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Just Said Yes July 2019

4th of July weekend or Sunday?

Merrilyn, on February 2, 2019 at 10:42 PM Posted in Wedding Reception 0 13

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Long story short, we are planning a July 2019 wedding (just got engaged but we don’t want a long engagement). Found the perfect venue that suits both of us (Antrim 1844) and they have two dates available: Friday, July 5 and Sunday, July 28. Most of our guests are local or within an hour or two; about a quarter are driving 3-4 hours and 4-5 people are a plane ride away.
Pros of July 5 is that most people are off Thursday for the 4th and might take that Friday anyway, a Friday wedding is fun and conducive to hanging out afterwards (something both of us want), and we/guests have the rest of the weekend to breathe after the wedding. Cons are being annoying (taking guests’ long weekend!), which could lead to high decline count, possible difficulty finding vendors (and hosting a rehearsal dinner on 4th of July) and possible increased travel costs (the people on planes say they don’t mind).
The Sunday is an option too, and for a while I was completely sold on Sunday’s easy charm - but I am afraid everyone will go home early and worried about work on a Monday. One of the things I’m really looking forward to about our wedding is getting so many people we care about together to hopefully have a brief after ceremony drink, breakfast next day (everything is at a lovely B&B), etc.

So which is the worse sin? Haha!

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Latest activity by MrsD, on February 4, 2019 at 1:31 PM

Devoted September 2019
Kaleka · on February 2, 2019 at 10:52 PM
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Our wedding date is 09/22/2019 (which is a Sunday). I have been to a Sunday wedding, and most of the guests except a few stayed until 11pm. It was very nice and we enjoyed it, so we decided on our Sunday wedding date. You definitely might want to avoid the holiday weekend due to increased travel cost, higher cost from vendors, travel congestion, etc.
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VIP July 2019
Summerbride77 · on February 2, 2019 at 10:53 PM
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Hey, potential date twin! My wedding is Sunday, July 7. Honestly, it came down between the Friday or the Sunday and the Friday was booked. We ran the date and the fact that it was a Sunday by our VIPs and that helped with the final decision. We also have almost entirely out of town guests so most people would have to take a day off work anyway.
As for the Holiday, not a single person has complained about that! It's been a non-issue and we get compliments on the date being 7/7.
As a local guest, I would much prefer a Sunday wedding than a Friday wedding. For a Friday wedding, I would feel like I need to at the very least leave work early, if not take the full day (depending on the distance and when the ceremony starts) whereas for a Sunday it might just mean wrapping up the night a bit earlier (which you can compensate for with your timeline).
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Michelle · on February 2, 2019 at 11:20 PM
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I think you have to know your guest. My wedding will be Tuesday 12/31/19!! Most of my guest are coming from out of state and although they are off the next day on 01/01/20 everyone has said they will be taking off Monday 01/01/2019 to make it a really long weekend. I also thought about July 4. The only reason I didn't is because my sisters bday is on July 3rd. Good Luck.
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Expert July 2019
Cara · on February 2, 2019 at 11:25 PM
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I think you’re fine doing a Friday wedding. You can always do a rehearsal dinner on July 3rd, the 4th might be difficult but two days before could be totally fine. My wedding is 7/6/19 and I haven’t heard any complaints about the holiday weekend. A lot of people do Sundays though as well so I think you’d be fine with either.
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Kristin · on February 3, 2019 at 12:07 AM
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Personally I would always choose the Friday wedding over a Sunday wedding but I agree this is a know your guests situation!
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Pirate & 60s Bride · on February 3, 2019 at 12:31 AM
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July 5th feels fabulous! Especially because it falls on a Friday. 🎉 You know your friends best but all our friends & family stay local so I think it would be fun to attend a wedding that weekend (and what a great anniversary weekend for you two). 🎇
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Devoted July 2019
Miranda · on February 3, 2019 at 7:55 AM
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We are getting married July 6th...at first we where worried about the holiday weekend but after talking it over with all our family and friends everyone was genuinely excited and it didnt seem to bother anyone that they might miss out on some holiday camping
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Valerie · on February 3, 2019 at 9:07 AM
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I hate Sunday weddings if there is no monday holiday. And yes, it wouldn't be treated as a party for me, I'd go home early. (Well, I would during the school year.... over the summer it wouldn't be a party because my FH would have work). I feel like 4th of July weekend is fine. Yes it is a holiday weekend, but I've also been to a wedding on that weekend for the past 3 years and before that would usually just go to a BBQ with the same people I saw at the weddings so I still got together with them. I feel like if your crowd has a lot of outdoorsy camping people that weekend may be a problem, but if not then I don't think anyone will complain.
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Porterpoppin · on February 3, 2019 at 9:55 AM
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Personally I’d prefer to go to the Friday wedding (I’m having a Friday wedding myself). I feel like you said, people will probably already be taking off that day or might already be in town. Sunday was my next choice for my wedding because I loved the idea of a brunch wedding. Friday was just more suitable because they have the rest of the weekend still ahead of them and most people wouldn’t have to leave the reception early for work the next day
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Champion June 2019
Gen · on February 3, 2019 at 11:45 AM
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I know you’re saying you’re leaning towards Friday because it’s more conducive to people hanging out afterwards, but actually the reason I chose a Sunday wedding is because it’s more conducive to people hanging out BEFORE. I feel like after the wedding is over I’m just going to want to relax and be with my husband. I’m actually really looking forward to getting to spend Friday night and all day Saturday getting excited with my guests, and then after the wedding on Sunday we can all just call it a day 😂 having the wedding on Sunday really allows for the same amount of time hanging out with your guests as a Friday does, just it’s before the wedding instead of after, which I preferred because I am anticipating being mentally and physically drained after the wedding.

But thats just something to think about!
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Susan · on February 3, 2019 at 12:03 PM
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My Aunt did a wedding on July 6th and everyone was there! If was a perfect weekend for guests to have off, traveling can be a pain and hotels. But we just made sure she had multiple blocks of hotel rooms booked at different locations just to insure everyone had a place to stay. I would just send out Save the dates as soon as you book and then everyone knows what they will be doing that day, Make a lot of info available on your website if you know of anything happening that weekend in town such as parades and fireworks to be aware of. They can either participate or avoid. Big bonus for you...... if you have it Friday you are most likely going to have a few fireworks going off in the area! Great photo opportunity
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Just Said Yes July 2019
Merrilyn · on February 4, 2019 at 9:19 AM
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Thanks to everyone! We are still discussing BUT the venue is very close to Gettysburg and i learned the Friday 5th date would coincide with the big anniversary re-enactment weekend. Soooo....I’m going to contact hotels to see whether that weekend has nearby hotel availability but it’s not looking favorable to me. The Sunday might be it. Most of my family and friends have either stated weak preferences (harder to get a sitter 4th, easier to get away Friday, but will likely be able to work either) or have definitively said they will be there no matter what
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Legend July 2019
MrsD · on February 4, 2019 at 1:31 PM
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If it were me, I'd go with Sunday. Most people will have 4th of July plans pretty early, and some probably won't want to miss them. It depends if you'd rather have more people come or the people that do come stay later.
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