I'm surprised at all the Octobers-I had no idea that was so popular! We did August. We had been together 4 years and had been planning to get married, but since his brother got engaged first, they took March. We needed to allow at least a little time between since a lot of his (and the brother's) relatives came from KS, MO, and FL, so we picked August since it was the only other time I would have off from school.
4 days after my bday...Which isn't great, but isn't terrible either. Hopefully after he accumulates a little vacation time we'll be able to take bday/anniversary trips every year (this year it will probably only be a weekend).