Long Weekends You Can Block For Your Wedding In 2018!

2017 has just been a flying year! Can you imagine that less than 3 months to go for 2018? So if you are a 2018 bride to be, it’s time to get your calendars out and bookmark all the long weekends that you can block SPECIALLY for your destination wedding. After all long weekends mean everyone can attend and you can send your save the dates out soon!

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New Year Weekend (30^{th Dec} -31^st  Dec -1^st Jan)

Frankly it’s quite late to plan a wedding which is just 2 months away but if you are looking at an intimate destination wedding then there is no weekend like this one to pull off a big matrimonial party!

Destinations that you can look at - Goa, Andamans, Kovalam & Panchgani

Republic Day Weekend (26^th-28^th Jan)

Everyone has a holiday on this weekend so you can be rest assured that no one will miss your wedding!

Destinations that you can look at - Jaipur, Mount Abu & Mahabaleshwar

Maha Shivratri Weekend (10th to 13th Feb)

This one is a big four day weekend! All you need is a one day leave on 12^th which is a Monday and you can plan your close-to-valentines-day nuptials on this weekend.

Destinations that you can look at – Daman & Diu, Jaisalmer & Gokarna

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Holi Weekend (2^nd to 4^th March)

Imagine having a Holi themed mehendi or haldi on this Holi weekend for your destination wedding. How cool will that be? A double celebration!

Destinations that you can look at – Amby Valley, Alibaug & South Goa

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Mahavir Jayanti and Good Friday Weekend (29^th March – ^1st April)

This long weekend is no less than a jackpot. Your guests won’t even need to take a single day off and still you would get a four-day long weekend. After all, two back-to-back public holidays are lined up in the form of Mahavir Jayanti on March 29th and Good Friday is on March 30th. And then there’s a weekend. What better!

Destinations that you can look at – Udaipur, Coorg & Hampi

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Buddha Purnima weekend (26^th - 29^th May)

This one is perfectly in the summer wedding month. All you need to do is take a leave on Monday, and you are all set for a 4-day weekend. Mehendi, Sangeet, Wedding, Reception – all set!

Destinations that you can look at – Mussoorie, Shimla & Dehradun

Id-ul-Fitr Weekend (15^th -17^th June)

This one is in a monsoon so you can have a monsoon wedding. Since there is humidity all around, opt for places which are dry and ideally, don’t have the sea near them. This is also an ideal time to have a budget wedding as its off-season and everything is much cheaper!

Destinations that you can look at – Any part of Rajasthan, Ladakh and Himachal Pradhesh

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Onam Weekend (24^th to 26^th June)

Another monsoon wedding weekend for you. If you are a South-Indian, this may be ideal as Onam is auspicious to many.  You can opt for a smaller and more intimate wedding as this is a three-day weekend without the hassles of travelling on monsoons.

Destinations that you can look at – Goa, Hampi & Gokarna

Janmashtami Weekend(1^st  to 3^rd Sept)

This month in 2018 is a weekend bonanza. Starting with the Janmashtami weekend, you can look at a variety of places for your ideal destination wedding.

Destinations that you can look at - Lonavala, Coonoor & Kodaikanal

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Muharram and Ganesh Chaturthi Weekend (8^th to 16^th Sept)

If you have both Muharram and Ganesh Chaturthi as holidays, this is going to turn into the mother of all long weekends in India 2018. There can be as many as nine days in this long weekend, with three leaves, i.e., on Sep 10th, 12th and 14th. Muharram is on Tuesday, Sep 11th, and Ganesh Chaturthi is on Sep 13th. Or you can opt for one of the two breaks, 8^th-11^th & 13^th-16^th. This will give you a four day long weekend each and also requires your guests to take just one leave!

Destinations that you can look at – Bali, Thailand & Malaysia

Gandhi Jayanti Weekend (Sep 29 to Oct 2)

This one is perfect. It’s a 4-day long weekend with just one leave, right at the start of the wedding season and a weekend which every state will have a compulsory off so everyone has a holiday!

Destinations that you can look at - Neemrana Fort, Agra & Ganpatipule

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Dussehra Weekend (19 to 21^st Oct)

Exactly a year from now, you could be zeroing down on this weekend for your perfect destination wedding. It’s right when the festivities begin, the climate gets cooler and its not peak season yet so you get all the good deals too!

Destinations that you can look at - Jodhpur, Kutch & Pune

Christmas Weekend (22^nd – 25^th Dec)

Who wouldn’t love a Christmas wedding?! Especially a Christian one! All you need to do is take a leave on 24^th and you are all set for a 4-day long Christmas wedding break. December is the peak wedding season so make sure that you book this weekend soon as it will get booked out quickly. It’s cold is northern India but you can still opt for some locations that are pleasant enough to take out your velvet lehengas!

Destinations that you can look at – Jaipur, Udaipur, Phuket, Andamans & Goa