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It wouldn't really affect us since we are usually away at our families during the holidays but I could see how having a wedding every year at those times would be annoying...it's annoying having to be away from our house every 3 day weekend to see family...sometimes you just want to stay put!
However, we are getting married on a holiday but it's during the week!
I love em' because it's a good escape to go somewhere fun and see friends!
Bonus if it's at the beach.
I love the idea of them! We originally wanted the first weekend in September just BECAUSE it was a holiday weekend!
I love them too because it's a long weekend and you get to party and have fun with family and friends, even better if it's a destination weekend!!
I think it can be good and bad depending on everyone's situation. I am getting married this Labor day weekend and it works out best for my family because we usually have a big picnic anyway so why not have a wedding instead? :)
I really wanted to get married on New Year's Eve, but my dad objected. He said we shouldn't get married on a holiday because nobody would show up. :( We ended up getting married on a minor holiday (Mother's Day), anyway. So I guess, even though I still think a NYE wedding would be spectacular, I am ok with a minor holiday wedding but not a major holiday wedding.
I am getting married on January 17, the Sunday before Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday! I think it's a great choice because: 1. it's cheaper in January, 2. Cheaper on a Sunday, and 3: not a day when many people have family events traditionally scheduled.
I would LOVE a NYE wedding!! It's actually my dream wedding and I'd be happy if a lot of my guests didn't come to save on costs (my family is HUGE)
I think some holidays, IMHO, are kinda a bad thing. For example if a couple got married on V-day, Thanksgiving, X-Mas, or New Years...I would be disappointed because those are holidays that I look forward spending with certain people & going to someones wedding wouldn't really be what I envisioned doing on those days.
My wedding is MEMORIAL WEEKEND next year and we did that so people can come and enjoy more time without taking too much time off work!
@AnnieAAA: exactly my reasoning for wanting it this day, I would feel obligated to invite my HUGE immediate family and if they didn't come, I wouldn't feel bad at all, more money for the guests that did come!! However, this is very difficult if you are more sensitive than me or if you have guests that you really really want to come.
I haven't actually ever been invited to a wedding on a holiday weekend. I guess I'd be okay with it, but I don't think I would choose it myself. In fact, one of our other date options was the Saturday during Memorial Day weekend, but I chose against it. I know that a lot of times people have their own plans/traditions for certain holidays, so I wouldn't want to make people choose between that and attending a wedding. Although, I do think that sometimes they make travel easier--if you have an extra day off due to a holiday weekend. It may sound lame, but I guess I'd prefer a holiday weekend wedding to one during football season. ;)
Personally, I would prefer a holiday weekend wedding! Then I wouldn't have to use any of my vacation days to take off work.
If I really didn't want to spend my long weekend at someone else's wedding, or had other plans, I'd simply decline and send a nice gift. Simple as that. I don't really think guests should complain about when a wedding is. To me, it's completely up to the bride and groom to decide where and when to get married. It's a matter of making the guests that do attend feel welcomed and appreciated, you know?
If anyone ever has a problem with someone else's plans, just decline!
In my family, no one even celebrates Labor Day or Memorial Day so those wouldn't matter. Same goes for FH's family. They're considered 3 day weekends and that's all. On the other hand, I have been to a couple weddings during the Christmas season (one a few days before Christmas and the other a few days after) and they both had huge turnouts, everyone had a blast, and no one was upset by them. The guests were folks that if something upset them, the couple wouldn't know but everyone else would hear about it, and it wasn't an issue for any of them. In the end, it depends on your crowd. Are they willing to attend a holiday weekend wedding or would they outright refuse? Those who love you will do whatever it takes to attend.
Since save the dates are popular (they didn't used to be at all), they give people ample time to plan, schedule time off, rearrange pre-existing plans with family, etc because they are sent 12 months in advance. If someone can't or won't make arrangements during that time, that's their loss since no one is forcing them to attend. That is true even if the wedding doesn't take place around a holiday. No one is holding a gun to anyone's head forcing them to go. If all someone is going to do is complain, they do have the right to stay home.
Obviously they're not for everyone, but if someone wants to do that then I don't see any problem at all as long as save the dates are sent out so people can prepare.
