Welcome to the forum Cynthia. I definately understand you situation. My fiance is a doctoral student and I am in law school. We picked September which is a risky month for travel as well. However, this is the best time because it is after the Bar exam for me. I am including traveler's insurance in the price of the trip for all of my attendees so if we do have any issues with rain and hurricanes we can cancel our reservations up until the last day. Hopefully this is helpful and I'm sure our fellow brides will be able to assist you as well.