Easter Wedding 2012 Yea or Nay???

Pro: Your ceremony venue (church?) should have plenty of flowers.

If your venue is a church they may not let you do the wedding on Easter due to all the services there are on Easter Sunday.

Cons-most churches probably wouldnt let you do it. Easter is a day for families and I imagine a lot of people would be pretty annoyed if they had to choose between their family or your wedding (even if their family were invited...its not the same going with your family somewhere a ton of people are and just spending time together at home).

pros-people might get good friday

con-travel is more expensive on a holiday weekend

You could probably do it, just not in a church. You may have some family and friends who do not come because of travel problems, it is a holy day for the Christian faith, and it's a family day. If you want a small wedding that will not be held in a church then go for it. (Try and have it in the early evening/late afternoon, you may have more people show then...)

My wedding falls on that Saturday and I am having my ceremony in a church and yes I saved a lot of money because the church will already be decorated with flowers and they even let me have an opinion on the flowers that they will be using!

Good Luck!

I think you will have very few people attend your ceremony, you won't be able to use ANY church building and I wouldn't be surprised if vendors are more expensive because that is a day they want to spend with their families.

I know you want to do the same day, but I'd consider moving it to Saturday. You're already married, so it's not like the exact date matters.

As a Roman Catholic, Easter Sunday is the holiest day of our year and because of that, I definitely would not be able to attend your wedding. Like many have said, a Christian church would almost definitely not be available for you, it'd be difficult to find a Christian officiant even if you didn't have the service in a church, and many, many guests would either decline or be irritated that you're monopolizing their holiday.

Please dont make your Friends choose between your wedding and their Families. Keep in mind all your family will be there, however I am sure you are not inviting all your friends' aunts, uncles, cousins,etc...I would never want to choose between my good friends' wedding and all my family that happend to come in town for the Holiday. Please consider how your friends might feel!

Thanks for all your thoughts....the wedding & reception will be at the same location. I actually found a venue that will do it for me on that date and let me pick any time as well. I was thinking late afternoon/early evening. Some pros are that; yes Easter is a family gathering, holy day. So most of the family that is considering gathering... could gather for my wedding (of course after morning church service). Most will be already dresses for the occasion(s). The NYC lifestyle can sometimes be confined to small gatherings in an apartment bldg. This would be an alternative to that normal gathering after church service and/or trying to find a place to eat in a crowded restaurant...

I have to agree with everyone else who has said that you probably won't have much of a wedding, as your date falls on a high-holy holiday in the Christian world, and most any church will turn you down. It's generally in poor taste to have a wedding (or in your case a vow renewal) that revolves around any holiday (unless it's Halloween and you're planning a themed wedding/renewal) beause holidays are most often viewed as family time for many, and you're making your guests choose between quality time with their immediate family and attending your renewal.

For example: My original renewal date was May 28th, 2011 until I realized three things

1) May 28th was the Saturday before Memorial Day. Not a good idea to plan a wedding on that weekend.

2) I didn't think about the fact that May 28th is my mom's b-day, meaning I was not about to ask her to share her special day with mine.

3) I wasn't going to have enough cash to pull it off, which is not really topic-related, but I digress.

Ok so even with enough notice and a late afternoon wedding...is it not do-able? My take on weddings...is if u were invited, and u want to be there...u will c to it that ur there...that's the same way i feel about destination weddings...if u want to b there...then start saving your money so u can go...(b glad u were invited)

I would be worried about an added cost too. Some vendors will work but I know some have a 50% increase on all major holidays (wether they are that religion or not). I think it could be very romantic & meaningful! Best of luck!