Memorial Day Weekend

I go away every weekend for Memorial Day. So unless you're my sister, I probably wouldn't attend.

I would try and move it if you can. Or keep it that weekend, just be prepared for people not to be able to make it due to vacation.

My wedding was the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend and it didn't have a negative effect on RSVPs. The party was just our wedding (:

For some it might make travel easier since they'll have an extra day off work.

Have you booked your venue?

My wedding was the sunday of memorial day weekend. We only had 20 people unable to attend.

We haven't booked the venue yet, that is when i realized the weekend lol. my sis was saying same thing about guests already making plans for vacation and it would give them a weekend to have a vacation (pro) but flip side they plan to go away (con) lol so frustrating lol. i am thinking of just moving it to weekend before the 19th or the 5th. just need to be decisive and sure lol

IMO I would move the date, since you aren't committed to it yet. If you have a lot of OOT guests travel fees will be increased during that weekend due to the holiday.

Memorial day weekend (as from the Tuesday before until the actual Monday) was our busiest weekend this year and probably will still be at the end of the year. I had a wedding every single day including Monday (and two on Saturday). None of those weddings were noticeably sparse in attendance.

I even had two at Jersey shore and the legendary GSP traffic was light. I don't know what travel would be like for people trying to fly, but it was me and I had a normal life, I'd just make a mini vaca out of it.

I don't think Memorial day is really as big a deal as people make it out to be. Here in NJ at least, the water is still too cold to go in, the kids are still in school.

And frankly, if people don't want to plan around your wedding, they can just rsvp 'no'. Memorial comes every year.

I don't do shit for holidays other than Christmas, Mother's/Father's Day, and Thanksgiving so I would go to a wedding on any other holiday.

I dont think you should move the date.

Well at least you know before booking. Your venue availability is going to have a big impact on your date. I'd start looking asap if you're planning on May 2018.

Not everyone you invite will be able to attend, so focus on VIPs and don't worry about the rest.

I wouldn't move it. When my younger brother got married 17 years ago it was on the Thursday of Memorial Day weekend and they had over 150 people in attendance! If people want to be there, they will be there.

We booked the Sunday night of Memorial Day weekend. We only had a 1-year engagement and every Saturday night - spring through fall - was already booked, at our dream venue. Plus, I have relatives who had to travel and wouldn't have considered taking a day off to attend (despite my family taking days off, to attend their kids' weddings).

As it ended up, Sunday nights were around $50 less per person, than Saturday nights, so we added on more cocktail hour food and were able to host more guests. We invited 250 guests - all age 21 and up - and 225 attended. The venue was about an hour from the beach/shore, so a few dozen guests went to the shore Thursday night, came back up to the wedding, and went home for Memorial Day picnics.

I would think the weekend of May 19th might coincide with college graduations and June 5th with high school graduations. It's always something ...

Hello possible wedding date twin lol we were worried about that too but our venue said they see Memorial Day weekend weddings every year. We will have to see what the turn out is!!

Also as a heads up, some of your vendors may charge more since it's a holiday weekend. Only our DJ charged extra, but it is something to think about. We specifically picked that weekend because H's family had to travel so they had an extra day.

Date twin (maybe)!! None of our family members or FH's family members generally really do anything for Memorial Day anyways and all of my family will be OOT so it gives them some extra time to travel. So far we have not been charged extra for anything but I still need DJ, linen rental, and caterer (we are doing a BBQ place so we can't book this far out).

We attended a wedding this Memorial Day weekend , lots of traffic such a headache

It depends on your guests. We specifically choose sunday of labor day for a couple of reasons

1. Traveling for OOT guests will be easier. People don't have to take off of work if they don't want to on friday, and can fly in on either saturday or sunday morning. (though if they choose to fly in on friday that is perfectly fine too). Then since our wedding is on sunday people will also have monday form the long weekend to travel home if they don't want to take the extra day off tuesday.

2. Labor day is the last weekend for summer before people go back to school in our area. Because of this any "traveling" is local to amusement parks or the shore. If anyone has plans the one day of our wedding can certainly be worked around. The shore will still be available saturday or monday, and because the most common thing for people in my circles to do is BBQ, anyones BBQ can be had either saturday or monday as well. And in my opinion if someone would rather not move their BBQ from sunday just to attend my wedding then thats fine. My VIPS will definitely be there.

1. Local guests don't have to take extra time off work if they don't want to. Even if they have to work on monday for whatever reason the venue is local enough and the party will end early enough for everyone to get home reasonably if that is what they choose

Basically TLR: You have to decide what is best for you and your guests. If that is the day you want/have paid for and your VIP guests are good with it then go for it! In my opinion weekends like Memorial day/Labor day/Columbus Day are heavy travel weekends for LOCAL travel. People drive to the shore or to an amusement park at most they go a couple of hours away or they stay home and have BBQs and so it isnt hard for them to give up those plans for one year or adjust them. And if their yearly plans are more improtant to them then being with you on that special day then they probably aren't a VIP and you will probably get to save some money !

Hi Lisa! I'm getting married the Saturday of Labor Day weekend. I know it's not the same but as a holiday weekend, so far, it hasn't been an issue.

We found out after we secured our venue that FFIL and his GF go to a festival every year on Labor Day Weekend but they graciously skipped it this year and didn't tell us until after we were locked in, haha.

Every vendor I've talked to so far says holiday weekends are some of our most popular. We gave our guests six months notice and actually had a lot of out of state guests start booking long weekends in CA as a mini vacation. We've also received around 80 people RSVP back and only nine of those people are a "no" so far.

IMO, if you like the weekend, I would keep it. There is no one weekend where EVERYONE will be able to make your wedding.

If you don't have a venue, you don't have a date. Memorial Day weekends are going to be expensive and hard to book, especially since you're less than a year from that.

I wouldn't have an issue with attending a wedding on Memorial Day weekend.