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MissToMrs.R
Dedicated September 2017

How many days to take off for the wedding?!

MissToMrs.R, on April 25, 2017 at 2:39 PM

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I am having the hardest time of deciding how many days to take off for the wedding. I currently only have Friday off for our Saturday wedding. Everyone is telling me I need more when our decorations are simple. The church may take us 30-45 minutes on Thursday and Friday I would have all day (till...

I am having the hardest time of deciding how many days to take off for the wedding. I currently only have Friday off for our Saturday wedding. Everyone is telling me I need more when our decorations are simple. The church may take us 30-45 minutes on Thursday and Friday I would have all day (till roughly 6 pm for the rehearsal and grooms supper). What is everyone's opinion on what's to little vs too much?!

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  • Ashley
    Devoted June 2017
    Ashley ·
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    Saturday wedding so I'm taking Thursday and Friday before, and Monday and Tuesday after. I will work for 3 days and then leave for honeymoon Smiley smile

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  • Becky-Jo
    Devoted May 2017
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    I'm taking half day on Thursday, May 4th and I won't be back to work until Tuesday, May 23rd. 2 week honeymoon! Can't wait!!

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  • Sept2017AKBride
    VIP September 2017
    Sept2017AKBride ·
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    I am taking the Wednesday before the wedding and will return after our honeymoon - a total of 10 days off work! I simply can't wait! I will be handing everything over to my DOC the end of August - however I will spend the days before with my guests who are coming from out of town. Brunching, nails etc. Our Wedding is on Friday and we are leaving early Sunday morning for our honeymoon.

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  • nolalishak
    Master June 2017
    nolalishak ·
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    Sunday wedding. Taking off thursday-monday. If it was in town I prob wouldn't have taken but monday

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  • ambrok
    Master October 2017
    ambrok ·
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    I typically hear brides taking Tues or Wed thru Fri off for Sat weddings. We are having a Fri wedding & I'm taking the whole week-of off...my thought is that it's a lot easier to 'give back' vacation days at work...then to ask off for more days on short notice.

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  • A Bride
    Super August 2016
    A Bride ·
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    Got married on a Friday, took the week leading up to it off and mon-tues the next week. I probably didn't need that much but wanted a nice little vacation from work, even if it was just to relax at home.

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  • Shelby_Erin26
    VIP September 2016
    Shelby_Erin26 ·
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    I had a Friday wedding and I took the whole week of the wedding off and then the following two weeks for the honeymoon. So a total of 3 weeks.

    Although I probably didn't NEED the whole week off I'm really glad I did. I didn't feel nearly as rushed as I thought I would and I would have been useless at work anyways.

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  • AshMar
    Master April 2017
    AshMar ·
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    My wedding is this friday. I am leaving work early tmrw, taking all of Thursday and friday off and all of next week off.

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  • Erin Wood
    Master July 2017
    Erin Wood ·
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    Friday. Then Monday we leave for honeymoon. Only taking the one day off for the wedding though. I hired people to take care of everything so there's no reason to take more time off.

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  • Anne
    Master June 2017
    Anne ·
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    I'm taking off 12 June-19 June because we are having our vacation with the kids during our DW.

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  • Tamara
    Super October 2017
    Tamara ·
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    My wedding is on Sunday so I m just taking Monday off. Any maybe Friday before the wedding.

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  • Dancingonwater
    Devoted August 2018
    Dancingonwater ·
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    Currently I have the whole month off

    I'm a teacher and it's the middleish end of my summer. The only thing up in the air still is summer school for 2018 since the length of it is decided in March (2018). This years summer school was extended by two weeks but! We never work Friday's summer school is always Monday thru Thursday

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  • Z_Runner
    VIP June 2017
    Z_Runner ·
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    I'm taking 3days off before and 1/2 time days the week after. My family will be in town and want to spend time w them

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  • duchess
    Super May 2017
    duchess ·
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    Taking off the thursday and friday before the wedding. Week after for the honeymoon.

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  • Kelly
    Super September 2017
    Kelly ·
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    I am just taking off Wed, Thurs, and Friday before the wedding and the Monday after. We aren't going on our honeymoon right away and our bachelor/bachelorette party is planned that Thursday before. I just want to make sure I have enough days saved up for when we do go on our HM.

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  • K
    Super July 2017
    Karen ·
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    I'm taking th-Friday but we're having it at home so I have a tent to decorate and other things to set up- I'd take more time but I've got a conference that week- I may be able to leave mid day on Wednesday.

    ETA- I may take time off the following week while some of our otg are around...

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  • C&N
    Super October 2017
    C&N ·
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    I'm having a Sunday wedding and taking Wednesday - Friday before off and 2 weeks after. I'm not anticipating many last minute details, but my mom and I are going to a hot springs spa Wednesday, then getting a few things for people coming into town.

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  • Victoria
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    Victoria ·
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    I'll probably take off Feb 17th through March 7th, for Bachelorette party, planning, wedding, and honeymoon!

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  • MrsDrum
    Master June 2017
    MrsDrum ·
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    My wedding is June 3rd and I am taking June 2nd-16th off for the wedding and honeymoon. I work M-F so it is 2 full work weeks plus 1 Friday.

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  • Vicki
    Master November 2017
    Vicki ·
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    My wedding is on a Saturday, November 4,2017. I'll probably take off the Wednesday before through the wedding (and the day after). That should give me time on Wednesday/Thursday to deliver any last minute decor/items to the venue, and get my nails and toes done. Friday is our rehearsal, so I may go to the hair salon Friday afternoon and get my hair blown out (4pm rehearsal with dinner to follow). And then... WEDDING!

    however, I will be back at work on the Monday after the wedding for a couple of weeks until our honeymoon! Smiley winking

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