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I am! I live in an area where vendors tend to book up way in advance on an ordinary weekend, so I've been really trying to stay ahead of the game and book things early for the holiday weekend. So far we've booked our date with the church, reception venue, photographer, and DJ, and I purchased my dress and am expecting it to come in sometime next month. My to-do list for Jan/Feb includes ordering bridesmaid dresses, booking a florist, and figuring out transportation. I did find that a couple of my first-choice photographers were already booked for our date, but other than that it's been pretty smooth sailing so far (knock on wood!)
I'm hoping that the long weekend will encourage more of our out-of-town guests to come than might have on a regular weekend... anyone have any experience in whether that's the case with Labor Day weekend weddings?
We're getting married on the 5th!! My Fiancee's birthday is August 28th and mine is September 4th, so we're only a week apart and always around Labor Day! After we started dating, we decided to do something special for Labor Day every year for our birthdays, so it only made sense when deciding on a wedding date that sometime around Labor Day would be best!!!
The long weekend actually helps since my Fiancee's family is from Detroit & Florida and will be coming to Texas for the wedding! Plus, we get an extra honeymoon day without having to use PTO! (Accountants think like that)
Our wedding is going to be in my hometown and we booked everything way in advance (not many options to choose from), so we didn't have any troubles getting any of our venues/vendors for that date.
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we are getting married on the 6th.
we just moved to NY this past summer, and 95% of our guest list is traveling, so it worked out really nicely. Especially because we have teachers in the bridal party and our families, so having them be able to come for the whole weekend and not just for two days.
Plans seem to be coming along nicely, but i am procrastinating the catering as if it were the last thing in the world to tackle. its the only thing thats even begun to stress me out so far (and so far, even that hasn't had much of an effect on me) so i think that explains why i've been putting it off. any suggestions?
We are getting married the 6th. I'm hoping to get my STD's out by the end of the month/beginning of Feb but we will see how it goes. I've already done my hotel blocks because of the holiday weekend. However, we are hoping that because it is a holiday weekend people will come into town early so we can get some more quality time with all our friends and family.
We are getting married on the 6th because most of our guests have to travel. I feel like I have so much to do...on my list for this month is flowers, save the dates, and picking BM dresses...
If anyone has any insight or tips on emailing save the dates or DIY invites, I would love to hear about it! I'm having a hard time finding a job since graduation from grad school, so I'm trying to cut costs anywhere I can!
Mine is actually on Sept 7! Monday! We really really wanted Sept 6, but it was already taken for our venue of choice. =( Monday of a 3 day weekend is just like a Sunday wedding, right???
We debated having it on Monday before we booked it, but it was available and cheaper than Saturday by far!
But having it on a MONDAY was a tough choice! What if people decide not to come? Would it be too much of an inconvenience? The location is also about 45 minutes from my home - would it inconvenience all my local relatives (all 100 of them)?? Those are our main concerns.
@mooreshugar: you need the catering info to get your invitations out! Well, in the event you give food choices - and even then, it's a good idea. Plus, picking out a caterer means trying all the yummy foods!! =P
@drexalia: we did our own STDs and are doing our on invites to save money. Tho, I had friends that DIY their invites and it really didn't cut costs - you gotta be careful with those! Because of the holiday weekend, and because of opportunity, we printed a few STDs and just handed them out during our engagement party. We also have a wedding website, so we just put it up on there. For everyone else, it will be e-mail STDs! (I call it going GREEN).
And with our invites, buy large paper and use a paper trimmer to cut it down to size. Don't forget to think about paper weight for cost of stamps. On the same line, postcard RSVPs - no envelopes and cheaper stamps.
GOOD LUCK!
We're getting married on the 6th on Cape Cod. I am so excited. We basically have everything important planned but we did it all within the first month of being engaged because we were worried about the Cape and Labor Day! Yay Labor Day Brides!
@drexalia: We've also had a hard time finding work after graduation from grad school. We decided to forgo the STDs and instead spread it by word of mouth (mostly through e-mail and mass-facebook messaging). As for invites, I just threw a crafting party this weekend with some of girlfriends to do them. We used some of the tutorials on pocketfolds found on weddingbee and set to work. There were four of us working on them today and we got them all done. Total cost (not including the guillotine paper cutter that we're using for a lot of other projects): approx $30.
September 5, 09 here!
lizzyh113: I'm jealous! We got engaged on Cape Cod & if we had the money I'd definitely get married there!
