New Year's Eve wedding '18 thoughts?

I'd definitely go to a NYE party if it was hosted well! Full open bar, midnight countdown, etc. awesome DJ! Especially if it was hosted at a venue that was a hotel or with hotels super close, I hate driving on NYE!

My friends got married on NYE last year.

My advice, don't do it outside, even in Florida. We were up in the panhandle and it was 52 degrees and rainy that night.

I've always been pro NYE wedding!

The time of year might actually make travel harder for any OOT guests, especially if they travel for Christmas the week before. Holiday travel is much more expensive than travel at any other time. My family declined a NYE wedding when we would have gone at another time because of the inflated plane tickets. Hotel rooms can be more expensive as well.

I agree with @FMC that I would expect a high level of hosting for NYE, more so than on other weekends.

We went to one and I don't think we'd ever do it again. The hotel, parking, breakfast the next morning, etc. were all $$$. Now that we're parents, babysitters are difficult to find, for NYE. And EXPENSIVE! We go to a family friendly advent at a dear friend's house. It's been a 25 plus year tradition.

I have been to 2 NYE weddings. One was even a surprise. Everyone was invited to a formal party that turned out to be a wedding. They were both great.

A New Years' Eve party hosted by someone else? What's not to love?

We attended a nye wedding and had a blast. It was black tie event and every one enjoyed themselves.

Very very hard pass on NYE for me, because my husband and I have standing plans. Also, it's very expensive, you'll need to provide food and drink past midnight, and travel is insane.

So i would LOVE to have a NYE wedding BUT, my friend who's going to a NYE wedding says she is upset she's not getting a plus one, especially because it's a holiday. My FH says a NYE wedding would be awful because you're making people give up their holiday for your wedding.

I would love to go to a NYE wedding but i can see the downfall. You're asking people to spend a holiday without their family/friends besides your own family

My sis got married on NYE. It was fantastic! Her venue was a hotel which totally helped. Almost the entire guest list came, many many OOT. The ceremony was a little later than normal, as was dinner, but the party lasted til 2 am, and at 10min to midnight, the band stopped so everyone could go outside and see fireworks. (Our town does them every year.) It was awesome!

It would highly depend on who was having the NYE wedding. It would so pricey to travel and hotel prices always go way up, but DH and I would be happy to celebrate with a couple we really loved no matter what the date.

I'm very biased in these. It's a hard no from me. My fh was forced to work a NYE wedding at his previous job when they were normally closed that day. He didn't get home until 4am because they wanted to keep the party going. I was livid.

I don't mind an NYE wedding but I expect it to be an impeccably well hosted event.

Flights to S. Florida in December are gonna be crazy expensive. I got married in Nov in West Palm and they were already going up.

Not under $175 a plate but I got married at the Marriott Singer Island and it's gorgeous. Highly recommend looking at it.

I think it really depends on your guest ages. If they have children this may make it difficult if you don't want children there or want it to last till after midnight. I'd think of that

I think you have to know your crowd. NYE falls on a monday next year too. I work in a hotel and don't have the pleasure of automatically getting holidays off. With low seniority on my team it would be a no from me. I guess you kind of have to see if people who do work can take off. You also have to be okay with people missing it due to previous plans, work, or how hard it is to travel during that time of year.

FH and I would really try to go to a NYE wedding if cost permits. We're very low key and spend the holiday with just the two of us anyway, so why not? But it would have to be either local or with a hotel, which is already expensive. (FH and I are going on honeymoon **** and that isn't cheap!!!) It depends on your guest list and if you care if certain people decline because of cost or family.

I would go to one if invited, and if given plenty of notice. I'm always off work automatically between Christmas and New Year's, and I don't get a lot of other PTO, so I often plan vacations then. So I would be more than willing to travel for a wedding at that time, or to stay in town for one if it's local, as long as I did t already have a trip somewhere else booked. If I'm not travelling I don't really ever do anything on NYE anyway so I think it would be super fun to have plans!!! Lol. But if I were you I would definitely make it end way way before midnight.....like have it be a day wedding and end by 6pm so guests can go elsewhere for countdown festivities, or have it end after midnight and ring in the New Year. Also, I would say open bar is an absolute must since most NYE celebrations at hotels and restaurants that many people would be attending if they weren't at your wedding include it. And I would make it a formal affair since most people like to dress up super glitzy on NYE even if they're going to a house party. Have fun if you do it....i think it sounds greatA

Honestly, if you're concerned about $175 per person, you're probably not ready to host a NYE wedding. If you commit to doing it, you need to do it right, which means an amazing cocktail hour, full open bar, a delicious multi-course dinner, followed by late-night snack and alcohol past midnight. Everyone should have a plus one, even if that means they bring a random date or friend. You also need to tip your vendors generously. It all adds up.

NYE weddings are expensive, if done right. That's why most of us don't do it.

I agree totally with Elizabeth and Kristin T. too. If you're going to do it, be prepared to spend a LOT yourself. Not just for the guests to spend money. Either keep the guest list super small or save until you can afford a really lit party. Make it count.

I love the idea and initially wanted a NYE wedding. However, after talking to VIPs I realized that many have family traditions and long standing plans that they were reluctant to break.

I decided against it for that reason. I want all our nearest and dearest present. So I choose 3 days before Christmas, another favorite time of year for me

I say check with guests before proceeding and be ready to spend. This should be immaculately hosted.