Opinions on a December Wedding

I love winter weddings! Just be mindful that some people may not be able to attend because it being close to the holidays but you know your crowd better than we do.

It’s it’s mostly local people I think it will be fine but I would still expect a higher decline rate than normal. If you have a lot of out of town guests that could make it difficult because it is one of the most expensive times of year to fly.

I think I am going to discuss it first with family. Everyone is local, Jersey for my family and Philly for FH. The ones that aren't are in Maryland and they NEVER miss a event. Thank you ladies.

Winter weddings, especially in Jersey, are tricky. You'll never know what the weather is going to be like. Potential bad weather might make guests not want to travel. Even more so if they have small children or elderly.

I love December weddings, especially because I just had one! Haha. I think that date is great because it’s not too close to Christmas but everyone is still in the Christmas spirit. Send out save the dates with plenty of time and the people who want to be there will be there!

View Quoted Comment That was on our mind too since the weather is so unpredictable. We may still run it by family to see how they feel. Everyone is local but I don’t want to have a higher decline rate if I can avoid it.

View Quoted Comment Yes! That is why we picked that date. It’s not too too close.


That is EXACTLY what my mom said. She said those that want to be there will come.

View Quoted Comment Yep! My mom always says “people do what they want to do” and I found with weddings and guests that is 100% true.

Enjoy planning a Christmas wedding! I just posted my BAM and I keep obsessing over my photos!

I think Winter weddings are so pretty. I think the further from Christmas (but still December) the better! As long as you give good notice people should show up!

We are having a wedding right after Christmas (1/4/19) and we’ve had no issues with people not coming. I think as long as there’s a week on either side people don’t seem to have much of an issue! Our winter wedding saved us SO much money, we got our first pick of vendors and I can’t wait!

View Quoted Comment Thank you! We definitely don’t want it too close to Christmas.

View Quoted Comment Perfect! Thank you so much for the advice! We aren’t set on that date yet but I know I want a winter wedding.

View Quoted Comment I could not recommend winter more highly, we can’t wait! It’s been easy to plan and so much cheaper. Go for what you want.

12/12/21 sounds like an awesome date! If most of your guests are less than 1 hour drive to your venue, you’ll probably be fine! I’d love to attend a winter wedding. ❄️

View Quoted Comment Thank you. We really want this. Winter means so much to us it just feels right to have a winter wedding.

View Quoted Comment Yes they are. Actually 95% of them are lol.

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Ooh, a winter wedding sounds so nice and cozy right now, Kelsey Brielle!! How is planning going, or are you taking a minute to breathe now that you've pushed back the date?