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Devoted October 2018

Pros/cons of a Friday wedding?

Caitlin, on May 28, 2018 at 5:01 PM Posted in Planning 1 11

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Hello everyone!

Due to an issue with our venue, we may have to find a new one. Our wedding has been set for October 20 of this year. There is a beautiful venue that was just built right up the street from my house that is 1/3 the price of our current vendor. However, they do not have 10/20 available but have Friday, 10/19. I was thinking that hopefully the day before would be an easier change on the wedding party and vendors (*fingers crossed*) but I am nervous about having a Friday wedding. The venue change is totally out of my control so I would hope no one would be mad at me.

I would love to hear pros/cons and from those who are having or have had a Friday wedding also. Any advice is appreciated! Trying to make the best out of a crappy situation!

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Latest activity by Liana, on May 30, 2018 at 2:47 AM

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jax · on May 28, 2018 at 5:13 PM
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Pros: still a weekend night, and people have the whole weekend after that night to recover, kick back, travel, etc.
People are ready to party.
Venues are typically cheaper on a Friday. If they give you the same price, you can always ask about making it cheaper.
Cons:
people might have to take the day off from work... but most are willing to/able to!
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Jessica · on May 28, 2018 at 5:17 PM
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Pros:
- Cheaper
- Those who matter the most to you will find a way to attend
- Might be easier to find vendors and work out any requests with them
- Extended weekeeeeeeend! Whadduuuup 🙌🙌

Cons:
- Some guests might decline due to work
- Out of state guests might have to lose a day of work
- Guests might be late due to work obligations and attend just the reception

Honestly, the day of the week shouldn't matter for you and your future spouse. Your guests might think otherwise.
As long as it's done in a reasonable time, I would definitely attend a Friday wedding! Sorry you had the issue with your previous venue, but when one door closes, two open up 😊 good luck!
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Kierstin · on May 28, 2018 at 5:18 PM
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We changed our date by a week (it wasn’t available for the date we wanted but we like the venue so much we were willing to change it. Then on a Friday was nearly 1000$ cheaper. So we made that decision to change it. If people can come that day and have the rest of the weekend great if they can’t we will miss them.
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Anna · on May 28, 2018 at 5:21 PM
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Pretty much what PP said! My cousin is having a Friday wedding due to venue being booked until 2 years out so instead of waiting she’s doing it on a Friday.
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rica · on May 28, 2018 at 5:30 PM
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It was important to us to have a Saturday wedding but I completely understand other people’s reasons for doing a different day. If that’s what works best for you, guests will make it happen. So many people in my family or friends don’t work a typical Monday-Friday job anyways, so sometimes saturdays are even convenient for a lot of people.
I went to a Thursday wedding recently and while it seemed inconvenient at first, it wasn’t a big deal at all. I knew the date for a year and was able to plan accordingly.
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Pirate & 60s Bride · on May 28, 2018 at 6:26 PM
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Pros:
* Better cost for you!
* Fun to party at a wedding on a Friday as a guest and *still* get the rest of my weekend to relax/get stuff done.
Cons:
* Out-of-town family/close friends would probably take a day off from work but if you have a LOT of out of town guests, expect a potentially low turnout.
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Fiona · on May 28, 2018 at 7:13 PM
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Before you make this date change I would talk to the vendors you do already have booked. Just because your change is only one day earlier doesn’t mean they haven’t already booked something for that day. Especially as we are only five months out! October is a popular month and a lot of vendors book fast. Especially photographers and DJs. And if you cancel these vendors you won’t get your deposit back usually (unless they’re super agreeable)

If they’re able to change to your date then I don’t see anything wrong with a Friday wedding. I’d prefer a Friday over a Sunday as long as the ceremony is later in the day. Good luck!
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Tabatha · on May 28, 2018 at 7:54 PM
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We're having a Friday wedding! The only con I could think of was that some people may not be able to take of work, but guests are given plenty of notice.

I'm looking forward to less traffic and for our vendors to (hopefully) be less busy.

ALSO, we have a lot of out of town guests and want to enjoy the weekend with them.
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Renee · on May 28, 2018 at 8:22 PM
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We decided on a Friday wedding so that we could add a day to our honeymoon. We have to come back early because my sons birthday happens six days after the wedding, and we wanted to be home the day before to be able to get things situated. We had to have an evening wedding so that everyone would be off work, but made sure guests knew it wasn’t formal. We’re doing fairy lights in the church and just hors d’ouvers for food because most people would have already eaten supper. Hoping to get some awesome sunset pics!
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Caitlin · on May 28, 2018 at 10:03 PM
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Thank you, everyone. I will definitely make sure my vendors are available and pray they are. I am so excited about every single one of them and would hate to lose anyone. Praying things work out!!! *fingers crossed*
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Liana · on May 30, 2018 at 2:47 AM
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This was said perfectly! 100% agree with pros/cons.
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