Weekend wedding vs weekday wedding?

Fridays are super common now but I would avoid Mon-Thurs unless you are comfortable with a much smaller guest list because you could get a lot of declines.

We are having a friday wedding at 7pm and I got a really great deal with the venue for having it on Friday. I also got half off with my dj and saved a lot of money on my photographer as well. I also didnt have to worry about vendor availability for a friday.

If you have people that need to travel, don't do a weekday. People need time to get there and it's hard/unfair to ask them to take more than a day off for your wedding. Also, keep in mind the vibe of a weekday is going to be different. Most people will have to work the next day so it probably won't be a late party/dancing event. But maybe that's a know your crowd thing.

Don't do a weekday. Such a headache with any traveling, work and school obligations.

It can work for DW, if people plan to take some time off anyways to travel. I do agree the guest list would be significantly smaller.

It depends how many people have to travel and their age range and responsibilities. Young people without kids from nearby will party with you on a Thurs, your aunt with two little kids who has to miss work will not.

I'm doing a Thursday wedding with 180 guests (10% out of town). I'll let you know how it turns out lol.

eta: It won't be a headache if you don't go. Problem solved.

eta2: Properly host your guests to make it worthwhile for those that do attend.

I'm having a Friday wedding and had about 25 percent of people decline - but it's also during the holidays so it could be for either reason

A Friday wedding is ok. 7:00 is even better because your guests won't be in a rush if they work that day

What day of the week and do most of your guests work M-F jobs?

I'm doing a Thursday wedding too. They're definitely getting more popular/accepted.

I do think a non-Saturday wedding are inconvenient for guests. If it's on Friday you have to rush home from work with no time to relax and look your wedding best. If it is any other day of the week you can not have the fun that you want to because you have to go to work the next day. It would not stop me from attending though.

We never considered anything other than a Saturday. I know I'm paying more, but I think it's worthwhile for our guests' convenience.

We do Thursdays and Fridays all the time. No major amount of no shows at any of them. Especially in the summer.

Friday at 7:00? Who's going to come right from work? Unless all your guests are local, that doesn't even make a difference.

I'm getting to the point where I'm thinking that making everything 'convenient' for the guests is at a tipping point.

You host well, plan well, and if they can make it they can. But we've lived for years without STD's, hotel blocks, shuttles, OOT bags and weddings solely on Saturdays.

Don't mistake this for a vote to have a dry wedding, cash bar or anything else that smacks of bad hosting, because it's not. You're simply presenting your guests with a party opportunity on a day other than Saturday and letting them take it from there.

I can tell you that in my area (NY/NJ) weekdays and off seasons can present a discount of 30-40% or more. So the people that do come will be hosted grandly for way less money.

I'm doing a Friday wedding, mostly to save money. I don't think there's anything wrong with a weekday wedding, especially a Friday - people have so much advance, they can plan ahead if they need to, or make the decision not to come (no skin off my nose). Plus they'll still have all weekend to recover. I say, save the money and go for it.

I'm doing a Monday wedding. It will actually be on Labor Day so the majority of everyone should have that day off already but I will let you know how it turns out.

I plan on doing a Thursday wedding -- and i'll be saving a ton that way. I understand its an inconvenience for some. But most people I've talked to seemed to be understanding.

I would do it, it's cheaper to do it.

It's really up to you

You have to sit down with FH and really think about this

Personally I'm a Saturday or a Sunday if there's a holiday on Monday but that's because:

-I like to dance drink and be merry, I don't want to worry about work the next day

-in my culture weddings never end before 12

-I wouldn't want people to take off or leave work early

-I can rest easy the next day

This is of course from bride and guest point of view

You and FH have a sit down and ask yourselves what do you imagine your wedding day like. Feel out your crowd and what they thing. Of course, it's not wrong if you do a weekday wedding, I'm just telling you my opinion because we'll, you asked for one! Lol

I am having a thursday wedding. I'm fine with it and we saved a ton.