What day of the week did you select for your wedding?

[lk718]

And since I know most people will likely say Saturday, let me ask this:

If you couldn't have had Saturday, which would you have preferred as a backup... a Friday wedding or a Sunday wedding? Reasons why you would or wouldn't select either of those days are appreciated!

TIA!

[-->Kat<--]

we're having a Sunday wedding, but it's on a 3 day weekend :D

[*heather*]

I think I would choose Sunday over Friday. People could travel on Saturday and would be happy to have to miss a few hours of Monday. Friday, people would be stressed out over having to come after work, not wanting to be late, etc. I think the guests would prefer Sunday. DH is going to a Sunday wedding in September, and while he's annoyed by it, he IS still going. :)

[jillian]

If I couldn't have that Saturday I would just change the date to another Saturday..

[*meghan*]

We were originally going to have a Friday afternoon wedding, but when we found out you could hear rush-hour traffic during the ceremony (it's outside and it's kinda close to a busy street), we decided against it! We went with Saturday instead :)

[KathyandJer]

I think I would like a Sunday wedding - for similar reasons. A lot of people travelling would have more time to travel :)

[Becki]

We actually had that problem. Our original choice was the Saturday after Thanksgiving, but when we finally were ready to book, the place was booked for Saturday. We had to make a choice of moving the wedding up or back a week or just moving it up a day. We decided to move it up a day and the benefits are great. There's an extra 20% taken off and we get an extra day to relax on the weekend before having to Fly back to FL and get back to our normal lives.

[rowanmayfairs]

James picked Saturday

Why?

He isn't having to lose a day or part of a day of work.

After working all day in the hot sun/outdoors he doesn't want to do anything but come home and veg.

Sundays are bad cause everyone goes to church at least once or twice a day and generally don't want to miss church. If you want to get married in a church you gotta get married in between service times.

[MsJessica07]

I chose Sunday because it's a Jewish wedding, and that's basically the option. We're having it on Labor Day weekend, so everyone has Monday off, which was on purpose.

[Christa]

I would do a Sunday wedding with an afternoon reception if we couldn't do saturday

[smiles]

We had a Saturday wedding which I was glad worked, because lots more out of town people could come. Originally most everything was booked for a Saturday wedding, so I was looking into a Friday night wedding. Luckly my first choice in reception hall was availible for Sat., but Friday would have proably been my second choice so we would still have a weekend to enjoy being married since we really couldn't take much time off work.

[angie]

We're doing a Sunday afternoon wedding. Saturday evening is ideal, but not when there is a huge price difference between the 2.

[Angela]

I would have just chosen a different Saturday, but if I COULDN'T have Saturday, I'd do an early wedding on Sunday. No one wants to party on a Sunday night!

[Maria 05]

Ours was a Friday in Novmeber I wanted the date as it was very important to us the 25/11

[Aubrey]

We had a Sunday wedding, as our wedding was held on a 3 day weekend. Our guests had that extra day to travel, and everything worked out great.

[lmhcmm]

I *did* choose a different Saturday. We originally wanted to get married on June 30, 2007 but our site wasn't available so we moved it back a week. :)

If I had to choose a Friday or Sunday though I would choose Sunday of a 3 day weekend.

[SmilingHoney]

We originally chose the Saturday of Labor Day weekend but our venue was already booked. So we moved it to Sunday and it'll be good b/c almost everyone is off on Monday. Also, we got a big discount for doing it on Sunday.

We chose Labor Day weekend b/c it was a 3 day weekend. I could have Monday off from work and then ask for Tuesday and Wednesday off for our mini-moon w/o my company complaining too much. I know, it's kinda sad that I had to plan my wedding around my job and their complaints. :sigh:

[Becki]

Don't worry, that's one of the reason we're doing our wedding over Thanksgiving weekend. I'm already off Wed - Friday so only have to ask for a few days off instead of a full week to fly to NJ for the wedding. We're also not going on a honeymoon until Christmas break for the same reason. They put up a big fuss about those days as it is, so Friday works for us the best in this case.

[SmilingHoney]

Thanks, Beckiii, I'm glad I'm not the only one w/ work troubles. I've been here 4 years and haven't been able to take a real vacation. They make me take days here and there. You would think that at least for my wedding they would be a little more lenient. Meh

[Becki]

I'm a teacher and my boss has been badgering Dan and I about getting married since my job interview! I've been at the school for over 4 years. You'd think they'd be thrilled that we're finally doing this, but instead they have not-so-subtly asked about my days off. I get 10 a year and am using 4 around the wedding. Doesn't it suck when work doesn't understand or isn't at least willing to bend some rules/make some exceptions for things like this?

