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Just Said Yes July 2020

Friday wedding people!!

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Kayleigh, on July 14, 2019 at 11:19 AM

I’m soooo torn right now between a Friday and Saturday wedding. It’s a $1k savings between the fact that there is no food minimum and also the venue rental fee. I’m strict on staying to my budget so this will help me be in budget. However, if having a Friday wedding means that a significant number of people won’t go to the dinner/reception then it’s not worth it to me. Therefore, I’m wondering your experiences. Pros, cons?

Here's the guest list breakdown based on location (total guest list is around 185 now)Out of state: 13 (3 of them will not come no matter what date it is)
In state within 45 mins of venue: everybody else
In state 2 hours from venue: 4 (1 family)

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Super October 2019
Kat_ · on July 14, 2019 at 9:06 PM
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We are doing a Sunday wedding and I’m so glad we are. We are still at the top of our budget so save where you can!!
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Super September 2019
Paula · on July 14, 2019 at 9:11 PM
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I initially wanted a Saturday wedding but it was $3500 less for a Friday wedding! A Sunday was the same price as a Saturday! Crazy expensive. We went with a Friday wedding at 5pm and have had so many of our guests thanking us for getting married on Friday so they have the rest of the weekend to do what they want, especially our out of town guests!
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Andrea · on July 14, 2019 at 9:29 PM
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I think Friday weddings are much better than Sunday weddings, unless it's following a holiday. I am having a Saturday wedding, it just works best for our family, but a Friday should work for you, the guests who really want to be there will absolutely make time for that. Best wishes to you
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Dedicated September 2020
Kelly · on July 17, 2019 at 11:19 AM
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We are getting married on a Friday. It was definitely less expensive. We are having a mass at 4:00pm and the reception starts at 6:30pm. If people cannot make the ceremony they can come to the reception. The date also worked for us. If people want to be with you, they will be. Congratulations!!
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Just Said Yes July 2020
Kayleigh · on July 17, 2019 at 11:38 AM
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Thank you everyone!! We’re going for it whoever wants to be there will make it work!
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Super May 2020
Andrea · on July 21, 2019 at 6:07 AM
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Are you flexible on the month? Or a specific date in general? We are getting married May 2nd on a Saturday and paying Sunday pricing. Also if your engagement is short a lot of venues are looking to fill their open Saturdays and will definitely offer a discount. We initially looked into getting married in Sept 2019 (so a 6 month engagement) and a number of venues we saw had one random Saturday that they needed to fill so if you’re flexible you can get Friday pricing and maybe Sunday pricing on a Saturday. I would look into finding a deal before I did a Friday wedding.
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Super May 2020
Andrea · on July 21, 2019 at 6:08 AM
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That’s funny, Sunday in Chicago is the cheapest day to get married! Where are you from?
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Super September 2019
Paula · on July 21, 2019 at 7:06 AM
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We're in Richmond, VA. I think Sundays were just as expensive as a Sat is because it's a country club and that's some sort of special members day...we are definitely not nembers
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