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Anyone NOT getting married on a Saturday?

posted 3 years ago in Beehive
  • poll: What day of the week are/did you geting married?
    Friday : (50 votes)
    25 %
    Saturday : (73 votes)
    36 %
    Sunday : (54 votes)
    27 %
    Monday : (5 votes)
    2 %
    Other : (20 votes)
    10 %
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    mssushi    March 2009   Hershey, PA / Kaneohe, HI

    Sometimes it seems like non-Saturday weddings are taboo. I'm curious to see how many of you chose a day other than Saturday.
    Does your date have a signifcance to you and/or your fiance?
    Why did you choose that day if it's not on a Saturday?
    How many of you guys got married on a holiday or holiday weekend?

     
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    angelastheboss    November 26, 2009   Chicago

    I am getting married on Thanksgiving, a Thursday. We are both from small families so this gives us an excuse to get everyone together at least once a year, plus we have the time off. It also allows us to keep the wedding very small and private, since non-family members will likely be busy.

     
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    mssushi    March 2009   Hershey, PA / Kaneohe, HI

    Mr. Sushi and I are getting married on a Thursday. Since we're having a DW, and majority of our guests (15 out of 19) are OOT, we figured we could get married any day we want. I love that we're getting married on a weekday. We've been able to easily score all our favorite vendors.

     
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    mssushi    March 2009   Hershey, PA / Kaneohe, HI

    Yay! Two Thursday weddings!

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    Chela429    3/29/09   Long Island, NY

    I'm getting married on a Sunday and it's not a holiday weekend.  For us it works cause it was the only way we could afford to invite everyone.  Had we had a Saturday wedding our guest list would have needed to be cut in half.  NY weddings can be pricey!

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    chicagoseattle       Chicago, IL

    My husband and I were married on a Thursday!

    It was super convienent for us and we saved a ton of $$$ on vendors.

     
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    angelastheboss    November 26, 2009   Chicago

    Thursday works great for us- we are taking the whole week off beforehand and then we have a few days to relax and regroup after.

     
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    nada122    January 2009   Florida

    we got married on the friday after new years (this year). it was perfect. not only did we score great discounts -- major! -- for the hotel and vendors... but we also got a few days to relax. I think if you do it on a day of the week, a holiday weekend would be best so that people don't have work the next day. but whatever works for you and your fiance!

    i don't see why the day you get married is important or taboo... what difference does friday or saturday make (excpet in your wallet)?

     
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    bearcub    September 2009   Portland / La Serena, Chile

    I love the symbolism of a wedding on the equinox ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autumnal_equinox ).  The two hemispheres are equal for that one day (technically there are 2 equinoxes per year - we're marrying on the autumnal one).  The equinox this year is on Sept 22, 2009.  Since the current dates on a calendar are really something that Julius Caesar invented (the original calendar being invented by the greeks - it used to be a Gregorian calendar, and that's one reason why we have leap years and leap seconds!), the actual "number" of the date is a little insignificant with respect to the solar year.  What I mean by this is that the autumnal equinox occurs on a different date each year (either the 21, 22, or 23) depending on the precession of the Earth's revolution around the sun.  There are 365.25 days in a year, and 360 degrees in a circle (thanks again, greeks! ;) ).  The Earth's orbit is nearly a perfect circle, so that means that in 360 days, we almost finish going around the circle!  --you need a few more days to complete the revolution, so the dates of the equinoxes and solstices change!  Last year it was on the 21, this year it will be on the 22, and I think next year it will be on the 23.  I'd love to have our wedding on the true equinox THIS year, but it's a Tuesday - we feel that would really be asking too much of our guests.  Monday is very close to the equinox, and about 30% of the time, the equinox IS on the 21st!  

    Seeing as how my Mr. Rye and I will be traveling from the southern hemisphere (where it will be vernal equinox that date!) to the northern hemisphere to be with our friends and family on our wedding, I feel the symbolism of the equinox is particularly apropos.

    PLUS, we're astronomers.  If we can get the chance to geek out about love and astronomy at the same time, I'd love it! :) 

     
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    mary-alice-me    May 24, 2009   Kentucky

    We will marry on the Sunday of a holiday weekend - Memorial Day. This worked out pretty well so that most people will have the Monday off after. This was mostly for convenience; there were other days I would have chosen for a reason special to us -- but it didn't happen.