[destinationbride07]

Thursday :)

[Hughto]

We want Saturday, no matter what. Most of our guests will be traveling, and most would not be able to come unless we did Saturday. We want a sit down dinner, so Sunday would def. not work, and people would need to take all of Friday off.

If everyone lived locally, we'd do Friday. We just went to a Sunday wedding and it was odd. We've done Friday, and it was fine for us. Sunday was a day a whole bunch of people complained about.

[katieandalex]

We would have selected Sunday afternoon. Fridays, most people have to work and then we would of had to of had a really late wedding....this way, a Sunday wedding would leave the rest of the evening for people to get back home to work the next morning.

[lk718]

We would have selected Sunday afternoon. Fridays, most people have to work and then we would of had to of had a really late wedding....this way, a Sunday wedding would leave the rest of the evening for people to get back home to work the next morning.

That's what we've decided to go with, too. We were touring a venue that we totally love and once we found out that it was so much less to do it on a Friday or a Sunday ($1900 discount for the ceremony)... we both said, "Sold!" :lol: So now we're thinking of a mid-late afternoon ceremony ending no later than 9 pm.

[Rebecca]

We selected Saturday b/c it was easiest for everyone involved and no on e would have to take time off of work. This also allowed us to have a day after brunch with close friends and family on Sunday!

[Crystal]

If we couldn't do it on a Saturday, I'd probably pick a Sunday.

[Stitch's girl]

We chose Friday night for the expense factor- we are saving thousands. All of FH's family has to fly in, so they are making a vacation out of it anyway- no work issues there... and my family is all very local. In addition, our Friday is the day before Veteran's Day (November 11 this year) but the federal holiday is being observed on the 10th, so some of our guests have the day off anyway. We are also having the ceremony and reception in one place, so we can start at 5:30 rather than super early.

[nikkiscott]

We're having a Friday wedding. I wanted something different. And fh wanted the 30th for personal reasons. It just so happened that it is a leap year 2008 so the 30th wouldn't fall on a saturday, but straight to a sunday. So we agreed on Friday. I have never been nore heard of someone getting married on a Friday. Like I said I wanted something different. I'm going against the flow. Plus I know that there is a hole issue of people working, but that is why we are having a wedding later on in the day, 5ish pm. This way people would have time. We are thinking about our guests as well. Thats what has to be done when getting married on Friday. Also to is then people have the weekend off to do whatever. We are not plugging up their weekend. They can still make plans to do whatever. Our oot guests will have more time to visit and things won't be rushed over the weekend as to when to leave and what not.

If I couldn't be married on Friday, with the date that I wanted then I would pick another day and make sure its on a Friday.

[PurpleFlower]

We picked a friday because it was on a weekend in the summer, before Aug (rally). It was also the day we wanted the 22.

oh and we are going to save some money too.

[Emily]

Tuesday! Nothing traditional about our wedding so why have it on the traditional Saturday or Sunday!

[carolinalady67]

Ours is a Saturday. There was no price difference for what day of the week at any of the places we looked at. Since so many of our guests are coming in from out of state I think I would have picked a Friday evening if Saturday wouldn't have worked out.

[Theresa]

Regular old Saturday evening ;)

[destinationbride07]

Tuesday! Nothing traditional about our wedding so why have it on the traditional Saturday or Sunday!
that is how i feel :)

[oupiglet]

We got married on a Monday!

[sweetiez]

i would def pick sunday. if i had too. we have a bunch of out of towners!

[Vanessaness]

I would chose Sunday on a 3 day holiday. Which is what we were gonna do to begine with but couldnt get our priest for that weekend :sigh:

[Miss Cris]

i chose Saturday
i would have chose Friday then. i dont like Sundays that much

[Raychel]

We had a Sunday wedding! It just worked out that way. Had it not been a destination wedding, it probably would have been Saturday though.

[Mrs.Brooks]

We chose a Saturday. :)

[Mel]

we're doing it on a sunday....

[thefuturemrsgoss]

sigh. Saturday! For the record, i wanted to elope. A Saturday in June? Craziness!

But if I had another choice? It would be friday.

[Amy]

Ours is going to be on a Monday but we are going to be in the Mayan Riviera, Mexico so that didn't really matter and we just wanted the date...which is the date that we got engaged!