Wedding date during Advent & Hanukkah?

Try asking your invited guests if this will be a problem, and that you'd like to know in advance so you can make your adjustments.

I'm Catholic. I think it more depends on what time of day your wedding is. Advent entails going to regular Sunday service. That is all. Hanukkah is a festival, not a holiday, as my Jewish friends like to remind me. Typically more an early evening/dinner celebration

You should ask the Catholic and Jewish people on your invite list. They are the only ones who will be able to tell you for sure what their priorities would be.

I grew up Catholic and I don't think it being Advent would prevent someone from going to a wedding.

It's not really the venue's responsibility to tell you about stuff that may not even matter to you. My venue didn't tell me the reason my Saturday in October was still open was because it was Homecoming at the local university that day, so no one local would book a competing event that day. But that only impacted maybe two people on my guest list, so it didn't matter.

As long and no one on you guest list celebrates these holidays it shouldn't be problem.

If you have guests who celebrate Hanukkah they might not come but I’d check first with guests before getting worried. And Catholic Advent? I was raised Catholic and that means nothing to me so I don’t think it’s a commonly celebrated day.

As a catholic, it wouldn’t bother me to attend a wedding during advent. Really it’s just attending church in the morning. I think this would more so affect those that celebrate Hanukkah.

I don’t think for most people these are heavily celebrated dates. For Catholics, they may make an extra effort to get themselves to church that Sunday, but usually people who care about such things would be going to church anyway. As for Hanukkah, I’m not Jewish, but for most people I know, it’s not that big of a deal either. They may plan to have some latke and light a menorah but it’s not a high holiday.

I’m Jewish and celebrate Hanukkah every year, but I’m not super religious so I celebrate with my family when we can and it’s not always the first night. I would definitely go to a wedding on Hanukkah. If you have religious guests maybe ask them if they’d attend.

I was raised Catholic and my husband was raised Jewish. Neither one of us would skip a wedding, no matter what our relationship to the couple, for the first night of Hanukkah or advent. To us, they really aren’t important “holidays.”

Not an issue for Catholics, no different than mass on any other Sunday. Chanukah might be an issue for some people who celebrate as a family. I don't think the venue needed to let you know. I checked my date beforehand for conflicts with Chinese New Year and Football.

Thanks for all the replies. I know the venue isn't obligated to tell me, I was just oblivious to these things.