Anyone had/having a week day wedding?

I'm having a Friday, which is what we wanted, as it means our guests still get their weekend and not one person (bar one teacher) has complained.

I think a Wednesday is a bit different as people will normally have to take more than one day off work. But if you give people a lot of notice, there's no reason it would be a problem.

The only issue you may have are teachers.

Nobody I am inviting is a teacher, most have full time jobs though. If I give them enough notice I hope it will be fine...at the same time I feel bad asking guests to book their time off work just for our wedding!

Hello We are having our wedding on a week day, a Thursday in may 2015. We are only having a small guest list for the ceremony and meal, then having much larger numbers for evening reception and we plan on sending out save the dates well in advance (about 18 months) so that guests have plenty of time to book time off work or sort out other arrangements.x

i think as long as you give everyone notice it will be fine! i too am getting married on a week day as it falls on the day me and h2b got to together but its a friday and nobody seems to mind!! x

As a guest it might be tough to travel too far- I'm in London and I'd find it a stretch to get up to Newcastle and back on a Wednesday.

I'd think anyone that really wants to be there would (with enough notice and things like being a teacher not counting), but for example if you had 5 weddings (and hen dos) in a year, you may not be able to afford to go across country for a weekday wedding or have enough a/l.

It's nice to have it on a date that's significant to you ?

The venue I am interested in is in the middle for everyone, nobody will have to travel far as I only have 20 guests coming because I want a small, intimate do. (and this way I can avoid work friends and people I don't know very well asking if they are invited!!)

Our daughter got married on a Friday as this meant a saving of around £1500 so we got a good deal from the venue. We only have a small family so the majority of guests were their friends who had no problems getting time off work or took a day's holiday or threw a 'sickie' ! We do have two members of the family who were teachers living in Southampton (we are in Yorkshire) so they couldn't take the Thursday and Friday off in order to attend but as you don't have any teachers coming, I don't think you would have any problems at all as long as guests have enough notice.

I'm getting married on a Monday, no-one has complained! Both OH and i work weekends so have to take time off for weekend weddings/parties etc..
We also knew the people we had invited would be happy to take a day/2days off for us.

Seeing as your wedding is quite small, I don't think a weekday would be a problem at all. You could always start up a fb group msg and take a poll. Only jobs I can think of where they might struggle to get the day off is doctors, even then if it's 3 months in advance it's still possible. Most companies can do half days. You'd save so much on everything!

Hey

We're getting married on a Friday and it doesn't seem to have caused any problems with the guests we have invited. We did send out save the date cards quite a while ago so people could get the day booked off work etc. We also saved £1,000 on venue costs by having it on a Friday instead of a Saturday. I think some suppliers have also been a bit cheaper as its on a week day. x

We're having a weekday wedding (a Thursday) and I don't see any problems whatsoever with it. It's your day and so first and foremost you have it when you want it. Those that matter will make sure they can be there, and if people decide they don't want to come because of the day of the week then it's their loss.

Plus, you will save SO MUCH money - be sure to ask all your suppliers if they'd consider a midweek discount. It might seem strange at first but trust me, they're used to haggling!

Tuesday for us!

Had to be Monday or Tuesday so that my dad can be there without too much issue (long story!), and it's brilliant - so far only 1 couple has declined, and we're expecting one other to as she's a teacher. We've saved a fortune as well; the pub we're having breakfast/reception in has knocked loads off, including the room hire, the band are cheaper, and the photographer has done us a cracking deal! ?

The other benefit (in my eyes) is that people will need to make an effort to come with time off work etc, so those that DO come will be the ones that really truly want to be there, not just fancy a free party!

We're thinking of a Friday wedding, because we want to go off on our honeymoon straight after and i'll be at uni so we have to go in my holidays. Weekday wedding = only miss a few days of uni and maximum honeymoon time ?

I agree with what the others have said - as long as you give them plenty of time to book A/L i don't see why it would be a problem ?

Hello

Im having a friday wedding

Ive sent the invites out & waiting on many replies but generally people are fine to have off work as its an extra day added on to the weekend.

I have sent my invites out far in advance (9months) so people have time to book it off now.

I have a couple of friends who are teachers & the best man is a teacher. He had to write a request to the school far in advance to see if it was ok to have off.

Children are at school so many can't come to the day but that isn't a bad thing as small children get board anyway.

x

Hi there,

We got married on a weekday (not Fri) and we certainly found that quite a lot of people left the after party early, around 9pm, because they had work the next day. It was OK because we knew and accepted that would happen, and the evening do started early (6pm) as we didn't have a formal wedding breakfast. If we hadn't started till 8pm, say, it would have been a bit awkward! Others did stay later - especially those who had travelled to be there, and therefore they had to book the next day off anyway, and stay overnight locally - some of them were retired anyway. However it would have been nicer for our guests and us I think, if we'd been able to choose a different day.

I think if I'd been organising further in advance, and had more choice with our venues, I would have picked a Sat instead. But only you can decide how important it is to you, to marry on a significant date! That didn't really matter to me - and anyway, once you have your wedding on a particular date, that then becomes a significant date to you both for ever, in its own right because it's then your wedding anniversary - if you see what I mean!