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Sure, a lot of people I know schedule their vacations around July 4th holiday so they can combine the time off work with an extra day, and many travel outside the county. Mexico is a fun vacation destination, I would attend if I was your friend :)
I think that if you give them enough notice, they will make every effort to attend.
Hey Cherry -- you engaged bee, you! :) I think that many of your guests would be planning to stay for more than just a long weekend, if they're already going all the way to Mexico. One of our friends had a DW here in Hawaii last year and the vast majority of guests stayed for a whole week. So with that in mind, maybe having one freebie day off might not be worth worrying about them missing out on their holiday, since they're likely to take several days off work anyway? That's kinda the way I see it. I'd be turning my yearly vacation into going to Mexico for your wedding, and I'd be taking a week off no matter what. Plus, airfare can be higher around holidays, so it might cancel out the free day off! Somethin to think about. (I also love my 4th of July fireworks, and I'll admit, I would be a little bummed to miss that!)
Thanks for being so considerate for our holiday! For a wedding during the weekend of July 4th, I would go to a DW. Probably I would make it a long weekend and to reduce the flight cost, I would probably make it so I leave on July 4h. I would just arrive like on a Wednesday or something.
I think that 4th of July comes around every year whereas your wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime event so it wouldn't make any sense to me if they declined just because they want to host a barbecue, etc. Having said that, I'm not American so I have no idea how they might react.
I think it would be fantastic and I think people would love to attend if they had enough notice to plan ahead. Who wouldn't want to celebrate a wonderful occasion in Mexico!?? Sounds fabulous!
Yes, they would. Maybe I'm not that patriotic, but I don't even really make an effort to celebrate the 4th of July.LOL I'd love to actually go to a DW somewhere on that day!
Congratultions! I would absolutely go to a wedding outside the US during the 4th of July. If you want a nod to the holiday- you can have sparklers or fireworks for your reception!
I would, I spent one 4th of July in Japan even. It's a totally bummer to be out of the country on the 4th but for a wedding it makes sense. However, flights are traditionally the most expensive in July as that is peak summer travel and when all kids are out of school. Have you considered Labor Day for a holiday weekend? It is the first weekend in September in the US and may be the long weekend you are looking for, still summer weather without the heat and tourists of July.
I know we would be able to go to the long weekends BUT there is A LOT of people who have BBQ’s and family things EVERY 4th and do not make exceptions about not going. I would say it could work but you really need to check with FH’s side on what they normally do on the 4th.
Our wedding was on Saturday July 3rd this year and we didn't run into any problems (if the holiday falls on a Sunday, many people may choose to celebrate on Saturday). We just sent out STD's plenty in advance.
I think it's fine and it's actually very considerate to choose a long weekend so your guests won't have to take off work!
I think that most people would enjoy vacationing for the 4th of July in Mexico!
Personally I'd have no problem taking a vacation over the 4th of July. I think its actually preferable to Memorial or Labor day to me because I usually don't have much going on for the 4th.
I know I would. Our family gets together for Thanksgiving and Christmas, but not the 4th of July.
Holidays are tough because people have traditional activities that they like to do every year, but on the other hand, it'd probably be easier to take off work! I've been out of the country for 2 Independence Days and I was enjoying my vacation so much that I didn't miss the tradition :)
We don’t generally do anything really special for the 4th of July (and I would rather go to Mexico than a BBQ!) but flights and hotels seem to be more expensive over holiday weekends, which is something to take into consideration too.
We got married on July 3, and while it was still in the states, I know it interferred with some people's 4th of July plans (mainly those that had to travel). No one complained as far as I ever heard, and truly no one seemed to mind. More than the actually holiday, I think it bothered people to tie up their own long-weekend plans.
I personally love taking advantage of another big built-in long weekend holiday I would venture to say is even MORE ingrained in our hearts - Thanksgiving! I love going abroad during Thanksgiving. We do "fakesgiving" with the fam a week or 2 early, and then I have a full 4-5 days to go anywhere. This year Thanksgiving falls on my parents anniversary which happens to be the big 4-0 AND is the day before hubs' birthday, so we'll prolly have to stay in town; but I was a little bummed to miss out on my free vacation days!
Well, let's put it this way. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the 4th of July. In the tiny town I'm from (think 1 stop light) it's a huge day. Parade, festivals, carnival...pretty much your classic celebration. However, as much as I love this holiday, if someone I was really close to and considered a good friend was getting married, I wouldn't think twice about attending a wedding that weekend. The only reason I wouldn't go is if monday were an issue.
I wouldn't care less that it was a holiday - i'd definitely do the vacation! I have an extra day off of work that weekend, so it'd be extra easy to get away.
Thank you so much for all your responses!! So far all of them are what I wanted to hear :) And also you made me think of something super important that didn't cross my mind before: flights are going to be more expensive (not so worried about hotels since it's not a holiday in Mexico), but that's definitely something to think about. Thanks again for your input. Keep those comments coming!
I would definitely go, as long as I knew in advance. I love to celebrate 4th of July, but it is not pivotal that I do it inside the country.