     
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    StephMay1609    May 16 2009   Toronto

    I wanted to get married on a Sunday but all my family members wanted Saturday. So I had to go with Saturday. We're getting married on the Saturday of the Canadian long weekend... May 16 is coming quickly!

     
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    LittleBear    June 28, 2009   Chicago/beach wedding in NC

    We're having a destination wedding and getting married on a Sunday. We know people will have to take off that following Monday to travel, but most people would have to take off a day anyways and I personally love not having to work on a Monday! Most of our guests are staying longer anyways and don't mind. Plus, it makes it easier to secure the vendors we want!

     
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    tmarie    April 7, 2009   SFValley, So. Cal.

    Not sure if my Tuesday wedding counts since it will be a Destination Wedding on Spring break? 4/07/09, planning extra commute time to since we're doing it in the capital city of Puerto Rico, Old San Juan... ie. traffic. Any other special concerns for weekday weddings Bees?

     
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    tabby    4/17/2009   WV

    I'm getting married on a Friday.  The date has no meaning other than my FH pointed at it and said that it looked good to him.  He picked a Friday because we wanted a smaller wedding and not everyone will come on a Friday,

     
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    LNickle    May 15, 2009   Newport, RI

    We're getting married on a Friday, simply for monetary reasons.  We wanted to have it on a "weekend" night but didn't want to pay the astronomical price of a Saturday, so Friday it was.  I definitely like the idea now because it means we can have a small brunch on Saturday for all the out of towners, and they get the rest of the weekend to visit Newport.  There is the drawback for some people of having to take off work, but hopefully most people will be able to make it.  We also didn't want to do a long holiday weekend because most of our guests are out of town and it costs more to fly on those weekends (and usually higher hotel costs, esp in a destination town like Newport). 

     
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    Johnsbride09    7/3/2009   Northern Virginia

    We're getting married on Friday, July 3.  We originally wanted a July 4 wedding, but when we thought about the logistics of lining up our ceremony and reception (which could only be done at certain times) and factored in possible road closings we decided it would be best to just move it to a Friday when we had more wiggle room with start times.  Plus, everyone gets that day off anyway!

     
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    I'm a Hawaii bride :)

    So getting married ANY day is an option! Isn't it cool to say I got married on a Tuesday..??!!

     
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    ChaiAnkh99    August 12, 2011   Boston/Philly

    I would like to have a non-Saturday, but it's going to have to be at least close to a weekend (maybe a Thursday, Friday, or a holiday weekend) because the vast majority of guests will be coming from other states and having to miss work/pay for hotel rooms.

     
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    katiemax    9/6/09   Thessaloniki, Greece (wedding in rural, north-central Illinois!)

    We're getting married on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend -- we liked the symmetry of the date 9/6/09 and it's one day before my parents' 35th anniversary!

     
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    ms tofu    September 7, 2009   LA/OC

    Monday bride, here. We are picking a holiday Monday, because we are saving more money. We'd still be saving a signification amount by having it that Sunday, but it was already taken.

    It's crazy how high F&B minimums are for a Saturday wedding!

     
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    LzzNYC    09/19/09   NYC

    We wanted to get married on a Friday for our budget but we were able to cut a deal with our venue so we took Saturday! It'll be easier for our OOT guests =)

     
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    rerun    5/22/09   Boston

    We are getting married on a Friday (5/22/09). It's the Friday of Memorial day weekend.  which is kind of odd but my family is really excited to come and spend the whole weekend in boston!

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    kayfi    7-24-09  

    Friday bride here (7/24/09).  We had a 2 week window to pull a wedding off this summer, and the venue we liked had an opening that friday! It doesnt hurt that it costs much less too.  Most of our family is local to the area, so a friday night in the middle of summer shouldn't be a big deal at all!

     
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    Sunday here :) The price for our venue was several hundred dollars cheaper for a Sunday wedding.

     
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    We are getting married on a Sunday because the minimums etc. are lower.  Also, it's Labor Day weekend so it's still like a weekend night in many ways. 