Haven't run into any issues YET, but will now that I said something! haha
We're getting married on the 5th! We really haven't run into any problems yet..and we've booked our place, hotel, dj, photographer...all we have left really is flowers and cake so far as vendors go.
I was surprised to find that places around me had that Saturday open. And no one has expressed any big issue with us taking up their holiday weekend!
grumpybear722: That is so sweet, we also were engaged on the Cape!
We are doing our best to throw a fun wedding and not go crazy with the cost. Most of our family is from the Boston area so it doesn't require too much travel. We are pitching a tent and trying to do a lot of do-it-yourselfs...I figure that is okay because nothing says the Cape like shabby chic!
Congrats, Labor Day weekend brides!! I'm getting married on September 6th in Madison, WI. We are running into some trouble with hotels becuase the 5th is the first UW Badger game of the season.
What colors are you doing? Are you doing a summer or fall theme?
I'm doing black and white with purple and pink accents.
Emmy -->The hotel issue sounds tough! That's going to be a lot of sports fans ready to party with you :op
Our hotel let us know that there's a peewee hockey tournament going on that weekend...so we'll have a bunch of little kids. Should be interesting!!!
Our colors are eggplant, cream and hints of lighter purples and pinks as accents.
@ms tofu: we are having the "most laid back yet still stylish" wedding of the century (in my honest opinion ;) ) and therefore are having really casual, comfort type foods served family style! No need to wait on the RSVPs :)
I'm getting married on the 5th and planned and booked all of my vendors 2 years ago!!! They all thought I was crazy but here I am! And I finally (just) got my dress last weekend! (It was last on the list.)
I sent my save the dates out a year in advance and have family coming from Germany, Kentucky and Maryland (to a destion-y wedding in California) but the location, Half Moon Bay has some big festival Labor Day weekend and there's only one way into the coastal town and it's the same way out!!! I will be sure to provide lots of shuttles and make sure they give plenty of time for traffic, but hope my guests don't mind sitting outside on an ocean bluff listening to a string quartet while they wait for me to get ready!
Nobody has any excuse to miss our wedding as it takes place over a holiday weekend, and I thought it would be great for everyone attending when I chose the date, but I found out my next-door neighbor is also getting married that day!!!! Popular!
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We are getting married Sept. 6 at a dude ranch! Really excited and definitely thought giving people an extra day to travel would be the best call. The only unfortunate thing is that it cuts our honeymoon down by one day but we'll be taking quite a bit of time off before the wedding to set up, so that'll be good.
Our colors are lemon and celadone (or a yellow and a sage-y green) and I am working on putting deposits down on our photographer, rental company, band, and working out guest subsidies (as the ranch is quite expensive!) Tons of excel spreadsheets but I'll feel a lot better once we've paid for a few things. Congrats to all!
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I'm actually getting married on Sept 4. So far only one person has complained (b/c it's a Friday). We're planning lots of fun festivities for the rest of the weekend though, since most guests are from out of town. Lots of touristy things! :)
@<font size="2" color="#81a026">meeshelles</font>: I'm actually from the HMB/San Mateo area. There are actually TWO ways in/out of the area (92 or, I believe it's 35...or maybe 1, I get them mixed up). I usually avoid 92 like the plague anytime HMB has one of its festivals (traffic was going less than 15 mph for their pumpkin festival). Do you currently live in the area?
We're getting married on the 5th! So far everything has been going really well. I got a great tip from a friend who told me the little town inside of a big town where we are actually getting married does fireworks on the Saturday of Labor day weekend. After a few calles to the city, I learned that the firworks will go off less than a 1/2 mile from our reception site. With that in mind we made sure to set our schedule so that guests will have eaten and just be in the mood to dance outside as the firworks are going off!
How fun is that!!!
Labor Day Weekend is perfect for us... since we are doing a Chinese Banquet on the 6th and Ceremony/Reception on the 7th.
I'm getting married on September 6th in Orlando, Florida. It's a destination wedding for all of us - we live in Palm Beach area, while our folks are coming from Wisconsin, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Illinois. We choose Orlando, because that's where we got engaged and it's also a fun place with lots to do. We're having it on Sunday, because we figure a lot of people will be flying in on Saturday, so at least this gives them one day to travel to Orlando, and then they can fly out on Monday. We're actually learning that a lot of our guests are making a vacation out of it and staying longer!
5 1/2 months to go - yeah!
We are the 5th as well!
My fiance and I have actually been doing a Memorial Day Century Ride in New York State for the last few years, so we will be getting married on Saturday and riding our bikes 100 miles on Monday! *whew*
No roadblocks quiet yet, although our friends/family do think we're crazy!
