For Weddings in Ireland.

So the question has been popped, you have accepted and are no doubt ecstatically happy.
The first decision to make is the date, try and give yourself at least one year to get everything exactly to your satisfaction. Planning a wedding takes a considerable amount of time and effort, by both the bride and groom who will be assisted mainly by the chief brides maid and the best man, and probably also by family members.

So the longer the lead in time you have the better. Some couples pick a date with some personal or family significance, perhaps the brides birthday or her parents wedding date.

Bear in mind that at certain times of the year especially Easter and the month of June, reception venues have to be booked as much as a year ahead, some of the more popular venues have bookings up to two years ahead.
Weekends are naturally the the most popular time for wedding's as your guests will find it is much easier to attend at the weekend when they don't have work commitments.
You have to balance this with the fact that discounts are to be had for mid week bookings. So when you contact your potential reception vendor ask about midweek or other discount which they offer.