Orthodox wedding calendar
When weddings are held in 2027
The days the Romanian Orthodox Church marries people in 2027, day by day: the fasts, the feasts and the weekly fast days. A civil ceremony can take place at any time.
Orthodox Easter in 2027: 2 May
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- Free Saturday or Sunday
- Free Monday, Tuesday or Thursday
- Wednesday or Friday with a dispensation
- Wednesday or Friday
- Fast or feast
- Orthodox Easter
- free Saturdays
- 33
- free Sundays
- 29
- free weekend days, June to September
- 26
- longest stretch with no fast or feast
- 60 days15 September – 13 November
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Weekend by weekend
Every row is a weekend. A hatched day is a day with no church weddings.
January
8 free days
- 2Satnot available: Christmas to Epiphany3Sunnot available: Christmas to Epiphany
Christmas to Epiphany
- 9Satfree10Sunfree
- 16Satfree17Sunfree
- 23Satfree24Sunfree
- 30Satfree31Sunfree
February
8 free days
- 6Satfree7Sunfree
- 13Satfree14Sunfree
- 20Satfree21Sunfree
- 27Satfree28Sunfree
March
1 free day
- 6Satfree7Sunnot available: Meat-fare week
Meat-fare week
- 13Satnot available: Meat-fare week14Sunnot available: Great Lent
Meat-fare week · Great Lent
- 20Satnot available: Great Lent21Sunnot available: Great Lent
Great Lent
- 27Satnot available: Great Lent28Sunnot available: Great Lent
Great Lent
April
0 free days
- 3Satnot available: Great Lent4Sunnot available: Great Lent
Great Lent
- 10Satnot available: Great Lent11Sunnot available: Great Lent
Great Lent
- 17Satnot available: Great Lent18Sunnot available: Great Lent
Great Lent
- 24Satnot available: Great Lent25Sunnot available: Great Lent
Great Lent
May
6 free days
- 1Satnot available: Great Lent2Sunnot available: Easter and Bright Week
Great Lent · Easter and Bright Week
- 8Satnot available: Easter and Bright Week9Sunnot available: Easter and Bright Week
Easter and Bright Week
- 15Satfree16Sunfree
- 22Satfree23Sunfree
- 29Satfree30Sunfree
June
6 free days
- 5Satfree6Sunfree
- 12Satfree13Sunfree
- 19Satnot available: Pentecost20Sunnot available: Pentecost
Pentecost
- 26Satfree27Sunfree
July
9 free days
- 3Satfree4Sunfree
- 10Satfree11Sunfree
- 17Satfree18Sunfree
- 24Satfree25Sunfree
- 31Satfree1Sunnot available: Dormition Fast
Dormition Fast
August
3 free days
- 7Satnot available: Dormition Fast8Sunnot available: Dormition Fast
Dormition Fast
- 14Satnot available: Dormition Fast15Sunnot available: Dormition Fast
Dormition Fast
- 21Satfree22Sunfree
- 28Satfree29Sunnot available: Beheading of St John the Baptist
Beheading of St John the Baptist
September
8 free days
- 4Satfree5Sunfree
- 11Satfree12Sunfree
- 18Satfree19Sunfree
- 25Satfree26Sunfree
October
10 free days
- 2Satfree3Sunfree
- 9Satfree10Sunfree
- 16Satfree17Sunfree
- 23Satfree24Sunfree
- 30Satfree31Sunfree
November
3 free days
- 6Satfree7Sunfree
- 13Satfree14Sunnot available: Nativity Fast
Nativity Fast
- 20Satnot available: Nativity Fast21Sunnot available: Nativity Fast
Nativity Fast
- 27Satnot available: Nativity Fast28Sunnot available: Nativity Fast
Nativity Fast
December
0 free days
- 4Satnot available: Nativity Fast5Sunnot available: Nativity Fast
Nativity Fast
- 11Satnot available: Nativity Fast12Sunnot available: Nativity Fast
Nativity Fast
- 18Satnot available: Nativity Fast19Sunnot available: Nativity Fast
Nativity Fast
- 25Satnot available: Christmas to Epiphany26Sunnot available: Christmas to Epiphany
Christmas to Epiphany
Stretches with no fast or feast
The periods with no fast and no great feast in them. Pick your date from here.
7 January – 31 January
25 days · 8 free weekend days
3 February – 6 March
32 days · 9 free weekend days
10 May – 8 June
30 days · 8 free weekend days
29 June – 31 July
33 days · 9 free weekend days
16 August – 28 August
13 days · 3 free weekend days
15 September – 13 November
60 days · 17 free weekend days
Fasts and feasts in 2027
The periods with no church weddings. Some of them move with Easter from one year to the next.
- Feast
Christmas to Epiphany
1 January – 6 January · continues from 2026
- Feast
Presentation of the Lord
1 February – 2 February
- Fast
Meat-fare week
7 March – 13 March
- Fast
Great Lent
14 March – 1 May
- Feast
Easter and Bright Week
2 May – 9 May
- Feast
Ascension
9 June – 10 June
- Feast
Pentecost
19 June – 21 June
- Fast
Fast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul
28 June
- Fast
Dormition Fast
1 August – 15 August
- Fast
Beheading of St John the Baptist
29 August
- Feast
Nativity of the Theotokos
7 September – 8 September
- Feast
Exaltation of the Holy Cross
13 September – 14 September
- Fast
Nativity Fast
14 November – 24 December
- Feast
Christmas to Epiphany
25 December – 31 December · continues into 2028
The rules in short
Wednesdays and Fridays are fast days all year round, so as a rule no weddings are held on them. The fast-free weeks are the exception, but many priests do not marry then either.
No weddings are held in the four fasts: Great Lent, the fast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, the Dormition fast and the Nativity fast.
None are held in Bright Week, on the eve and the day of the great feasts, or from Christmas to Epiphany.
Easter moves some of these periods from one year to the next, which is why the calendar does not repeat.
A civil ceremony has no church restrictions.
Frequently asked questions
Can weddings be held during a fast?
No. A church wedding is not held in the four great fasts. A civil ceremony can take place at any time.
Why are there no weddings on Wednesdays and Fridays?
They are fast days all year round: Wednesday recalls the betrayal by Judas, Friday the Crucifixion. Some weeks have a dispensation, and the calendar marks those as "with a dispensation": ask the priest.
Which months are best for a wedding in 2027?
The classic season is summer and early autumn. In 2027 there are 26 free weekend days between June and September, and autumn stays open until the Nativity fast, which starts on 14 November.
Why do the dates change from year to year?
Orthodox Easter falls on different days, and Great Lent, Bright Week, the Ascension, Pentecost and the start of the Apostles' fast move with it. The Nativity and Dormition fasts and the fixed feasts stay on the same dates.
How exact is the calendar?
It is a guide and follows the usual practice of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Some parishes are stricter or give dispensations, so ask the priest to confirm before you book the venue.
The calendar is a guide and does not replace the word of the parish priest. Confirm the date before you make any bookings.
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