Weekday Wedding

If people want to make it, they will. I know someone who had a Thursday wedding and from the looks of her pictures, it certainly wasn't lacking guests or fun

It's your day. The people who matter the most will be there.

If someone I loved was getting married, having it during the week would certainly not keep me from being there!

Yes weekday weddings people will decline because that means they can't take off work the next day or will take the kids out of routine. People make time for what they want so those who can make it will. Don't change your date if you are happy with.

My wedding is on a Monday! It’s a long story but all I can say is it works for us! Those who want to be there will make it happen and we have a good number of 153 confirmed!

Mine was on a Tuesday! But it was a DW with our parents. I second PP, if people to make it and care enough about y'all, they will make it.

If I was travelling from out of town I would be alittle annoyed that I would have to take off Wed/Thurs/Fri for your wedding, but I may also be glad that you gave me an excuse to take a little vacation, so who knows.

It would honestly depend on my relationship to you, and the specifics of what I would have to do to get there.

I would not be thrilled to be invited to a weekday wedding. I'd only go if it was a family member or extremely close friend.

I am having mine on a Friday, which I personally like better. It gives the guests their full weekend, plus an extra day or two off for the day of/before the wedding if they are able to doesn't hurt the price is lower too!

Thursdays are becoming pretty common. I think it's easier for people to attend Thursday and Friday weddings when they are over the summer. Ours is a Friday in July!

If your invited guests have enough notice, then it won't be an inconvenience at all. Don't let naysayers make you second guess your choice. Have fun on your big day!

My wedding is on a Thursday. We picked the date first, then found out a happy coincidence was that everything was way cheaper. We knew pretty much 95% of guest list is from out of state so if they came they would have to take time off anyway. It is also mostly family or restaurant people who are off during the week anyway, so it works for us. So far the only people who have declined were going to anyway (older relatives that can't travel but who would be terribly offended if not sent an invite) with only one person commenting on the day.

Mine will be on a Wednesday. It's a DW anyway so people will be going for around a week so it didn't make a difference for us.

I have two friends that had weekday weddings, both were on a Wednesday - one was a teacher and wanted Thurs/Fri off for MEA and the other did it for budget reasons and a bank holiday was the next day (Columbus Day?) and it was less PTO.

Have it on a Thursday!! Enjoy your day!

I haven't been to one but my parents recently went to a Thursday wedding for their friend's daughter. It had a normal decline rate and everyone stayed to the end. I know that there is a poster on here who had a Thursday wedding and from the pictures it looked like there was a ton of people all having fun. Have your wedding on the day that works best for you.

I went to a Thursday wedding a couple of years ago and while it kind of threw me at first, we made it work and it wasn't as big an inconvenience as I thought it would be. FH and several members of his family did have to either take off from work or leave work early but they would have had to do the same if it was a Friday, which is very common now. We were planning on leaving a little early because FH had to be up early for work the following day but we ended up staying the whole time and leaving when the reception ended at 11.

If that's the date you want, then stick with it. The important people in your life will make whatever date you pick a priority and show up.

@TanishaC no matter how much notice I had, a Thursday wedding would still be an inconvenience.

I'm having my wedding on a wednesday. We are having a small wedding of about 60 at our church. The reception will be there too and its dry so folk won't have any probs going to work the next day. Our plan is to be done by 830pm. Wednesdays are our bible study night so half the ppl will already be there as they have been invited. No need to go home to change. For us we know our crowd and they will get a full dinner...So no need to go home and cook...win-win. Having it this night saved us thousands with our vendors.

It's one of those things where you have to know your guests. For us, about 85% of our guests are coming in from out of state, and most of those have over a 3 hour drive and at least a quarter have to fly. All 3 groomsmen have to fly, and all but one of my bridesmaids need to drive pretty far. So, as it is, even with us getting married on a Saturday most of the bridal party and probably also the people with long flights will need to take Friday off work (our rehearsal will be Friday evening so the bridal party will need to be in town by Friday late aftrrnoon). If we did a Thursday wedding that would likely mean many guests and BP would need to take off Weds, Thurs and Friday. I know at my job taking off 3 consecutive days isn't really an option so I wouldn't be comfortable asking that of my guests. But if most people are local it probably isn't a big deal.

So I really wish people would stop saying if they want to be there and they matter they will make it work. I get paid hourly and as a contract employee I DO NOT get PTO. So for me to make this work I would have to work extra M-W so I could leave early Thursday to get ready/travel and have buffer space in case I don't make it in at 6 am Friday. It truly is inconvenient, I know because I did it for my own wedding. Not everyone gets PTO and not every job will always give you a day off that you request.