     
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    FutureTacco    7/10/2009   Connecticut

    We are getting married Friday, July 10th. They gave us a $30+ discount per person at our reception venue. How could you say no to that?

     It will work out... I am a teacher and the majority of the people have the inconvenience of having to travel long distances to get there, so they would have had to take the day off in the first place. I am a teacher and my FI is a student. So we are off. (Hahaha, he's not MY student!)

     
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    HistoryBride    6/27/09   Plymouth, MI

    I wish!  But I got stuck as a Saturday bride due to church restrictions.

     
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    Nope...

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    driftslikesmoke    January 2, 2010   Atlanta, GA

    We really wanted to get married on a Friday or Sunday to help us stay within our budget, but both of our families will be traveling from out of town to come to our Atlanta wedding, so we chose Saturday to make it easier on all of them. It's also nearly impossible to find a Catholic church around here that will hold a ceremony on any day but Saturday. We're just going to scale everything else down to try to stay in budget, instead. It's amazing what a difference there is in cost at most venues, though!

     
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    mrbee    March 5, 2005   New York City, New York

    We got married on a Saturday, but off season (March in NYC)... that helped keep prices down!

     
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    LatteLove    June 19, 2009   Chicago/San Diego

    Friday--and not for cost or convenience...I've just always wanted to get married ona  friday night!

    the date is also my grandmother's birthday

     
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    ipodgirl    August 8, 2008   Living in Bay Area/Wedding in Cancun

    I was a Friday bride! 

    We wanted the date 8.8.08 which was a Friday. Since it was a destination wedding and guests had to fly out of town, it didn't matter as much if it was Saturday or not.

     
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    irishone127    August 14, 2009   Philadelphia, PA

    Honestly, we got engaged around Christmas 2008 and nothing was availble for a Saturday this summer.  It was Friday night or wait til April 2010.  Plus now we can brunch with our out of town guests and family before we leave for our honeymoon!!

     
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    lilythespitfire    8/13/09   NYC

    Thursday! We were able to have so much more flexibility booking places/vendors. Plus the prices were so much better and we're likely going to be the only wedding on site. I hated thinking I would be apart of a wedding factory. So I'm glad to know that I'll be able to be the only wedding there.

     
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    Miss Chicken    August 1, 2010   Ottawa, Ontario

    We are getting married Sunday August 1, 2010.  Which is a long weekend here, and we really only chose it because we figured it would be better for our out of town guests (which is most of them!!).  Also, being a teacher I am a little limited to July and August...so it this works for us! :) 

     
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    maryjane    September 9, 2009   Grand Forks, ND

    Ours is going to be on a weekday because last time I checked, City Hall isn't open on the weekends! :)

     
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    ErinMarguerite    July 2009   DC Area

    We're getting married on a Sunday because we're planning on a somewhat shorter time-schedule (6 months) and were limited to late July or August because of work & grad school.  And the venue we liked had Sundays available.  It made our search for a rabbi much easier as well.

     
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    hamster    May 2010  

    We are getting married on the Sunday of memorial day weekend, 2010.

     
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    kate    January 15, 2010  

    We're getting married on a friday because of monetary reasons. We knew that the venue would be cheaper on a friday or sunday so we tried to think about whether an OOT guest would rather take off work on a friday or monday. Also, it seems to be slightly easier for vendors to work on a friday than a sunday (hair/makeup, florist, cake, etc).

    It also helps that our ceremony and reception are all in one place so we can start at 6:00 and not lose time in going to another place. I think if you have a friday or a sunday wedding people may not want to party as late (on friday because they may be tired from working that day, on sunday because they have to go to work the next morning) but you know your own guests to decide if its worth it. 

     
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    Cable2Be    May 21, 2010   Cedar Rapids, Iowa

    Friday bride... May 21, 2010. We have been dating since high school and our dating anniversary is May 21, 2004 so we wanted to keep the same date. We originally wanted to get married in 2011 which would put it on a Saturday but my little sister graduates from high school that same week in 2011 and I couldn't imagine doing a graduation and wedding in one week to my parents so we decided on 2010 which put us on a Friday. Honestly, it is kinda fun to say I am getting married on a Friday!

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