Is it a bad idea for your wedding day to be on a weekday?

Is August a fall month where you live? Tuesdays are a very tricky day for a wedding. What about a Friday? Might not be on your dad's birthday but whatever day you get married on will be special.

Well, August 22nd is summer and not an autumn wedding.

ETA: As long as you do not mind having most of your guests rsvp no and others will have to leave early, then a Tuesday is okay.

Personally, I wouldn't do it. Make your wedding its own special date! If you want a weekday discount, look into a Thursday.

You can have a Tuesday wedding if that is what you really want but just expect a lot of declines.

A Tuesday wedding will likely require your guests take some time off work (at least a half day), will have a different vibe, and have a higher decline rate. If I did attend a Tuesday wedding, I would likely leave right after dinner. If you are hoping for a party vibe, I would strongly advise against a Tuesday wedding.

To answer your question, a Tuesday wedding is a bad idea. You can get away with a Friday, but Tuesday is in the middle of the week. People will not want to travel and even if they don't have to travel, they have work.

Also, why would you want to get married on your dad's birthday? If you said it was your anniversary or something that would make more sense. A parents birthday seems like a strange day to plan your wedding for.

And, if you are into fall colors, you should plan a wedding in October or November when the leaves are changing. August is still summer.

My dad passed away @MrsWalters

And yeah, I figured the same thing. It's okay, I'll probably stick to my original plan. Thanks ladies .

I am sorry to hear about your father, and think you should certainly find a way to honor him at your wedding.

August is hot as hell and still very much summer where I live. It's actually the hottest month of the year here. Like others have said, be prepared for a lot of declines. I considered a weekday wedding because it was over $1000 cheaper but it meant doing things a completely different way from how I envisioned.

Well in my town, it gets cold really early on in the year, and then freezes after october. I don't want a super freezing wedding, but I wanna be able to wear makeup without sweating it all off lol (: . Thank you ladies for your input .

Depends on the vibe you want for your wedding. A lot of people will decline and a lot of people will leave early if they do come. If you are trying for a quick after work ceremony followed by dinner and that being the end of it then it could work. But if you are wanting a night of dancing and drinks then it would be best to do it on the weekend.

That also seems like having it on that day may give your wedding some sad undertones. I know DH still gets sad around his dads birthday

Thank you, and I'll maybe compare the pros and cons more closely and decide which is better once I have a more detailed idea of what each date would hold. And I plan to, @ali , I'm going to set up a seat in the front for him, complete with his picture and his hat, and some roses, with a cute nametag. Even if it's not gonna be held on his birthday, I will make sure he's remembered <3 .

August is definitely a summer month. You won't get fall colors if that's what you're looking for. Where are you from OP? I'm in upstate New York and we just started seeing fall colors early October. If you get early foliage, though really not sure how this happens any earlier than early October, I would go for September. No matter where you are, August is hot as hell.

If it's more about honoring your father, there's plenty of ways you can do that at your wedding!

Here's another con: Your wedding date could possibly be the first week of school or last week of summer, and so if you have any guests with school-age children, they may not come or stay long.

The only weekday I'd be ok with going to a wedding is Friday.

I probably wouldn't be able to or even want to make it to a wedding any weekday other than Friday. Consider your guests who have to travel. Not everyone can talk endless days off work.

August is summer, not fall.

August is summer.

We do weekday weddings all the time; the last one (besides Thursdays and Fridays) was a Monday in August. They invited 150 guests and had like 20 declines, no more than any other day.

All these discussions fail to take into account schedules other than M-F, 9-5; there are plenty of teachers out there who COULD make a 6:00 local wedding on a Tuesday. We've done DJ's, chefs and actors on Mondays. It really doesn't matter when you schedule your wedding, there will people who can't come or don't want to invest the time or money to do so. And if that't the case, that's the case.

Your money will get you far more on a weekday than a weekend. Which is a real bonus for the people who choose to join you.

Tuesday's are hard because lots of people will have to leave work early then probably take off Wednesday

Most places in the U.S. don't have "fall color" in August. Even Maine and Vermont doesn't start until September. Also Tuesday would be really tough for people, unless your whole guest list lives in the town you're getting married in. Most can't take off Tuesday and Wednesday, although August might be before "school" starts in your area. If you pick a Tuesday, be sure you're okay with some (or maybe a lot) people not being able to come.