If you’re planning a 2010 wedding then you may be looking at potential dates to get married at the moment, but there are a few key dates to avoid before going any further.

There has been a useful Wikipedia article created for predicted and scheduled events for 2010 and there is one major event that stands out from them all.

It happens once every four years, involves 32 countries and is being hosted in South Africa in 2010 – that’s right; the FIFA World Cup.

Now you may be thinking to yourself that neither you nor your partner like football, and it should be fine, but think again. The World Cup is such a big event that it can effect so many different people. Potential guests you are planning to invite could be planning a trip over there, the photographer you had in mind may not want to miss the football, and so on.

The following is a list of key Football World Cup dates that you may want to consider avoiding for your wedding:

11^th June – Opening ceremony and first World Cup match

26^th, 27^th, 28^th, 29^th June – Knockout stages

2^nd, 3^rd July – World Cup quarter finals

6^th, 7^th July – World Cup semi finals

10^th July – World Cup runners up final

11^th July – World Cup final

Although the above list details some of the key dates, it is not exhaustive as there are many other important matches throughout June and July. If you are going to avoid one day for the whole of 2010, the 11^th July should be your number one priority (plus the 12^th July due to potential hangovers!).

Posted on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 in Wedding Plans, Wedding shows.

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