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Easter Weekend Wedding?

Kelsey , on February 9, 2018 at 9:16 AM Posted in Planning 0 16

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Okay friends, I need opinions. We are planning our wedding for next year and a venue I toured only has two dates left in April, with one being the day before Easter. My finance’s family will be coming in from out of town for our wedding but there will only be about 5-6 kids coming in from out of town that are young enough to believe in the Easter Bunny.

My my mom made a good point that some people get Good Friday off of work which could be nice for traveling guests. They are only 4 hours away so it’s not a plane ride away or anything. Is it rude to consider the day before Easter as a date? I ideally was shooting for the 6th but if it’s not an option at the venue I may end up choosing, the 20th may be the only option. Or should I choose a march/April date. I know if I choose the 20th, I should be prepared for more no’s but what’s your opinions?

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Latest activity by Ashley, on February 9, 2018 at 5:55 PM

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Victoria · on February 9, 2018 at 9:19 AM
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Depends on how religious your friends and family are. My future husband's side of the family and some of my extended family would be offended and would not make the trip. We have quite a few preachers on both sides of our family. But if they aren't super religious it could be a fun weekend.
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Sarah · on February 9, 2018 at 9:20 AM
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Does your family celebrate Easter? We would personally never attend an OOT wedding on Easter weekend because we attend church and celebrate with both our families.

This is really a know your crowd thing.
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RZ_ToBe · on February 9, 2018 at 9:21 AM
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Is your family religious? If they are, I guess it depends on if they celebrate Easter. If not, I don't see a problem. The kids can do an Easter egg hunt/get a basket in your town the next day. Anyone religious can still attend a church if they want.
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Going to the chapel · on February 9, 2018 at 9:23 AM
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This would be true for me too. We go to family celebrations on Easter weekend and would have to decline any other invitations.
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Yoomie · on February 9, 2018 at 9:26 AM
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Easter weekend falls around the same time as Passover weekend this year. I know, FH's family is Jewish, they wouldn't come if they were invited to a wedding that fell around Easter/Passover.
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Dillydilly · on February 9, 2018 at 9:36 AM
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I agree this is a know your crowd thing. Not everyone gets Good Friday off. To some people it is a really big deal (Good Friday and Easter) and to others.....no biggie.
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An · on February 9, 2018 at 9:50 AM
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Yeah I would check with VIPs to make sure this weekend will work for them and expect more declines than usual.
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Ashley · on February 9, 2018 at 9:57 AM
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Our wedding is the day before Easter. Most everyone we want there is going to be there. We have the normal decline that is average for any wedding. We choose the date that worked best for us.
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Brittany · on February 9, 2018 at 10:33 AM
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We have our date set for April 19, 2019 and I realized about 3 weeks after we booked the venue that it was Easter weekend! At first I panicked but there's nothing I can do now, and Easter isn't a HUGE holiday for our families, so I don't think it'll interfere too much. Everyone can still go about their business on Sunday for Easter. But we are also getting married that Friday, and not that Saturday as you are considering.
I think it depends on what Easter is like for your family and what your family members usually do that day/that weekend.
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WED18 · on February 9, 2018 at 10:35 AM
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I'm catholic so this would be a no go in our family. The church doesn't do weddings during lent anyway. As a guest, I would not be too keen on the idea since this is my favorite holiday, even more so than Christmas. Catholic churches also celebrate their Easter Vigil on Saturday night before Easter Sunday. It's a rather lengthy evening mass where new members are confirmed. Definitely a know your crowd decision.
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Victoria · on February 9, 2018 at 11:30 AM
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Oh another thing to consider, I'm traveling during Easter weekend this year to do a final walk through with my venue and have my final dress fitting. The tickets were HIGH as hell, higher than I paid to fly during Christmas and double what I'm paying to fly out 2 weeks later for my wedding. It might be because of Easter or it could be because it is the tail end of spring break travel, not sure, but it was high.
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Gipperkm · on February 9, 2018 at 11:36 AM
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I agree with everyone else, "know your crowd". If they are religious, they probably won't come. My FH and I are getting married on the first day of Rosh Hashanah. His mom is Jewish, but not really all that religious, so she was fine with the date. She asked the few Jewish friends and family she has who are invited if they would be offended by the date and they all said they didn't care and would attend our wedding. So, it really all depends on the crowd.
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Xandria · on February 9, 2018 at 12:39 PM
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I agree with know you crowd. And if you do have people staying over night on the area after your wedding throw an Easter celebration?

We’re getting married Christmas Eve, it’s a very important day for us, but because we’re asking family with kids to come out for the wedding we’re throwing a Christmas party the next day and asking people to let us incorporate their Christmas traditions all together.
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Charlotte · on February 9, 2018 at 1:35 PM
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I went to a wedding the day before Easter last year and I had no complaints. It was actually nice for me because I had to travel for the wedding and I had Good Friday off work so I didn’t have to use a vacation day. Score! I am not religious so traveling on Easter did not matter to me. However, the couple getting married (and their families) are religious. No one seemed to mind and they had a good turnout. The only kids at the wedding were the bride’s nieces and their mom had Easter baskets for them at the hotel the next morning.
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Pickles · on February 9, 2018 at 2:23 PM
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Easter is the end of many Spring Breaks. It is insanely priced to fly during this time. I have a lot of Catholics in my family and they would not be okay with an Easter weekend wedding.
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Ashley · on February 9, 2018 at 5:55 PM
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I would check with important people too. I know FH and I attended a wedding the day before Easter and because we had church early the next morning we left rather early. Also if you’re having a religious ceremony some places won’t allow marriages that weekend due to holy days.
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