Weekday Wedding?

We looked into doing a weekday weeding. But we decided on having our reception on a Saturday from 12-5pm. This is also cheaper.

I do have a same opinion. A weekday wedding would be a good idea as it can save money. Reception could be done the following saturday.

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I'm getting married on a Thursday!! (mostly because our honeymoon runs from friday to friday) I had a hard time making deciding what to do as well. I figured the people who really want to be there (the ones you really care about being there) will be there regardless of it being on weekend or weekday. Also I wanted to try and beat some of the summer bride hustle and bustle that happens on weekends at our wedding location. Honestly I think if it does cut the cost significantly to have your wedding on a weekday then it would be well worth it. But it's all up to what you want out of your wedding-- it's you and your fiancee's day!!

Most of the venue prices we looked at, the sunday morning prices were the same as a weekday night. A sunday morning would be a lot more convenient for your guests than a weekday wedding.

Thursday or Sunday, either could work, and I have even done full formal weddings on Wednesdays!! (several not just one or two) Perhaps talk to some of the family members and close friends who you know WILL be there, and get their input. If folks will have to work on Friday, perhaps a Sunday morning would be better. By the same token, if the Sunday is say before Labor Day or Columbus Day and people have off on Monday, that might be better.

Thursdays seem good--like LU says, people coming from out of town would probably have to miss a day or two anyway.

I am having a Wednesday wedding. Getting married in Vegas with only a few people who will be vacationing at the same time, so it wasn't a big deal for our guests. Thursday and Sunday weddings are becoming very popular because they are less expensive.

I like Sunday, just because people won't be as stressed. But then again, I know a lot of stressed out people! :0

I think if you schedule it at 6pm or thereabouts, people will attend regardless since it is your big day and you only do this once.

But of course, be prepared for a few complainers, but then you will know who is a bit more self-centered in your life.

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BTW, keeping your budget at 10K and below is a SMART move.

Good for you and much luck too!

Congrats!!!

I PICKED MY DATE WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT DAY IT WAS BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE A THURSDAY. IT HAS ACTUALLY WORKED OUT PRETTY GREAT BECAUSE THERE ARE NEARLY NO WEDDINGS EVER HELD ON A THURSDAY AND DECEMBER IS THE SLOWEST MONTH IN ADDITION TO THAT SO WE ARE GETTING DOUBLE THE DISCOUNTS. GOOD THING TOO CAUSE MY BUDGET IS ONLY 3000

OH AND SORRY ABOUT THE CAPS MY KEYBOARD ISN'T ACTING RIGHT.

I think weekday weddings are fine. If people want to come they will come no matter what. I also think if having a nice wedding on a weekend is important to you, it can be done. You could consider cutting the guest list. Also, look for "unexpected" but awesome venues. We are getting married at the University and had a friend do the same last year. A public university could have many classy and elegant locations for CHEAP. Although based on your date, you might be too close to graduation. And this is just one example of an unexpected but awesome venue. The difference for us to get married on a weekday versus Saturday evening was $700 or $1300. For us, the extra $600 was worth it and we capped our guest list at 125 to make up for the money. We also have a $10K budget and are doing good sticking to it.

Also, I'm in Denver/Boulder, which may be way cheaper than where you are!

Just curious- would it be like a regular 5 hour reception? I have been to a friday night wedding and that was fine, but I would think that a m-th wedding that started at 6 would be shorter right?

We are both church goers and alot of our friends and family would be more upset about a Sunday morning wedding than a weekday evening one.

Thanks so much for all the imput you have given.

jlm, some of the reception areas are over 1000 dollars cheaper when you schedule an event during the week. And of course any $ we can save is another dollar in the pocket!

Deirdre, I think the reception might be a little shorter (3 or 4 hours instead of 5) just because it would be on a weeknight.

There you go, $1,000 cheaper! Plus a shorter reception= less dj time, less photog time less alcohol, I guess that would definitely save you more money than a Sunday wedding then

My church only allows weddings on saturdays so we were kinda stuck right there, so to make up for it we are getting married in November which I guess is the off-season for weddings! Good Luck

Congrats on the engagement!

I got married on May 12 last year on a tuesday! My wife and I had bought a house and didn't have a huge budget, and it fell on our dating anniversary.

We had over 120 guest on our tuesday wedding. Great DJ, 90 percent of the guests stayed until the end at 10:00.

Our wedding was beautiful, and I have people always telling me how much fun the reception was, and how it was the best wedding they had ever gone to.

Your Guest will come- the biggest thing that will make or break any reception is your entertainment. If we didn't have a good DJ then it wouldn't have been a good reception.

Thats my personal and professional opinion.

Good Luck! If you need any help let me know!

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I'm sure plenty of guests will come to a weekday wedding. Just be aware that while they may be happy to come, they may leave earlier from the weekday reception than they would if it were a weekend wedding. So as long as your okay with having a reception that will be winding down around 10 p.m. instead of midnight, then I'm sure you can have a beautiful weekday wedding. Best of luck!

Do what works for you and your budget. If you do a weekday wedding do it later in the evening and be sure to send your std's out so your guests can plan ahead. Also make sure it doesn't happen around any holidays and community events.