Is a Thursday night wedding an issue?

If im a local, and travel isnt required i would attend. otherwise i may not, unless youre family or best friend

Ditto what MoonRide said. Unless you were family or my best friend, I would decline the invite.

I agree with MoonRide and Angel_D. However, my FH is flying to NY (then drive to CT) from NC, for a Monday wedding, I won't be going (but that whole thing is a long story).

I though, might be more inclined to go - I normally have half days on Thursdays and don't work Fridays. But not everyone has that luxury. (I get paid PRN and make my own schedule)

You may also have issues with people skipping the ceremony (due to work) and just coming to your reception, and/or leaving the reception early due to having to work. You're also inconveniencing your bridal party, if you plan to do a rehearsal the night before- not only will they have to take off work for your wedding, but also they may need to leave work early/take off to come to your rehearsal and dinner on Wednesday.

My friend is having a Thursday night wedding because it saved them a lot. Both him and his fiancee are from abroad and the majority of the guest are traveling, so for them it's not an issue. For the local guest, it's a bit inconvenient, but since he's a really good friend (he's a Bridesman in my wedding), it wasn't a question if we'd go or not. I'm not sure how I would feel for just a casual friend.

Same as the previous commenters - if you were family, a very close friend, or in the same city as me (and had a late enough start time), I'd attend. Anything else and if RSVP no.

We're going out of town to a Tuesday night wedding in December. I never get posts like this. Do people not go anywhere during the week. I mean we go to events on weekdays on a fairly frequent basis so the whole I'll only go to a wedding on Saturday is weird to me.

Because of peoples' work schedules and especially if travel is involved, it's going to add to the guest hassle factor and certainly reduce attendance. That would be a last resort IMO.

I would only go if I were local. I work 3 days a week nights so random midweek nights are no big deal for me, but FH probably would not be able to go.

The only way we would attend is if you were my absolute BFF or family.

Personally if I saw this I'd wonder if it was a typo. I could see it being done for a second marriage or a renewal of Vows more than the first.

I'm having mine on a thursday. Since everyone is flying in for my wedding my guest are taking the week off. You need to check in with your VIP's, the guests you know you definitely need and want to be there. Before booking anything I cleared my date with them, once they gave me the okay I booked. Yea it saved me a ton of money but you really have to make sure it will work for your guests. I got lucky.

A girl I used to be friends with had a Thursday wedding. She invited around 100 & only about 30 (including their large bridal party) showed. They told the dj to pack up around 9 because it was going nowhere. She actually spent majority of her reception crying in the bathroom. If it's a school night, that adds extra declines.

@Lawmom, I think the issue with a wedding on a weekday is the time commitment and that it is probably rarely really close by. It's something else if you go to your neighborhood bar for a drink or a concert that doesn't start till 8 or later.

@futuremrsdickenson that is SO sad...but also she really should have known to expect that.

Before you book it, I would check with your VIPs and make sure they could make it.

I would still come to a weeknight evening wedding with no problem if it wasn't out of town.

I think the success really depends on what you plan and what your expectations are. If you want a huge formal wedding with 300 guests, a Thursday night will not work out. If you have an early evening cocktail party for 50, you'll have better luck. It also depends on your crowd - is everyone in a big city where after work travel is an issue, or do you live in a small town where everyone can be there a half hour after work?

I had a Friday night wedding. Attendance was not impacted by it not being on the weekend, but a lot of people left really early.

I mean, it's better than Tuesday morning, but not much.

Dammit, @Slav! You stole my comment! :-)

I probably wouldn't go unless we were close. And how "in town" it was. 30 miles can take at least an hour where I live. Especially if you are doing a 5pm/6pm ceremony.