Friday vs Saturday weddings

I'm doing Friday because we didn't have the guest minimum for Saturday (and I love the venue that much). The coordinator presented it to me as a "better party"because people are generally excited to take the day off of work to go to the wedding, plus they have the whole weekend to visit with you and "recover " haha.

We did a Friday and it was great. We saved a lot on all of our vendors, not just venue, and we didn't have an issue with the day of the week. However, we got married in the summer & I'm a teacher, lots of our VIPs were grad school students or work at schools/universities, etc. We did have a few guests who couldn't get off work for the ceremony and came to just the reception, but honestly not enough that it made a difference to us. I'm glad we went with a Friday and it was nice for many of our OOT guests to have the whole weekend to visit with people they didn't usually see!

Lots of people have Friday weddings, but you'll have to consider that people may have to take off from work. I would say your wedding party would definitely have to take off.

We debated between Saturday and Friday/Sunday weddings because of the HUGE cost differences. Some places even had lower "minimums" that needed to be reached (like food $, or minimum people).

Ultimately we chose a Saturday because one of the most important things to us was our dearest family and friends to be able to attended, and for our bridal party to make it to the rehearsal the day before. A Saturday wedding made that simpler.

Friday, Saturday, whatever.

As much as the wedding is for the guests, you have to do what is best for you. That is something my mom was helping me realize as my FH and I were looking for venues. It's your day! Be considerate, but do what is best for you.

I originally thought I would have a Saturday evening wedding. I mean, that's the norm that I grew up with--everyone I knew had Saturday eve weddings. But once I started researching the cost difference between the two days it was a no brainer; my GL was 75 and I couldn't even come close to the food & beverage minimum for a Saturday wedding at the same venue, so Friday it was. And it was spectacular, very few declines, and I still got that late into the evening party atmosphere I was looking for.

ETA:: I let family and friends know the date about 11 months before the date so they could plan ahead if they wished to attend.

Saturday is, without a doubt, the premium night of the week to host a wedding. Friday is fine, but it does include leaving work early, dealing with rush hour traffic, taking the day off of work, or missing the ceremony. Your own words are worth repeating, "I just know I hated having to rush from work on a Friday afternoon to make it to a weeding [sic]." If you hated it...well, it's up to you. The majority of guests will deal with it, but some of them may show up late. Don't judge them for it.

We're doing Friday because of the cost savings- venue is a couple hundred cheaper, more availability for other vendors, and I'm getting a great discount on the lounge furniture we're renting for the reception. I was concerned about people's work schedules, rush hour, etc., but guests will have plenty of time to figure it out, but if they can't make it, they can't make it.

I'm doing a Friday because my venue had no available Saturday dates. We know people may skip the ceremony, and we're cool with that. We're also sending our invitations a bit early to give people a heads up in case they need to take the day off.

I'm having a Friday wedding. The venue we are having it at was so much cheaper than a

Saturday wedding. Many of our guests work Saturday's as well, so it is not a major difference between Friday and Saturday.

As a guest I wouldn't mind either Friday or Saturday. We went with Saturday just because we have a lot of people from out of town coming in and wanted it to be easier for them

We were gonna do Friday, it was cheaper, and w/ enough notice ppl wouldn't mind the 3

I'm doing Saturday because it's significantly easier for my entire FH side of family. Also I live in Washington DC and the pure thought of people trying to navigate in that traffic in a this city on a Friday afternoon/ evening..., omg...

Friday's get a bad rep with people's work schedules. But if you live in an area traffic isn't awful and not too many guests are traveling- Friday seems fine to me! Friday weddings are still common enough, I don't think anyone should get upset about leaving work early (I mean who doesn't try to leave work early on Fridays??)

U can also try Sunday if u don't want to do Friday. My venue prices are the same for Friday and Sunday. I chose Sunday so people wouldn't have to miss work and decided to go with a timeframe of 2-8 so people can still get home early enough for work the next day. Just another option.

I chose sunday. A huge discount and its about 10 dollars cheaper per person and other discounts n stuff. And its our original anniversary date.

Before making a decision it could be helpful to talk to your VIPs to see if a Friday would work. I also think with a Friday wedding it is helpful to send STDs to VIPs so people can work on arranging their work schedules if necessary.

As a guest, I wouldn't mind taking a long weekend, but depending on the time of day and location, I would hate to be stuck in rush hour traffic.

I'm doing a Friday and I don't see much of a difference expect the great price! People are going to go to your wedding either way and either day so to me it's not a big deal, start your wedding around 6 and you'll be good

I am saving about $5,000 from my venue by having my wedding on a friday vs. a Saturday.