We're getting married in a college town.
This may not seem like a big deal to you. It certainly didn't to me at first. But now I know a few things that may help you make a decision when you're looking at locations and dates.
Getting married in a college town during football season will come with problems. They usually don't announce the football schedule until February, so unless you wait until the last minute (which I don't advise) there's no way to know for sure if you'll avoid a home game. And if it turns out that you will be getting married on a big game day, there will be things to consider.
First, the crowds of students and fans everywhere. If you get married or have a rehearsal dinner on a main drag, you'll have to think about traffic, parking, reservations, security and more.
But the biggest issue is the hotels. The rates for the hotel rooms actually change if it's a home game weekend. So let's say I reserve a hotel room now for next September. In my contract, there will be two rates: one for a home game and one for an away game. The difference is $50 and up. There might also be minimum stay requirements and other silliness on home game weekends.
It's a pain.
On the upside, we thought we'd have to wait until February to find out if our date was a home game day or not. But it turns out the university went ahead and announced exactly one game for next year: a big home game on our wedding day. Sigh.
At least we know. Time to plan ahead.
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