Xmas or new yr wedding

I can't help I'm afraid but if I wasn't getting married in the spring is totally want a NYE wedding! I'd love to go to one too. Only thing to remember is your anniversary meals/nights out will always be a little more expensive though.

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Personally I'd have thought a New Years Eve wedding would be easier than Boxing Day on so many counts. Don't forget Boxing Day is a Bank Holiday so you may have trouble with that and the fact its the day after Christmas I think would be a bigger issue! You potentially will lose your Christmas trying to organise stuff and you won't be able to get into your venue the day before to deliver stuff/set stuff up. Also think about where your guests will be coming from, if they aren't local most of the will miss Christmas through travelling and having to find hotels etc.

So for me, NYE would be the better option! If I'm entirely honest it'd have to be a very close family member or friend for me to consider going to a wedding on Boxing Day.

I would say NYE would be easier than Boxing Day and that you'd be more likely that people could make it.

Boxing day is a bank holiday and people tend to have family plans.

NYE tends to be a normal working day for a lot of people and most of your wedding suppliers should be able to do your wedding and still have plans of their own on NYE. I'm not speaking from experience though - purely guessing!

On a personal note - I'd be much more likely to attend a NYE wedding than a Boxing Day one.

I wouldn't do Boxing Day as people will have plans or be away. To be honest I probably wouldn't go to a weddinv on Boxing Day as to me it is a family day. NYE would be awesome though, what fun!

I'd definitely do a NYE wedding rather than a Boxing Day as shops will be open the day before to get your preparations ready - nails etc.

Plus it's much more likely that people will be around as some people go away for Christmas.

One of my friends is getting married about 2 weeks before Xmas and I know that she has had problems getting a choir and a florist because it seems it is a really busy time for them!

I also adore the sound of a festive wedding when so many venues are done up to look magical anyway! Maybe just check you can get the suppliers you want on the date you choose because they may turn you down if they decide to have the day off?

Regarding guests coming, I always think New Year's Eve is a let down so if someone gave me the chance to go to a wedding instead i would jump at it! I think Boxing day is a little bit harder because if it was me, I'd be wanting to spend the day with family, and we often have family staying over from the day before so the logistics are harder. Also I am always hungover on boxing day!

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I have been to a wedding on NYE it was brilliant. It was in Ireland, the ceremony was at 4pm thenthe reception etc. We all stopped at midnight for more champagne and the countdown before the party continued. The venue had 2-3 weddings on at the same time so it must be popular. Lots of people attended and we had a blast. The only caution would be taxis for guests. We were all staying at the hotel so it didn't effect us but it could be difficult for people to get a taxi home if they aren't staying. I would not go to a wedding on boxing day to be honest. If you have to travel far it would mean travelling on Xmas day which i would not do. Also I expect suppliers would be taking the day off as it is a bank holiday.

^^ I would love to go to a wedding on NYE - however i wouldnt attend one on Boxing day as we always have family things going on with people we dont see Christmas day.

Yeah, I would say these days are fine but cost will be higher, so if booking done in advance then the cost will be lower.....

I don't have any experience but the idea of NY wedding sounds great to me! As well as Boxing Day Go for it, unless it's more expensive than a 'regular' date

I agree with others, I'd happily go to a NYE wedding, think it would be fab! Only if I was staying at the venue though, I couldn't be bothered with travelling home etc.

Saying that though my cousin got married on 28th December and it was a total PITA - lots of snow (and not romantic snow: grey slush then frozen over grey slush). Some elderly guests didn't make it, it was a week day and a normal working day so that caused issues for people getting it off work: generally was a bit of an inconvience for people. Once we were in hotel it was all Chirstmassy and totally lovely but it made a few people grumpy getting there etc.

That's not to mention us getting trapped in the snow on the way back from the hen party and getting rescued by the RAF!

I'd say if you are doing it you need to be considerate of your guests, their safety and logistics about where people will stay/get home etc.

I have a mate who got married Xmas eve. Be prepared for........

People saying no to the RSVP - People usually have strict family plans around this time

Having to compromise on suppliers, some just don't want to work at this time of year

Price - Everything is more expensive, more so than in summer (venue, registrar, photographer, everything)

NYE definitely over Boxing Day! It would be fab and a real celebration!

We got married a week and a half before xmas and it was lovely! I would highly recommend a December wedding. It was so cosy, candlelit and romantic. :-)

I think a NYE wedding would be magical. I wouldn't probably go to a Boxing Day wedding as seeing relatives/travelling/kids seeing both parents (if they've split up) makes it all a bit awkward.

I'd be there with bells on on NYE!!!

For the last three years I've DJ'd a NYE wedding. I absolutely love them. Everyone always seems up for a good party on NYE. I've never been asked for a boxing day one, probably for the reasons already stated.

I got married on 28th December last year and it was tough getting everything done in the days after Christmas, I can't imagine the stress of having it on Boxing Day. As others have said I think NYE would be the better date out of the two. As long as you give people plenty of notice then I think most people would be excited about an NYE wedding. Loads of our guests said how nice it was to have something to look forward to after Christmas.

I would get your band/entertainment booked early as they might book up for NYE gigs and I'd start shopping about for a florist asap as many of them shut in the week between Christmas and New Year.

Hi I get married this year 27 th December so far haven't had any issues we are able to get in either night before or morning of wedding to decorate, the bonus of a winter wedding is lots of things are cheaper compared to a wedding in the summer. We haven't had issues with rsvps. Another reason why we choose this date is we love Christmas its a time for families and partying, we hope our wedding will make this one a year to remember for our family and friends :-)

If you have a wedding on NYE... Can I come!?

Sounds great!

New Yearrrrrrrrrr! Xmas is very family orientated so peeps I would say would more likely be off work than NY!

I got married on 27th December.

I think Boxing Day would be intruding on people's family Christmas. Also, makes last minute organising more problematic.

I would love to go to a NYE wedding as a guest but as the bride this throws up issues too. Things are likely to be more expensive. The DJ prices quoted were phenomenal (and I get why). I'm not sure if a Registrar would be more expensive as this would depend on the day as NYE is not a bank holiday.

I had problems finding a florist as most of them closed before Christmas and didn't re-open until New Year. Something about the wholesalers I believe.

I think this also depends upon the feel that you are looking for. I always think that NYE is not quite the same festivity wise as Christmas.

In spite of certain hurdles to jump over I wouldn't change things. I think December is a wonderful month to get married but then I am biased. Weather wise, yes, you may have snow or slush but in July we had massive floods and in June this year was it Devon that had snow? At least in December you prepare for bad weather!