the phases of the moon

I enjoy going on Jean's site and checking out the phase of the moon.

The questionnaire from the church asks us to give three wedding date preferences. This is the chicken and the egg part of wedding planning, you can't book the reception until you know when the church date is and vice-versa. The other questions make me wish I had attended church more often just so the explanation of why I want a Catholic wedding and why this church would be easier. But so is life.

Right now I'm trying to stay away from learning any more numerology or beliefs as I write down our wedding date preferences. The only superstition to the wedding date that I'm sticking to is the one about how the wedding should be celebrated when the moon is full or waxing (getting bigger). I've read this a few times in several Philippine cultural beliefs around marriage. The symbolism is that of a moon getting full and growing as opposed to the waning moon that diminishes into nothing.

Having had fascinations with the moon and liking the symbolism of starting a marriage with the idea that we are making something full and whole and that life will continue to fill us, it seems like a good omen to set. I find that with many of our preparations for the wedding, it requires us to explain it with a greater meaning, a greater symbol of what we wish for our lives together.

My fear is that I'm going hear of some other tradition or belief and want to use that too, and then have dates conflict, like if we had to calculate our numerologies and birthdates to produce the ideal date. But I'm going to hold to our ground rules, keep it simple and the second one, if it's way too much stress and work for what it's worth, don't do it.