Mexico? I would SO be there! :) Especially if I had enough time to plan and save money to go. I don't ever do anything special on the 4th anyway, so that part wouldn't be an issue.
I would love to travel during that holiday to your wedding! I see no problem with it - send out save the dates early! What better way to celebrate than with friends at a wedding!!
I don't really think July 4th is a major traveling holiday - so I don't think going out of town would be an issue for people (vs. some of the other holiday weekends where airfare definitely goes up (Labor Day, Thanksgiving, etc).
I would love taking a trip out of the country and wouldn't miss out on the holiday.
Go for it!
We don't celebrate the 4th of July either. My mom is big on it, and always tries to get us do the whole BBQ thing but we don't like to.. we live in South Texas and it's too hot for any of that stuff in July!
So for us, yes, the 4th would make no difference in whether or not we'd attend a wedding in Mexico!
I WILL tell you something that you didn't ask for input on though.. and this may totally not matter to your friends and family and depending on where in Mexico you are marrying, BUT, everyone I know on a personal level is afraid to go to Mexico these days. We drove down just across the border a few years ago to take my niece shopping (she's from Florida) but ever since then it's been a lot of fear and rumors.
We are considering a 3 day "mini" honeymoon in Mexico, not sure where but most likely some all-inclusive resort geared to honeymooners...and the reaction from friends and family has been rather ridiculous with their horror at our even considering it.. even my mom who has spent time repeatedly in Mexico and my brother who lived there for a year. Even our Spanish Professor (we're both in college, he grew up in Mexico) warned us not to go right now when we talked about a Mexico Spanish language immersion program.
Just something to consider. Not trying to be a downer. We are personally not too terribly worried and think we will be fine if we use common sense but that's not the reaction I'm getting from others.
I got married on the Fourth of July and I had two reactions:
#1: Happy because it was a holiday weekend so they didn't have to take vacation time at work.
#2: Pissed because it was a holiday weekend and they wanted to do something else instead of "being forced" to go to a wedding.
The peope who had the latter opinions were told they didn't have to come at all if it was too much to ask. And they didn't, which we were just fine with. It was about a 3:1 ratio of people thinking good:bad idea.
So to answer your question, some would consider it a mini-vacation and go, some would be ticked it was over a holiday and wouldn't. And as MsInterpret said, some may want to go, but are afraid because of the (many) travel advisories which advise against travelling to Mexico right now. Also, you might consider that it will cost them a lot more, since they'll have to get a passport and an international flight. That's not a big deal to some people, but to others that's a lot of money. (On the other hand it would cost your family a lot to visit America, so...?)
go for it! just make sure you give enough notice. Keep in mind that traveling during a holiday may be a little more expensive, not to mention crowded flights. if this is what makes you happy go for it! it sounds nice.
Congrats and good luck!
i agree with what littlemissmango said above. I would be staying in mexico longer than 3 days if I was paying to fly all the way down there. I would rather you don't have it on a holiday weekend. Then I can still get my holiday weekend at home and go to your wedding in Mexico and stay longer there to make a vacation out of it.
i've been out of the country for the 4th and i was a little sad to miss it, but for a good friend/family member's wedding it would be worth it.
What a great reason to getaway during a long holiday than a wedding. With enough notification, I'm sure guests will make an effort. Some family and friends might miss me at the July 4th BBQ, but I'll have a great story tell them at our next BBQ. ;)
We would probably do it. We love the 4th but have certainly celebrated out of the country before! Would it be a destination style wedding for them? Because going to a mexican resort for the 4th sounds great - drinks, pools, the ocean... yeah, I'd be sold!
We had our wedding on July 6th in Cancun and I didn't hear any complaints. I say go for it! Heck, our resort even celebrated July 4th with a special theme night so it was even more patriotic then what we woulda had in the states.
I would go!! lool. but i don't really do much for the 4th anyways. but what a great way to celebrate usa and a wonderful couple getting married. most likely there will be fireworks!! :)
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Hi Bees. I need the help of the Americans bees on the board! I just got engaged, my FI is American and I am Mexican. We want our wedding to take place in Mexico sometime next summer (2011). His family, most of his friends and some of my friends live in the USA, and their attendance is extremely important to us, so it seems wise to choose a long weekend in the USA in order to make the lives of our guests a bit easier.
Memorial weekend would be pretty much perfect if it wasn't because one of our American friends is getting married and our mutual friends have confirmed their assistance (including us!!). The only other long weekend in the summer of 2011 is Independence Day. The 4th of July is a Monday.
I've seen that Americans are very patriotic and love the Independence holiday, and they have all kinds of traditions like barbacues and fireworks. I'm worried they might not want to spend it outside the country.
I want to know your opinions please. I know that maybe the logical answer would be: it depends on how close you are, etc. But let's assume for the sake of argument that we're talking about good friends that we you don't hang out as often because we're far away and we catch up with them every couple months our so through email, and not about those that we're bff and know that will come.
What do you think bees? Do I have a legit reason to worry about attendance or am I exagerating? Thanks!