Weekday Wedding

Exactly! People that want to be there will. We have people saving vacation days and planning to take two days off so they can be there all day and not worry about the next day, so they can stay and do other stuff if they choose.

Noooooo. Unless the full guest list is local I say stick to fri/sat/sun.

Hi not sure if someone already suggested this or not. We are doing a Wednesday wedding next year on the day before thanksgiving we figure most people have the next day off and are having just our closest fam and friends there anyway. We got a great deal on the venue. Good luck!

I don't love it.

I think the weekday wedding is fine if it suits you guys. My sister had hers on a Thursday and it was already a pretty small wedding and a lot of people still came. Just be prepared for people to complain about it because people complain about everything.

In my opinion, I think having a celebration of the wedding is a bit strange. Unless there is a really good reason to wait that extra year, like a family member or close friend being out of the country or something, it seems kind of a bit much. Kinda gives the message "hey, look at us, we got married a year ago but we want to still get attention!" Not saying that's what you're doing, but I'm currently experiencing first hand being close to a couple that has extended their engagement for 2 years, it'll be 3 1/2 when they finally get married, and it feels like they keep finding ways to get attention and remind everyone that they're getting married (it's getting tiresome). I'm also experiencing knowing a couple who has been engaged for a year and a half (and apparently getting married next June according to Facebook, although they haven't told us yet) and they're just now throwing themselves an engagement party. It's all coming off as a little "look at me look at me." But if it's something that you're doing because it makes sense to a good portion of your friends and family, go for it!

I would go to a weekday wedding but I probably wouldn't stay past 8.

I think it depends on your particular situation on the guest turnout. My fiancee and I don't have any family that lives in our state. Our relatives that live the closest would have to drive six hours to get here or fly- so essentially they'd have to make a point of taking a trip to come to our wedding and I understand that we might have an oddly low amount of family at our wedding (add in the fact that we're a same sex couple and it drives that even lower). BUT neither of us have typical 9-5 Monday through Friday jobs and generally our friends don't either- we're planning a weekday wedding and we're probably going to have more friends there on a weekday than if it was the weekend because it's so much easier to get a random Tuesday off than a Saturday.

@Gymrat Preach! I'm so tired of hearing about it.

Thanks you guys for the suggestions and the input!

We are mainly waiting for a reception for cultural and religious purposes. We don't have to wait a year but I'd want it to because of the significance of the date, that's the main reason why it's those two days. Everyone is very local and close and it shouldn't be a problem. I already know we'll get some backlash but I can care less. If it all works out then great, if not, no biggy. But I'm happy to hear I'm not the only one that's had the idea and appreciate all the feedback and advice !