Getting married on New Years Day / late Grandparents birthday

Congratulations on setting a date! How exciting! As far as having a wedding on a late grandparent’s birthday, I think it is a sweet gesture. And you could do something like have a toast for her or play happy birthday at some point during the evening, or maybe display a photo of her somewhere. Or, you could not acknowledge it at all, and that’s OK too!
As far as having a wedding on New Year’s day, there are a couple potential drawbacks I could see. The first being guests not able to make it because they travel for the holiday or because they are hung over from the night before. January 1 falls on a Sunday next year, so guests may not be able to attend if the wedding requires them to travel, depending on whether their jobs give them a floating holiday (and whether it falls on Friday or Monday). And if guests do have to work on Monday, it may mean they need to leave your reception early. The other potential drawback would be that it is a holiday, so a lot of businesses are closed. This may mean you have a hard time finding caterers, rental companies, etc. that are open. And for those working that day, you may have to pay higher fees for their services since it is a holiday. Also, if guests do have to travel, flights and hotels are usually more expensive around holidays.
That’s not to say a wedding on New Year’s Day is a bad idea. There are just extra things that should be taken into consideration when planning.

View Quoted Comment Thank you for your response! Yeah I definitely have to take that into consideration for whether businesses are open or not. And catering too. I’m fine if friends want to head out early because all of them are traveling! We haven’t booked a caterer or a restaurant yet. I dunno. The 15th would have been perfect. But for some reason his niece has a Bat Mitzvah was scheduled very early for that date.