the busiest.May 2027
1 to 31 May 2027May, the month of brides in BrazilIn Brazil May is "the month of brides", the month of Mary, and a traditional time for the church wedding.
9 May 2027Krasnaya Gorka, the first wedding SundayThe Sunday after Orthodox Easter: after the Lent and Holy Week, the day when weddings begin again in the Slavic countries.
about 15 May to 1 Oct 2027Turkey, the summer wedding seasonFrom mid-May to September: outdoor halls, garden weddings and the dugun in a village square.
about 18 May to 4 Jun 2027After Hajj and Eid al-AdhaThe days after the pilgrimage and the Eid of the Sacrifice, when the Gulf and North Africa hold many weddings.June 2027
1 to 30 Jun 2027June, the Western wedding monthThe classic month for a wedding in Europe and North America, named for Juno, the Roman goddess of marriage.
about 15 Jun to 12 Sept 2027Egypt, the summer wedding seasonFrom mid-June to September: schools are closed, families abroad are home, and Cairo has a wedding on every street.Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Shinto wedding: Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kente cloth: ZSM, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Aso ebi: SUPREME LACE, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Jewish wedding: Jozef Israëls, Public domain, source
- Henna ceremony: No author provided, CC0, source
- Lobolo: Iwuala Lucy, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hindu wedding: Dinesh Cyanam, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Traditional Chinese marriage: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Dev Uthani Ekadashi: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Magh Phalgun Wedding Window: Saloni Desai, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- June Wedding Season: Caroline Léna Becker, CC BY 3.0, source
- Autumn Wedding Peak: Edmund Blair Leighton, Public domain, source
- Shrove Season Ireland: Pieter Brueghel the Elder, Public domain, source
- Shawwal After Eid: سيف راغب, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Post Hajj Wedding Season: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pakistan India Muslim Winter Season: Rukhsana iqbal, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Thailand Cambodia Cool Season Weddings: Lester Mathias Andersson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pokrov Wedding Season: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, source