Is a Mother's Day wedding a good idea?

We are doing a Mother's Day wedding, actually a pretty similar timeline to what you are considering too. I don't expect it to change our guests RSVPs much but if it does we are happy to have less people so it will be fine for us.

I personally did my best to avoid holidays/other celebrations because I'm selfish and didn't wanna share my day with a bunch of other people haha no shame

Hi Kelly, I think it is a horrible idea to get married on Mother's Day if you are planning to have flowers. I read from a magazine, you should avoid holidays such as Mother's Day and Valentine Day for your wedding. Simply because the florist could charge you more and be unresponsive since it is their busy holiday in regard to the demand. Hope this helps.

I personally wouldnt not go to a wedding if it was on mothers day just because it is mothers day. not having it til 2pm that still gives people the chance to spend the morning and have lunch with their mothers. i dont know too many people, while im sure there are some, that go all out for mothers day. i know for my mom, dropping by to say hi and spending an hour there with a 10$ boquet of flowers is perfectly sufficient to celebrate mothers day. i think itll be fine!

However, i do agree about the flowers, prices get jacked up around mothers day and valentines day and like someone said if youre planning to have a lot of flowers and flowers are a huge priory to you, i might avoid it. i'm sure theyre so busy that their full effort is not put into their work during busy times if u know what i mean. but if youre like me and could care less about flowers and are just having what is necessary, then go for it!

As a guest, I would probably not go to a wedding on Mother's Day UNLESS it was in the evening. I take my mom out to brunch for mother's day and go with her to the cemetery every year from like 11 to 2-3ish. If the wedding was at maybe 6-7 in the evening it might be more conducive to attend. I am with the others on flowers though - omg the markup is outrageous.

The flower situation may not be a huge problem since the venue supplies the centerpieces and the church I'm getting married in has a lot of flowers for Mother's Day already displayed so I figured I can take advantage of that and if I wanted more decoration, use ribbon of some kind or at the venue, use candles or something. I appreciate your input!!

I do weddings on Mothers' Day almost every year (and when I'm really lucky, it's my birthday too, though that doesn't really factor in, lol)

I agree; the flower thing is tough, your florist will be insane, and your venue may also be doing brunch. If you schedule it for later on, that should be fine.

I always make a point to mention mothers in my ceremonies, but especially on this weekend. (And fathers' day too...)

I would factor in how many of your friends are *new* mothers. . . at my age, a lot of my and FH's friends are celebrating their first mother's day this year and next, so I am sure a lot of them would decline (or would feel disappointed that they couldn't do something special for their very first mother's day as moms).

I wouldn't go to a Mother's Day wedding. Mother's Day is for spending with your MOTHER in my family.

For my mother's day wedding this is how we are handling the main concerns:

Flowers- My mom is growing flowers in her yard that will be in bloom and be use-able for our centerpieces. I have ordered silk bouquets but may go with live flowers after all but only a bouquet for me and my MOH. Our ceremony is in a garden, so there is not need for additional flowers. They include planters, and many other flowers in bloom right there.

Being a Sunday- the best thing I was told is that out of town guests book Fridays off work for a Saturday wedding, so booking the Monday off after a Sunday wedding is essentially the same thing.

The mother's getting to celebrate their day- We will find a way to honor all the moms that attend the wedding, especially our own. We are also having a very child-friendly wedding. I feel like kids really add to the fun and can be very entertaining.

Timing- We cooked my FMIL a breakfast brunch this morning and then had a visit with my mom afterwards. All our mother's day activities were done by about 2pm, so having our ceremony at 2pm should work fine next year. I wanted a 3pm ceremony but the venue is a little sticky on times.

One other thing to consider as a reason to NOT have a mother's day wedding s due to the number of college graduations that day/weekend.

Maya brought up a good point. I didn't even think about that. Hotel rooms could be booked up if your venue is somewhat near a college.

Actually our venue will be at a nice hotel and it's near like 3 major colleges but luckily the graduation weekend is the end of May... The 24th. We originally wanted that day but had to change due to graduation and we had other possible dates that didn't work out so we are closing in on 2 dates. Didn't realize one fell on Mother's Day until today so I'm trying to get opinions which is a big help.

I dont see nothing wrong with a mother day wedding next year. Maybe u could do it around mid evening. U know your family and friends better then any of us. Ppl will come if they reallt want to enjoy your special day. Some may look at it as a nice time for a party to enjoy themselves.

If you ever become a mom, you will get gypped out of one of the occasions for years to come.

As a mother myself, I would not attend a Mother's Day wedding.

I would not have a Mother's Day wedding. Most people want to spend it with their moms and you also have to think of people who travel to see their mothers. They would not make your wedding.

I'd be fine with it.

Our wedding being a family event actually makes people more likely to see their mothers because they will be traveling from various locations and it will bring everyone together.

Also, Mother's Day is always a Sunday so the date changes and our anniversary will only be Mother's Day every 7 years.