I'm a September 4th bride myself!
We are having a night time reception (7 pm), so that everyone has time to get there after work, followed by a cocktail and hors doeuvres reception.
We have all of our vendors booked, My dress should be here at the end of May and Save the Dates will be going out in 2 weeks (I'm a little behind on that one!)
Our colors are chocolate brown, peach and white. Very simple. Our venue will be decorated with LOTS of candles - so it will give off a romantic feel. We don't have a lot of guests coming in from out of town, so we don't have a weekend full of events planned... Do you think that's ok?
Hi to all Labor Day Brides! I am a September 6. In Buffalo-Niagara region. Most of our guests are travelling from oversees, so this is a little complicated.
Did everybody already sent out invitations?
aliona123 - there is no need to send out invites yet! But, I do recommend sending out Save the Dates soon, because your wedding is on Labor Day Weekend. Mine are going out in a couple weeks.
Invites don't need to go out until about 8 weeks before your wedding date.
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I am getting married on the 5th. I only have the venue. I will send the save the date probably in May. Zazzle.com has some great post cards that you can make. For 100 they are just $65, and postage per post card is .28-i think
September 5th as well. Getting towards the end of booking the vendors and now trying to tackle all the DIY projects like our cake stand, invitations, placecards, etc. Oh, and getting those bridesmaids dresses ordered!
6 months sometimes seems so close but far away still!
Yay Sept. 6th! We're getting married three days before my birthday (9/9/09) so I'm getting the best birthday present ever! (there's nothing else I'd rather do than spend my birthday at some tropical location as a newlywed). We haven't sent out invitations yet, but had sent STDs since we'll have alot of folks traveling in who needed to reserve a hotel room.
So far we haven't had too many issues with unavailability due to the particular weekend, but we've also gone through alot of friends (pastor, flowers, music, transportation, etc.). We did have to pick a ceremony location other than our first couple of choices since most of the places were reserved, but no biggie since it's worked out. I still haven't chosen a baker for the cake, so I hope I didn't just jinx myself. :)
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Yay for Labor Day week-end brides!!! I'm actually getting married Sept. 4 in the evening...so far I haven't had any complaints...but I did wonder if people were going to be snarky over the friday date...
We are getting married Sept. 5. I didn't face any challenges with vendors or locations, but we almost had a hotel room disaster. We were forced to book rooms not knowing how many we will need because there is a Religious Retreat in town the same weekend. I am a little stressed about there being enough accomodations but I will just remain hopeful that it all turns out.
I am annoyed, however, that so many people are trying to call it a Fall wedding. I personally feel like it is a late Summer wedding. I have chosen lime green and orange as our colors in an attempt to keep it fresh, bright, and cheerful.
Another September 5th wedding here!! I am big on getting things done immediately and since the wedding falls on a holiday weekend I wanted to be sure that I was on top of things. My Mom and I worked together and was able to have all our vendors booked by mid February. STD's were also sent out in February since my FI's family live in Cali, Florida and Chicago area. So far so good (Thank God)!!
So right now I am starting some of my DIY projects. I have yet to determine the centerpieces. There are so many darn good ideas that I am just stumped on what to do and still make it budget friendly since we will have 20 + tables.
Good luck ladies!!
We're getting married on the 5th, as its a family tradition on his side. His parents and grandparents anniversaries are Sept 4.
We are getting married on the 5th mainly because I loved the fact that it was a long weekend. We are waiting for my cousin to come home from Iraq and this date just fit perfectly with everyone's schedule. I haven't had any problems with any vendors yet but we did book our venue and our photographer months ago. Good luck to everyone in September!!
We're getting married on Sept. 5th too. The only problem I've run into was with booking hotel room blocks. Unfortunately, all of the hotels I contacted would only give us slight discounts off their peak weekend rates. I booked all of our other vendors at least a year in advance and am really glad I did. Our photographer has had to turn away 13 couples asking for our date!
Hooray Labor Day Ladies! Welcome! I'm getting pretty pumped...
If only I could figure out that darn baker and ceremony musician sitch...
I'm with you on the musician thing. We are looking for a mariachi and dj and we still haven't found them. Just a few more months!!
We're getting married on the 6th too puggle!!! It's just around the corner now ladies!!!
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Hi everyone! Is anyone else getting married on Labor Day Weekend in 2009? How is your planning coming? What seem to be the difficulties or upsides to having your wedding on a holiday weekend?
Best of luck to everyone! :)