Wedding memorial weekend? Sunday?

My wedding is actually on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend this year. Our guest actually have told us they liked that we were having it on Sunday. It gives people time to come into town after work on Friday and they can leave on Monday (Memorial Day). We chose Sunday because of the long weekend and because our venue was cheaper on that date.

Not a fan of holiday weekend weddings to be honest, but it depends on where you are and how many people would need to travel. The only holiday weekend I've been invited to was a Labor Day weekend in Florida where the groom was from. Plane tickets were crazy high and almost none of the brides side ended up attending. If your guest list is mostly local though it should be fine. Run it by your VIPs firate of course.

I went to wedding that day last year. It was an afternoon wedding and everyone just left after dinner. There was an hour left to the reception and no one was left but the bridal party.

On the bright side. ..I loved having the next day off to relax since FH wa the best man and we did alot of running around that weekend

Well, I say GO FOR IT! But my wedding is ON Memorial Day, so I know I am in the minority. HAHA. If you do a holiday weekend, make sure you check your local event calendars and see if you can get information on traffic expectations and any events that could affect travel times, routes, parking, etc.

I wouldn't like it. My whole family is at the beach Friday-Monday every year and that would mean I'd have to leave at the latest on Sunday morning and it would cut my weekend with my family in half if I could even go at all.

I would attend!

We were thinking of doing the Friday of Memorial Day but didn't because it was so expensive and we didn't get any breaks on price for an off day. I think if you think your crowd wouldn't mind and wouldn't have to travel, it's a decent idea. I would stay away if your guests are mostly out of town.

We did the same thing. Only 10% declined. Those that went to the beach came back on Sunday, to attend the wedding, then stayed home for Memorial Day picnics. Our venue offered about a $50 per person discount, for Sunday night, so we were able to host more guests and offered them far better hospitality, than most guests had ever seen, at a wedding.

It's nice because everyone has the next day off.

And having it on a holiday weekend is fun! We are doing New Year's Eve

We are having ours on Saturday May 27th, we originally was having a destination wedding which worked best with everyone's work schedule but decided to do it locally.

Marleen P, date twins!!!

Mine is Saturday the 27th, many of our guests are totally okay with it. Most picnics tend to be Sunday or Monday. So why not have some Saturday fun too!

I'm in a Labor Day Sunday wedding this year and we've been invited to two holiday weekend weddings in the last few years. I'm personally not a fan because FI and I prefer to go on weekend getaways over long weekends. You also need to consider the increased cost for OOT guests to attend- airfare and hotels will likely be more expensive for them.

It makes NO difference what any of us think, only the brutal honesty of your VIPs. My nephew was married on the Friday evening of Memorial Day weekend a few years ago. Ad a guest I heard MANY nice comments about how nice it was to have the rest of the long weekend with the wedding being on friday. I think 2 things happened: 1. The asked for true brutal honesty from their guests and 2. They knew their crowd. They had an evening wedding with incredible attendance. The only thing that matters is asking for the brutal honesty of your VIPs.

This is one case where I would say PLEASE send out Save the dates or at least call all the people who are important to you about it, because a lot of people have long standing plans for that weekend.

Generally I don't like weddings on holiday weekends. First, hotels are expensive. Plus traffic. And not everybody gets the holidays off. FH is a manager and has to work Mondays, even if it is a holiday. That means he has to find coverage for the day and it is stressful for him.

Just be aware of where your guests are coming from and the cost to them for attending.

I agree. In this case you should send out STD's. Ours is on 4th of July weekend. So I made sure to send them

Mines in the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend, gives people an extra day to travel home.

Just send save the dates , if people want to go , they're make their Memorial Day weekend plans to go to your wedding . If it doesn't mean that much to them , then they will give an excuse and skip your wedding.

We are going to one this year. I think it's convenient to not have to take off work, but it may make hotel and travel costs more expensive.

Mine is also the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend. We sent out Save the Dates in October.