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Just Said Yes September 2019

Friday Weddings

TAYLOR, on July 24, 2017 at 11:51 AM Posted in Planning 0 51

SOOO. I'm trying to find a beautiful venue within our budget and we came across the fact that if we did it Friday night we would get a better rate. What do people really think of Friday night Weddings?

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Latest activity by Ifeoma, on August 1, 2017 at 8:11 PM
  • Ariel
    Devoted August 2017
    Ariel ·
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    I haven't gotten that many declines and mine is during the day on Friday. It's cheaper than a Saturday wedding for sure.

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  • T
    Just Said Yes September 2019
    TAYLOR ·
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    Thats so awesome to hear!

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  • S&J
    Master August 2017
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    Friday night weddings are popular where I'm from

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  • AAK
    VIP September 2017
    AAK ·
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    We're actually getting way more accepts with pleasure responses than declines for our Friday wedding. We are saving money too!

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  • Ms. B --> Mrs. L
    Super June 2017
    Ms. B --> Mrs. L ·
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    We had a Friday wedding. It wasn't any cheaper than a Saturday would have been. We didn't get any declines due to the day and we didn't have anyone come late. We started at 5.

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    Just Said Yes September 2019
    TAYLOR ·
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    Ladies thank you so much for putting my troubled mind to pass because it is absolutely terrifying planning this damn wedding

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  • FutureMrs.D
    Dedicated October 2017
    FutureMrs.D ·
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    I'm having a Friday wedding 10/13/2017. It's cheaper and everyone is making a weekend of it. Helps that we are having a Disney wedding so we can play in the parks the day after with family ??

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  • TheFutureMrsWalker
    Super August 2017
    TheFutureMrsWalker ·
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    We have a Friday wedding and we got very few declines.

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  • Red2018
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    Red2018 ·
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    We are having a Friday wedding and people are not mad about it when they realize it's a Friday. It did not make it any cheaper for us though.

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  • LibraryBelle
    Super January 2018
    LibraryBelle ·
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    I think it depends on where the majority of your guests live. Will they be traveling from OOT? Like others have said, for local people, expect that some will arrive late My MOH's was on a Friday out of town and she had between 40-50% of the guests decline. It also was a bit of a pain for the guests because people had to take 2-3 days (min.) off from work to travel to the venue. Pricing ended up being about the same, had she had it on a Saturday... except for HMUA, which were cheaper.

    I'd say it's largely dependent on your crowd and attendance expectations.

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  • Vanessasaurus
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    Vanessasaurus ·
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    We're doing it because it saves money and we want more of a party vibe than say a Sunday wedding! As long as you don't have a lot of OOT guests and start later, I don't see the issue!

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  • Honeybee
    Super December 2017
    Honeybee ·
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    My wedding is on a Friday!

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  • NinjaBride
    Super June 2018
    NinjaBride ·
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    We are having a Friday wedding! I have been to others and we didn't think it would be a problem. May have a few people not show for the ceremony but hopefully they can all make it. Starts at 6pm

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  • E
    Devoted October 2017
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    Like LibraryBelle said, I think it heavily depends on where most of your guests will be coming from. If I had to take off on a Thursday for travel I would probably have to decline the invite depending on how close I am to the person. Other than that you should be golden!

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  • cantwait4thedate
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    cantwait4thedate ·
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    My niece is having hers at 4 pm on a Friday, and I am just taking the day off.

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  • AK
    VIP July 2017
    AK ·
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    If you're looking for a party vibe, Saturday > Friday > Sunday. I know I'm more willing to let loose at the end of the workweek than the night before it starts.

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  • FutureMrs.L
    Master September 2018
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    We're looking at Thursday or Friday evening wedding. In our area it's cheaper by $**** to have a wedding on Thursday or Friday.. we're also having a small guest list, about 30 invites.

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  • Rachel
    VIP September 2018
    Rachel ·
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    Friday weddings are totally doable. You will have some declines for sure but that's true any day of the week!

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  • Anna
    Super October 2017
    Anna ·
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    We're having a Friday wedding, heard no qualms over it.

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  • Kelsey
    Beginner July 2018
    Kelsey ·
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    We're doing a Friday wedding a plus at our venue is they only have one wedding on Fridays but Saturdays they have multiple, and it's cheaper so why not!

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