There was another thread on this a while ago, I think, and I was super shocked at how many people were against a wedding on a holiday weekend...I think it's great bc it gives everyone an extra day to either recover or relax while spending a fun weekend sharing people's joy and celebrating! It never even occurred to me that having a wedding on a holiday weekend might upset people, so I say go for it! Although most of these discussions revolved around 3-day weekends such as labor day, memorial day, etc....a wedding on xmas, thanksgiving, etc might be kind of wierd...
Our wedding was the day before Memorial Day.
It was a GREAT choice for us and really helped our family and friends gather for our event. Granted, we had a small wedding and would spend the holiday with those few friends and family most likely anyway. It helped our guests that it was a long weekend. If we had more guests, we might have run into people who had other plans (or even another wedding!).
Bonus: most every year going forward we'll have a three-day weekend around our anniversary. Of course since Memorial Day isn't always on the same date, it won't always be ON our anniversary, but still a nice bonus!
Personally I'd never pick a holiday weekend, mainly because I relish those long weekends, and mostly want to spend them recharging my batteries. I'd have to be very close or related to a couple to go to a wedding over a holiday weekend. The only exception to this is NYE, I would LOVE to go to a NYE wedding, I think it would be a blast.
We chose our wedding day because it was Columbus Day weekend and we wanted to get discount Sunday prices with the benefits of a Saturday wedding (no work the next day). It just happened to be 10/10/10!
I wouldn't mind going to a wedding on a holiday weekend at all, but I don't have many holiday traditions, like camping or going to the beach. As long as it's not Christmas or Thanksgiving I'll be there!
FI and I really wanted a NYE wedding. We attended one a few years ago and it was our favorite wedding by far! Why go to a bar and pay over $100 to wait in line and party with people you don't know, when you can go to a wedding, have great drinks, dance, and see everyone you love? We ended up not going with NYE because the prices are higher on that night because of demand, but we're still having it on New Year's weekend - just on the Saturday. It's working out really well for our family and wedding party because they don't have to take extra days off. On the other hand, I ended up not going to a friend's wedding that was the Sat. after thanksgiving because the flights were really expensive and I didn't want to spend Thanksgiving day alone.
I thought about having ours on a Labor Day weekend this year since it was also our anniversary, but the place we're getting married would be a ZOO since it's a popular holiday weekend place and I knew it would be harder to get around and find the vendors. This way there will be a nice lull the weekend before the holiday and we'll get around much easier.
I can't have a wedding on V-Day or Mother's Day because my family owns a flowershop and they said no to any wedding on or near those two days. That's the busiest weeks for them. My friend's cousin had a NYE wedding and I think it was liked.
I guess the reason these guys are complaining is because all of their friends keep having weddings on the Memorial/Labor Day weekend. So not only have they missed out on their own family events the last 5 years but now they have to spend heir aniversary at someone else's wedding. I think they are just getting burned out on the idea. It was probably really cool the first time but now that it is the 6th one I think they are over it!
Just thought it was interesting to see what you all thought
We're getting married the weekend before Memorial Day, so that we can go on a mini-moon on the holiday weekend. My only problem with holiday weekend weddings is that sometimes it's difficult for people to get days off attached to long weekends...this is espeically important for people that are in the wedding party. I know that I, as a teacher, can absolutely not take days off attached to a long weekend or vacation....and I know there are other jobs that have the same policies. People have a better chance of taking time off during a holiday-free work week. I honestly have no problem going to a wedding on a holiday weekend, but I can understand why people could feel a little put out by it. My best friend got married on July 4th, and I thought it was great....fireworks in the background at the recpetion were AMAZING...but I know a lot of people were annoyed about it. Honestly, the couple getting married just needs to do what works best for them and their guests. That's my two cents :)
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My brother is going to a wedding Labor Day weekend. Every year since he graduated college, either on Memorial Day or Labor Day he has had a wedding. The other day he said that his friends told the rest of the single guys to not get married on a holiday weekend because they are tired of giving up their holiday weekends.
This got me to thinking. How many of you think Holdiay weddings are a good thing?