2023 Special & Holiday Dates
Looking for a list of 2023 special dates? We’ve got you. Dates in bold are likely to come with increased rates from your venue and vendors. Dates in gold are considered peak season in Chicago.
December 31 -January 1 New Year’s
01/02/23
02/03/23
02/23/23
03/02/23
03/23/23
05/05/23
May 26-28 Memorial Day
06/23/23
07/07/23
July 30-4 Independence Day
September 1-3 Labor Day
09/03/23
09/09/23
09/23/23
10/23/23
11/23/23
November 23-26 Thanksgiving
December 22-25 Christmas
12/23/23
Alisha Tova
Providing planning, coordinating and officiating services along your journey to marriage is beyond gratifying. Being with you during your holiday weekend wedding is a treat!
We can’t wait to help you celebrate with your loved ones, but please, don’t forget about us. Don’t forget that every holiday we spend with your family is a holiday missed with ours. Every memory we make with you is a memory missed at home or on the road. Like you and your loved ones, we like to make a thing of holidays and often travel or make plans over the entire holiday weekend when we aren’t working. So as your guests book your room block for the wedding plus a night or three, remember we’re happily holding your wedding date and also not taking other work or enjoying personal plans.
Alisha Tova
We are in a very unique industry. We don’t get time and half on holidays. We don’t get over-time. We get whatever we’ve created from a self-made business.
Being a self-made business means that it hasn’t just been built from the ground up, but it has evolved tremendously. Requiring a holiday fee wasn’t always a “thing” for us until we realized the value we were providing and the opportunity cost of missing out on a personal holiday weekend. This rate ensures everyone is motivated, compensated and thrilled to be by your side at your wedding despite missing out on Christmas Eve traditions, beach plans for Memorial Day Weekend, and road trips on Labor Day Weekend.
Please understand that there is honestly no amount of money that can replace the lost memories and quality time with loved ones. We decide to make those sacrifices to do what we love and have the opportunity to make a difference in the day you’ll remember forever. So please, do have us on a holiday. We’ll of course congratulate you on your wedding, wish you a happy holiday, but most importantly, we’ll thank you. Thank you for not just paying the holiday fee, but for having us, and mostly for understanding we are human too.
photos by Alisha Tova
