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andrea
Super September 2017

Friday wedding brides!

andrea, on April 5, 2017 at 8:46 AM

Posted in Wedding Attire 54

Hello, I am seeing a lot of Saturday wedding brides on this forum and looking for any Friday weddings out there and why you chose a Friday. I have many reasons including it's cheaper on a Friday, we will be the only wedding that day so I can get there any time I want unlike a Saturday where there...

Hello, I am seeing a lot of Saturday wedding brides on this forum and looking for any Friday weddings out there and why you chose a Friday. I have many reasons including it's cheaper on a Friday, we will be the only wedding that day so I can get there any time I want unlike a Saturday where there could be a day wedding and I can set up the night before. Also most of my family doesn't work regular jobs so having to leave work for a wedding wasn't a concern. Our ceremony starts at 5pm

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  • NerdyBride
    Super August 2017
    NerdyBride ·
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    We chose Friday because it permits us to arrive whenever we'd like (don't have to share the day with any other events) and we can set up the night before. We also have a lot of out of town guests and we would like to be able to spend the rest of the weekend with them! A LOT of our vips are teachers, so the day of the week didn't matter as much since it's in August.

    Also, @sullivan and @ak my birthday is ALSO October 28th! Haha

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  • Kristin
    Super August 2017
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    I am a Tuesday bride. We picked it because we did not have to book everyone and put deposits down right away. No one plans a wedding on a Tuesday. We are getting married at the beach too and it will give guest a chance to settle in for a relaxing week then enjoy the wedding about mid stay.

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  • Linda
    VIP June 2017
    Linda ·
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    A saturday was available but it was far too much for us. For friday it was 174 per person and saturday was 250 per person.

    ETA our ceremony is at 3 however we are having a gap i know its frowned upon but this is the norm for our circle. It works out though because cocktail hours starts at 7 so all those that cant make the ceremony because of work can make the reception

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  • Audrey
    VIP June 2016
    Audrey ·
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    We did a Friday wedding. This was actually because my husband wanted a Friday wedding. I didn't care either way so we went with it. We had our reception in the private dining space of a restaurant. Piped in our own music via a playlist my husband put together. The food was fantastic and the service was awesome, especially since we were in a restaurant.

    Also our ceremony started at 6:00.

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  • Samantha
    Expert March 2018
    Samantha ·
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    Friday wedding over here!! We were torn between 3/23/18 and 3/24/18 because the 23rd is our anniversary but the 24th is a Saturday so we figured more people would be able to attend. The venue we couldn't live without only had Friday available so that sealed the deal for us, plus f&b minimum was $4,000 cheaper on Friday so that definitely helps! I'm hoping as long as we give guests enough notice they will be able to attend.

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  • T
    Expert November 2017
    Trish ·
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    We went with Friday because it is less expensive. We also went with a Friday on a holiday weekend to try to help with travel for OOT guests.

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  • Aylenrose
    VIP January 2018
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    Our wedding will be on a Friday night as well! We chose this because that way we get the weekend after to relax. Most of our families get the weekend off so most will only have to take Friday off and those who work the morning don't have to take a day off. Plus my FH wanted a party atmosphere and Friday night was perfect for that plus its cheaper. Our ceremony will be 6pm and we have the venue with reception area included until midnight.

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  • vghjfcxgxfgdh
    VIP June 2017
    vghjfcxgxfgdh ·
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    Friday wedding as well! We chose a Friday because we LOVED our venue but it has a 150 guest minimum for Saturdays where Fridays guest minimum is 100. We knew right off the bat we wouldn't have been inviting 150 guests. We loved the venue so much that we couldn't let that steer us away so we chose a Friday! It is also saving us about $ 6,000 on the venue rental price, we can get ready on site starting at 9am vs 12 pm, and its been a lot easier to find vendors since they are all working on Saturdays!

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  • Marissa
    Devoted May 2017
    Marissa ·
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    I'm a Friday Bride!

    I always thought my wedding would be on a Saturday, until we saw the price difference lol. That's the only reason we are having it on a Friday.

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  • Jenna
    Super July 2017
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    Friday bride! We picked the date 7.7.17 and it happened to be on a Friday and it's a thousand dollars cheaper

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  • JPCD
    VIP May 2018
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    Friday Bride here. 5/18/18 our dream venue was slightly cheaper on a Friday Smiley smile and I like even numbers lol and I wanted in May so it worked out

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  • Mrs. Coakley
    Master June 2017
    Mrs. Coakley ·
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    Hi! We are doing a Friday for a few reasons:

    1) cheaper venue fee

    2) fewer minimum (100 minimum guests for friday vs 150 saturday)

    3) we chose it over a sunday because we wanted people to enjoy themselves without worrying about work

    4) I love Fridays

    5) we are taking saturday to recoup and chill before leaving for the honeymoon on sunday

    Be sure to tell your guests far in advance that it's a Friday so they can take off work or make arrangements!

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  • Genesis E.
    Dedicated December 2017
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    I'm a Friday bride and my ceremony will also be started at 5 pm. I thought it would be nice because people can stay up late and the next is Saturday and they could sleep in. Mostly didn't want Saturday because many of my guests have church on Sundays so didn't want anyone to be too tired or have to leave early .

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  • reirei
    Super June 2017
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    Friday wedding for us! The main reason we did Friday is because FH has to be back in Oregon by Monday, and we wanted a little time before we went back to real life. Our ceremony starts at 7 and the sun sets around 8, so it'll be great for pictures. Everything should wrap up around midnight.

    I love a good Friday wedding; great way to start off the weekend.

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  • Wearethecampions
    Dedicated May 2017
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    Friday here ??.

    Everything is cheaper, can set up whatever time I want. We're spending the next day relaxing then Sunday taking off for our honeymoon.

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  • SAK2SAH
    Super October 2017
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    I'm a Friday (friYAY!) bride!!! I am having an intimate courthouse wedding, but even if we were having a big event it would still be on Friday because I am getting married in October 20th, no matter the day. It's the date I started dating my fh, and the date I got engaged. So it's the date I am getting married!!!

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  • Red2018
    VIP August 2018
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    Our wedding is on a Friday. It was literally $3 cheaper a person - which is really nothing when it comes down to it. And nothing really has been cheaper. We are only doing a Friday because it was all the venue we wanted had. But I'm coming to terms with it because then we have our whole weekend to just chill with OOT family/friends

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  • M
    Dedicated December 2017
    Marsha ·
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    My DW is on a fri also FH choose the anniversary of when He proposed.

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  • Sasha
    Super April 2017
    Sasha ·
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    I'm a Friday. It was much cheaper

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  • CoBoundAdv
    Expert October 2017
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    Friday bride as well!

    It was definitely a few thousand cheaper! We were so excited about the venue that we had to work with their availability and our budget!

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