Friday Wedding ?

Yey for Friday wedding, I think it's a good idea and you should pick the venue you want because it's your day, those that love you will be there with you. It is not tacky at all!

I think it's fine to do Friday given your circumstances..it's not tacky..Just be prepared for not as many people to come or to be a lil annoyed to have to take off work..do you have a lot of OOT guests? I'd also check with the wedding party first especially if they are out of town, if you are doing a rehearsal dinner, they'd have to be there Thursday night.

I'm having a Friday wedding and figure whoever really wants to be there will find a way. And if they can't, then we totally understand. But we just couldn't afford a Saturday wedding. I say go for it.

Not tacky at all. If that's what you want then go for it

Well my wedding is on Friday because I'm having a wedding weekend. Thursday is our rehearsal dinner, Friday is the wedding, Saturday is the post wedding brunch and evening farewell BBQ, and we depart for our honeymoon on Sunday. I haven't had one single person complain. In fact, they are ecstatic to spend the weekend with me as I am an amazing hostess. Those who love you will find a way to be there for your special day. I have family members who have careers that require weekend work, so it really didn't make a difference. It's awesome that it's cheaper. Only my venue offered a Friday discount, and it wasn't much.

Can you do it on Friday evening? For local guests, at least, they may need to take off from work a little early, but not the whole day.

I'm having a Friday wedding starting at six so it won't be too bad because most people get off at five. Anybody else that have to take off have plenty of time to request off. @ Edwina Your wedding schedule sounds like mine excluding the BBQ because we are having a winter wedding. But we plan to relax with the OOT guests on Sat and leave for the honeymoon on Sun.

I was orginally going to get married friday may 18th 2012 but my mom made that POV and i said yea and my mom and i are decorateing the wedding the day before (friday now) and thursday i would be busy with last minute wedding day things and she would be with me and she also has to work throughout the week and it would be really hard for people(incueing my FH who is a chef, to get off) to attend when they are at work.... so i chose a saturday!!! but its ya'lls wedding and do what you want!!! do like miss Hattie J. make it later in the evening so their is no excuse for people to not attend!!!!

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I was orginally going to get married friday may 18th 2012 but my mom made that POV and i said yea and my mom and i are decorateing the wedding the day before (friday now) and thursday i would be busy with last minute wedding day things and she would be with me and she also has to work throughout the week and it would be really hard for people(incueing my FH who is a chef, to get off) to attend when they are at work.... so i chose a saturday!!! but its ya'lls wedding and do what you want!!! do like miss Hattie J. make it later in the evening so their is no excuse for people to not attend!!!!

I've shot some Friday weddings and usually the ceremony is a bit on the light side but by reception time it is packed.

Good luck!

We are having a Friday wedding. (NEXT WEEK!!!) For those travelling from out of town, it made no difference if it was Friday evening or Saturday, and for the locals, Friday evening was easy enough because the ceremony is at 7:15. We could've done it earlier (6:00), but we're getting married on 7/15 at 7:15. :-D Since we're just having dinner and not really a reception, time wasn't an issue either.

I don't think Friday weddings are tacky, however, they can be inconvenient for some guests. I think you should send out STD's, this way your guests have more than enough time to take off work, if they have to. I also think the later in the evening, the better. I would aim for a reception start time of 7:00 p.m. or later.

Jennifer B.....Woo Hoo! Congrats! I can't believe it is already here.

I'm having a friday wedding & nobody has expressed that it would be a problem with them coming. Plus if it saves you money then i say go for it!! I agree with your mom...it your wedding & the two of you should do what u want. The ones that truly matter will show up regardless!!

Friday weddings can be rough on guests. You can do it- but a few thoughts to consider...

Don't start before 7 (if even that early). I'll give you my situation, since it's fairly normal. I work until 5, then have to come home and get my kids. I'd have to come home, get my kids, get myself ready for a wedding from casual work attire, then get my kids dinner. Somewhere in there I also have to pick up a babysitter. Not to mention most people in my city drive at least 45 minutes to from work...

Sometimes people can take off a few hours early, but jobs that's not possible. Try to be considerate of guests/BRIDAL PARTY schedule.

Can you get a discount for a Saturday afternoon? Our venue had the same minimum (and discounted prices!) for Friday night as Sat afternoon. We went with Sat afternoon, feeling that that would be more convenient for people since we're asking more people to travel and then the wedding party doesn't have to worry about being there Thurs for the rehearsal and everything.

The one downfall that comes from Sat afternoon is how early I'm going to have to get up that morning... I refuse to wake up before 6 am even though the hair salon thinks I need more time! (They're crazy... my dress has a zipper and I'm low maintenance.) I'll have 3 hours to get ready... that should be plenty of time!

I think a Friday wedding is a little rough, but if people want to come, they'll get there. (Hey, we're hearing complaints about our 9:45 am ceremony 'cause we are trying to actually invite them all so we're having a 12-5pm reception an hour from the ceremony!) Not everyone will ever be happy no matter

What you do. If you don't want to cut your guest list, figure out when you can afford to have them all there and they'll be there if they can.

I am having a friday wedding. If that was a problem for any guests, they didn't have to come. But EVERYBODY has RSVP'd, yep, 100% attendance on a 3pm friday wedding. So go for it! And friday weddings are WAY cheaper! You can plan more for less!

I don't see anything wrong with a friday wedding. We are getting married on a Sunday simply b/c it's what we can afford. My theory is I'd rather have a nice wedding on Sunday (a day other than saturday) than a shoe string budget wedding on Saturday. I say go for it...if it's best for your budget, do it!

We are thinking of doin a Friday Wedding (havent set a date yet) because the venue that we are looking at is about $700 cheaper on a Friday vs. a Saturday and some vendors also will go cheaper to for a Friday.