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I think there is a robust debate about using (or not using) 3 day weekends... but I know that in my workplace Columbus Day is not observed, so I might be cautious about considering that to be a three day weekend.
Ultimately, you and your families know your people best and can probably help you make the most informed decision.
If it's an evening wedding, you'll really want to have some heat. I went to an outdoor wedding last Columbus Day in Philly and it started around 4 and was in a park. It was beautiful! And then the reception was on a patio with heaters. It worked well, but the heaters after dark were necessary.
I agree with DG on the Saturday/Sunday 3-day weekend, it's been discussed. I think a daytime Sunday wedding is fine. Again, it depends on the needs of those you want to include.
the trouble is that the hours for the wedding and reception are still the same even though it's a sunday (the winery is open til 5 so all ceremonies must start at 5pm. I am not too concerned about the weather as much as I am concerned about having guests come to a sunday wedding especially if it can't start until 5pm. I am up in the air because I do love the date being 10/10/10, but don't want to hurt our number of guests planning to attend.
Saturday! People who don't work for banks or the government usually don't have Columbus Day off, and if you're having an evening wedding, it's more fun if people don't feel the need to leave early.
I think if you had your wedding on 10/10/10, there's a good chance alot of people won't make it. It's a popular wedding date and some of your guests might be invited to more than one wedding. You might not get your vendor picks. If you're inviting OOT guests, it might be too expensive for them to come because they're competing with people traveling for the holiday weekend.
I'm having a Sunday wedding and we estimated 200-250 guests. Our final headcount will be about 160. We're sad some of our OOT guests couldn't make it because they couldn't get work off the next day. However, the guests that will be coming will be there because they care about us. Alot of the declines were FMIL friends who got invited to another wedding.
I'm going to a Sunday wedding this month with a majority of guests OOT and I have to be honest here - it really is quite a pain for a lot of us. Also, and I've heard this before from people and it really annoys me so let me just say, I don't think it's fair to say that those people that will ultimately come to your Sunday wedding are "the ones that care." So if I can't take off work that means I don't care about my friends and their happiness? STFU.
Anyway, I understand that financially-speaking Sundays are easier on the wallet and also that if you've got your heart set on a specific venue, you may have to settle. Just know that you do run the risk of inconveniencing your guests if you have a majority OOT and also run the risk of having people that are important to you not be able to make it.
Also, one of my BMs is getting married 10-10-10. Luckily, I get Columbus Day off at my company. With my own wedding being next August and my honeymoon in September, I don't think they'd be too keen on me taking yet another wedding-related day off in October.
Thanks for the input ladies!! I think I will likely stick with 9/25/10 ...the only downside then is that my Birthday is the day before so likely my future anniversaries will be combined with my b-day celebration. It will make for a much more fun rehearsal dinner though...it can be both planning and celebrating!
we're getting hitched on 10/10/10 in las vegas. we live in the dallas/fort worth area so technically we're all OOT! we really had our hearts set on 10/10/10 so our solution was to get married in the morning. that way guests that need to get back to work or school on monday can travel home sunday evening. we're getting married at 10am and having a lunch/brunch reception afterwards.
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So more drama to my choosing our date and venue....well I believe this past weekend that we have found our perfect wedding location!! There are other positives, my father had a great business trip and is ready to help us fund our wedding so we won't have to wait 2 years anymore. Another plus is that this particular venue still has many fall dates open. They have every Saturday open in both September in October. I had thought that 9/24/10 seems like a good date, but have just been recently talking to my mom and she suggested the Columbus day weekend. The plus side to this is that we could possibly have a Sunday wedding on 10/10/10 (they still have this open!) My worry is that not alll people would have off on that following Monday since not all employers consider it a holiday. Also, what are your thoughts about having a semi-outdoor ceremony in Oct. I worry it could be too cold, but then again the tent can have it's sides closed along with propane heaters....what are your thoughts?
Would it hurt our chances of getting all our guests to come? Would the weather be a risk? Another plus is that the venue will cost 1k less on the Sunday.. So many pros and cons...Help I need advice!