4Th of July wedding thoughts?

I would go. But I know weekday weddings can be a bit harder for others to attend if it falls on a weekday
However it's kind of cool if you can go with the theme of fourth of July for your wedding
I'm a big fourth of July fan due to fireworks

I think this is definitely a "know your guests" issue. If you're having a big wedding with a diverse guest list, I'd talk with people and get their thoughts before making a decision. Most people we know have traditional plans with family & friends. Also, travel can be significantly more expensive depending on whether where you live is a travel/vacation destination. (We live in So Cal, so a long holiday week is going to be crazy busy virtually everywhere.) Finally, you may have trouble finding vendors willing to work on a holiday. However, if you're thinking about a smaller, more laid back family & friends party-type atmosphere and most guests are local, and you'll all be hanging out together anyway, then it might be a perfect choice.

The only thing that would make me unsure about this would be if most of your guests will be able to attend. A lot of people travel around that time but other than that I think it would be great. Have a chat with some of your most important guests and get an idea from that

It depends on your crowd. My fiance and I go camping/out with big groups a lot on the 4th of July so it would have to be an important person to us to skip the 4th of July out and spend it at a wedding. It would also depend on if it was a weekday/weekend. If you choose to do it, I'd send save the dates out 10-12 months in advance.

A lot of people have annual 4th of July plans, so I personally think guests would need to receive Save the Dates 10-12 months ahead of time for a 4th of July wedding so they know if advance not to book their usual plans/let others know they won't be attending or hosting the usual plans.

View Quoted Comment All of this. MOB So Cal is right on.

We're getting married next month on Fourth of July 😊 We make 10 years on that day too!! Fiancé says, we would have fireworks show every year for free!!

I probably wouldn't go unless it was truly an important family member or best best friend. 4th of july is one of my favorite holidays and always have plans. I think holidays should be holidays and weddings should be on different days. There's so many factors to make it more stressful on everyone so I just don't see the pull. Travel is hell, hotels will be more expensive, venues might charge you more just because it is a holiday.

You can always have it next year on 4th of July. It falls on a Saturday. Me and my FH we’re thinking about it but we also had to think about our families out of town and how expensive the plane tickets and hotel rooms would be . We settled for July 11, 2020

This is definitely a ‘know your crowd’ scenario. TBH, i would attend a 4th of July wedding but I’m positive that i would complain about it. Holiday weddings are requesting a lot of people- this is coming from someone who asked 15 people to travel to Mexico for her wedding.

I don't see anything wrong with it!

FSIL and her husband got married on 4th of July. It was before me and FH started dating but from what I've heard and seen from wedding video it seems like plenty of people came and everyone had a good time. Like some other people have said it's probably partially a know your crowd situation.

I will say though, it seems like they rarely actually celebrate their anniversary on the day of because they're usually going to 4th of July parties. I don't know if that has any impact.

I'm getting married on the 4th of July 2020! It's a Saturday. We talked to most of our intivees already so they know what's up. We have not had an issue with venues or vendors thus far concerning the date. I think because it's a year away. We looooooove fireworks.