Boxing Day Wedding. Would you go?

oooo i like the sound of that! a cousin of mine got married on the 29th dec and it was nice to see the family between xmas and new year......

xmas day isnt a particularly family orientated day for me personally so to have a wedding to go to on boxing day would be something to look forward to!

can i come? lolol

Yeah , i'd go.

If it was near my house I would definately go - Boxing Day and a wedding - fabulous. As a guest with kids, it'd be easier if it was later on in the afternoon - give people a chance to recover a bit from overindulgence the day before and the kids a chance to play withtheir toys from father christmas before I whip them off out.

Another thing to consider, is sometime couples have set arrangements about who they go to on Christmas Day and who they got to on Boxing Day. If the wedding is this Christmas (2008), it might be too late for potential guests to explain the change of plan to their MIL/parents and extricate themselves from those "traditions", so they might not be able to come even though they want to. If it was next year (2009) though, there is plenty of time to make arrangements with families.

If I was planning a Christmas wedding, I know I'd have to be super organised and get Christmas sorted well in advance.

But a resounding "yes" from me - very magical IMHO

Personally I'd be a bit torn. Boxing Day is normally a 2nd Christmas Day with the parents we didnt spend actual Xmas day with so I'd feel bad for them if we didnt go.

Thats just me though.

Oh I totally agree with 'teeheeyoucrazyguys' what a great idea. Usually people bum out on Boxing Day but would be a memorable one at that. Good luck with deciding to change your plans.

Mmmm hard one. I would rather not go but I wouldn't decline I don't think. Boxing day is sometimes the only day I see family members all year so it would be a hard decision but if it was later on in the day that would be ideal.

Fab,

I'm so excited. We went to see a venue today tat is totaly different from where we had booked before and loved it. We're hoping to get all our other deposits back this week and confirm with the new venue and then I'll get the save the dates out by the end of the month. You think that will give most people a chance to sort out Christmas arrangements? Most of the people coming are full families / extended families so apart from our friends everyone will be there (hopefully)

We've got a wee person too and so are thinking of a simple ceremony and then huge party and buffet, most likely without all the hassle of a sit down meal..

that sounds fabulous and I wish you all the luck with it too......

now, how the hell are you gonna keep all that secret when you revert back to your real hitched self????

xx

Well that sounds ideal - it's a big family party, without the cooking or mess and the worry about not having enough chairs/crockery/cutlery as you might if it was in someone's house

Winner!

TBH I would be less likely to go.

But I did go to a wedding on the 28th dec and that was good as it was something to look forward to in that funny week between christmas and new year.

In practical terms it might be hard to get flowers on boxing day and also suppliers might add an extra charge for it being a bank hol.

Christmas is a expensive retail rip off with no meaning in its modern sense of presents and food. So hell yeah I'd go. I'd go on xmas day!!!!

(I really don't see the point of the modern day christmas at all and will spend it in the sunshine in a country where its not recognised whenever possible)

? am so pleased the overall feeling is good about it. I'll have to tell my mum and dad first but am then happy to spill all the beans and get lots and lots of help from you all! Wedding is in 168 days if we go for it ? (that make christmas 167 days away ??)

x x x

I'd personally go, but mainly because it would get me out of seeing the MIL! A wedding is (hopefully) a one off event for a friend or family member. Christmas day and Boxing day come around every year. The priority would definitely be the wedding.

I think for a lot of people they will either make the effort or not bother regardless of the time of the year. I'm having an August wedding and friends of mine booked holidays after I'd announced the date (but before official invites went out) which clashed. I'd always make the effort to go to a friends wedding and wouldn't book a holiday if I knew a friend was getting married, however I wouldn't cancel a holiday for a wedding.

sounds lovely and very unusual go for it but you may have to bear in mind if having fresh flowers you may not get flowers or a florist to work its so you may need to consider silk.. also check most suppliers first just incase you encounter a few probs iyswim..

Nic x

I can 'feel' your excitement. Good luck with it all.

We would go to a wedding on Boxing Day as it is a bit of a nothing day for us! We do all our family visiting on Christmas Day as our family are all local.

I think you should go for it - I am biased though as we're getting married on 28th December this year so we'd be almost date twins! All our friends and family are looking forward to a get together between Christmas and New Year and love the idea of a winter wedding (apart from MIL2B who moaned about what she was supposed to wear (?!?!) but you can't please everyone).

Good luck!

not just you, i agree

I'd go, but that's because we don't normally do anything except veg out in front of the tv eating leftovers, but some of the others have made good points that you need to take into consideration.

Some people have traditions that they adhere to year in year out without fail, and although Christmas sounds like a long way off, sometimes these family arrangements are made literally years in advance - ie who'll go to who at Christmas this year/2009/2010.

You may have trouble finding a florist, you need to think about other suppliers too, such as chair covers/venue decoration, entertainers - check they are willing to work on Boxing Day.

Do you have family that will have to travel to the wedding? They may struggle with travel arrangements if so?

But I do think it's a lovely idea - you could go crazy with the whole Christmas/Winter theme!

I would personally go - I'd be well up for it. but i have no kids, and no overbearing parents or parents in law, and no fixed strong traditions or religious commitments...

but i can also imagine people who do xmas day with one family and boxing day with the other family

or alternate christmases with different families etc etc

so they might not be in the right country or the right part of the country to be able to get to a wedding for lunch time on boxing day

might be difficult..

what about 27/28 dec - that's normally dead time between xmas and new year?

I would say it depends on how many of your guests have issues with split families. personally i wouldn't go to a wedding on Boxing day as my nephew spends christmas day with his mum and then a second "christmas day" (i.e. boxing day) with his dad so boxing day is actually a big deal in my family since the arrival of the little monkey.

However if this wasn't the case i would totally go to a wedding on boxing day!

I do agree that you may be limiting your choice of suppliers though.

Its a lovely idea but I think the 27th (sat) would be a bit easier to do. There are no trains on boxing day and taxi firms don't often work or are busy. And it will be hard for people to to travel down the day before (with it being Christmas).

Yup. Id def go, better than sitting at home eating turkey sandwiches & watching crap xmas TV. Seriously though I think its a lovely idea.