Beginning to look like a Friday wedding for me...

Honestly i think fridays are better than sundays ! if it is at 630pm then the likelihood of people coming would be fine

I'm noticing a lot more Friday weddings lately. Nobody I know has been particularly put out by it. I haven't been to a Friday wedding but I would much prefer it over a Sunday wedding.

My wedding is on a Friday (this upcoming Friday to be exact) and we had a good amount of guests rsvp yes. Our anniversary is October 4th and we didn’t want to change that, so our options were this year on a Friday or next year on a Sunday, which neither of us wanted. We also sent out save the dates back in March which gave ppl enough time to make any accommodations at work. Some are taking the day off, some are working half a day, and others are going after work. I think Friday’s are fine as long as you’re starting at a later time and it’s a great start to the weekend. I mean, who doesn’t like to party on a Friday?! Plus if people want to go, they will make sure to be there.

We're doing a Friday wedding for cost reasons and so far we only have a 8% decline rate. As PP said as long as the ceremony doesn't start mid-day and its not a destination wedding I think most people could make it!

My date is also on a Friday (October 11th EEEP) and honestly I only had one person who I invited say they can't come because it's Friday. Everyone else RSVP'd yes! Even the ones who have to work that day requested it off for me and were happy to do so.

I’m having a Friday wedding and so far there haven’t been any issues with guests. I think you’ll find the people that you really want there won’t hesitate with the time off work. Also, we’re having about $20,000 having it on a Friday vs a Saturday so it’s definitely worth it! Good luck!

I had no problem with a Friday date, we were eventually trying to plan really quick and all that was left were fridays or sundays. I wouldn’t do a Sunday personally unless you’re doing brunch. Most people will have to leave early for work Monday.
You venue makes me a little nervous. All those dates are booked or there is “interest”? We had a couple venues try to scare us into holding the date for a few days after we saw the venue or we’d lose it 🙄 we didn’t hold any dates and we didn’t lose any venues. When we eventually made our decision for a May wedding, everything was still available. I’d make sure they aren’t trying to push you into booking. And those other dates are really gone not just on a short hold. That’s some pretty impressive sales work if they book 4 dates a year out within a week. Make sure you’ve seen enough places to really make the right decision, don’t feel pressured into signing now because she claims they’re selling every date at rapid pace.
Good luck!

*initially not eventually. I hate that we can’t edit our own posts!

That makes me feel better. I’m just hoping there are Friday dates. Seriously, did anyone else have anxiety waiting to hear back if they are able to book the date needed? It’s torture! Lol trying to get my mind off wedding stuff but it’s all I think about.

We had originally planned on a Saturday wedding, but we didn't want to wait over a year and the dates we had in mind just weren't available! I love the ideas of Friday and Sunday weddings honestly, we're having a Sunday wedding because it just worked out better for us that way

Don't stress about alternative dates, we booked a sunday for our destination wedding and it saved us over $15k. We figured everyone has to travel anyway, so it made more sense to have people fly in on saturday and out monday.

View Quoted Comment It was odd because 4 Saturday October/September dates were open, and within one week only one Saturday remained for October which I just know is a proposed date for interest but not booked.

I’ve looked at 4 so far and I really like this one. There’s a second option with the date I had in mind but I don’t love it as much and it’s not as cheap lol. I have one more venue to see tomorrow which I’m wanting to cancel if I book today...but I guess I might as well see it. The layout I’m not thrilled with.

I would be "that person" and call her again lol - blame your persistence on losing your first choice within 5 minutes, if you must.... The Fall wedding market can be somewhat cutthroat lol - stay on top of it!

I have a Friday wedding date with a start time of 6:30PM. I'm not worried about the RSVP's just yet (still so early for me) but the ones that really want to be there will be there and that's all that really matters to me. Like someone else said, its a nice way to kick off the weekend and we're saving money doing it on a Friday. I think you'll be fine with attendance and agreed with Andrea...I'd definitely make sure they weren't pressuring you to signing a contract; those "booked" dates could be a pencil hold...we had pencil holds on a few places before actually going into a contract and putting money down. Good luck and I hope you land on the date and location that you truly want.

View Quoted Comment That’s so hard cause I want to call bs on the vendor...but, anything is possible. Just seems so so unlikely.
Is the date super important to you? Like I was saying I initially was only looking for September 13, 14 or 28th (that all just happened haha) but then we decided to wait and really give ourselves time to enjoy being engaged and went with a Saturday in May.
If you’re more open to a date you can definitely have a more “take it or leave it” attitude but if that’s your date and your venue it’s difficult to negotiate anything. Those September dates will be booked, but a year out and all within a week...that’s a tough call.
Are you from somewhere warm? Because October for me is offseason pricing because it’s already cold

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Haha, I just called her.... Yes, I'm going to be that person because I think she's possibly torturing me on purpose for waiting =P, she's usually super responsive. How is she going to respond within 1 minute that it's not available because someone wants it and is getting a quote and then not respond in a day of other dates available. I think I'm going to go ahead and see the last venue just in case, just to have options in case there's nothing left. Oh gosh, i hope I'm not turning into Bridezilla this early LOL!!

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Only because it was a Saturday and I thought about the likelihood of the weather being decent. I live in Ohio so the weather shouldn't matter too much, I mean it's almost October now and it's 90 degrees. I'm settling for the October 24th (Saturday) but I know someone is interested, we'll see if it's open. If not, I'll see if Sunday Labor Day is available or any other Fridays. I haven't asked about summer, I guess the thought of planning in less than 9 months scares me haha. I'm already stressing out a year out now.

View Quoted Comment Be careful with Labor Day weekend, a lot of people go out of town. That was the only Saturday left at a venue we were trying to do for this year, we got all excited and then realized it was Labor Day and that’s why it wasn’t booked. For our crowd that weekend was out for sure. We would have had almost our entire bridal party out of town and we didn’t even bring it up to family, that was enough to be a no go.

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My family and his family usually just has a cookout on Monday or have a get together, most of the people we know just BBQ or maybe go camping but not necessarily do anything for "tradition". Honestly, I wouldn't mind a smaller wedding, I would be happy with mostly our family and very closest friends. My family and his family alone are about 60 of us, we're very close to our families. Those we feel obligated to invite like the aunt I barely talk to would likely not come if she had a vacation planned out and would rather miss my wedding.

You should try looking at Thursday nights. It is cheaper and you are right, those that care about you and your fiance will show. When my fiance and I looked at venues all 4 of them had every Thursday in September and October available so we got to choose the date we wanted that worked for us. People look for reasons to take a long weekend.