Monday Weddings?

Sadly I don't think your guests would be able to attend. Unless it and the guests are local.

Don't do it. My friend got a amazing deal on a venue because it was on a Monday. Most of the guests were local and not a lot came. Basically family came and four or five friends came. It was very upsetting to watch.

What MiniMe said.

I'm all for a weekday wedding! The guests that come are the ones you know really were really determined to spend time with you, and since it's a weeknight they won't stay late into the wee hours. And saving eight grand in one shot? Double win! I'm having mine on a Wednesday :3 Besides, what nicer way to start the week? <3

19 days till my Tuesday wedding. no difference in price for us. But with a DW week days are great. if people are traveling for a week then they have a couple days to settle in and get together and do fun things with the wedding party.

I wouldn't attend Monday-Wednesday weddings. I could see myself attending a Thursday or Friday. But not at the start of my work week.

I probably wouldn't attend unless it was really local and really casual.

I will add the other thing is if it is a true destination wedding (Disney, Hawaii, not my hometown is a cool place), then it wouldn't be any worse than a Thursday or Friday wedding, but fewer people would attend anyway.

Check with your VIP's.

I would probably only attend if it were really local so that I didn't have to take off work. Otherwise, it would have to be my sister's wedding for me to go.

I wouldn't want to go. I would but I would hate it's on a Monday. I would leave by 8pm Bc I have work the next day and I wouldn't drink a lot

That being said. For 8k, is it worth it to you that you'll have guests leave early and not party as much or not attend? Only you can decide if you're ok with that. For me, for 8k I'd probably jump on that but I'm very money conscious. But if you care more about experience then you might want to do a weekend.

ETA - I have no kids. If I had kids and school for them the next day, I'd probably realistically struggle to go even if I wanted to

We have done a lot of Monday weddings, especially during the summer and during the Christmas season, when every night seems to be party night. Part of this is because we do a lot of weddings for colleagues, musicians, chefs, dj's; people who don't have a typical schedule. There are MANY people who don't work m-f, 9-5....it would be very difficult for me to go to a weekend wedding for example, and many people work weekends.

I'd do it. My PERSONAL feeling is that if your wedding is not important enough for someone to take a day off, then they can absolutely say no. What is more important than that? It's kind of like "don't have your wedding on Memorial day, we always have a BBQ and I won't be able to come." Well, that certainly sends a message about your place in their lives...right under the annual hot dog. Yes, work is important, but life is important too. And eight grand is a giant chunk of change.

You'll never please everyone. Personally, I'd rather go to a fabulous party on a Monday than a meh party on a weekend.

We are doing Thursdays ALMOST as often as Fridays now; all the venues here are pushing them since Fridays and Saturdays are booking years in advance.

The problem that I would see is not necessarily with the day, it's the time of year. Christmas is a very busy time for most people, and when you get into the middle of the month, people have a lot of obligations. I wonder if maybe a Friday in Jan-March might yield you the same savings?

The only time a Monday wedding would be okay is if it was a holiday - Labor Day or Memorial Day, or maybe Presidents Day.

If you're important to me and the drive isn't too far, I would come but would most likely have to leave early because we get up early for work. If it's more of a dinner vibe and not an all out fist pumping party, I think it could work as long as you're local to me.

Typically I would say nay, but 8 thousand dollars is a BIG difference. I would attend if it was local and was of a good friend. I don't see a problem with switching, if you're prepared to potentially lose some guests. I think it also depends on the time of day. If it was at like 2 or 3 I could get away with leaving work early, and it would still end early enough I could get home and relax before having to work the next day. If it was at like 5 or 6, I'd still have to leave work early, and probably go in late the next day depending how late it goes. I would just consider those factors as well (:

If I want to attend a wedding, I'd go regardless of the day; unless I am not available.

So it doesn't matter to me. I may not stay as late but I would still attend.

It would be an excuse for me to take the day off... so sure! But others may not get enough vacation time or may have an important work function/project. I guess you will be saving even more since it will end up being a smaller guestlist.

The DJ for our wedding just posted a video from the Monday night wedding he worked this week, actually. Obviously I don't know how many she invited, but there were not many people there; it was pretty empty.

But woof, $8k difference?! That would be really hard for me to pass up.

I'm attending a Monday wedding in October. It's on Columbus Day, but my job doesn't recognize it as a holiday so I still had to take the day off work. But she's someone that I really care about and I wouldn't miss it just because it's a weekday. I've also attended a Thursday wedding before after leaving work early. I guess it depends on the individual guest.

I'd attend one if it were local, but I'd leave at like 8:30 to go home and get ready for the next day. I wouldn't drink very much, maybe 2 drinks, which means I wouldn't dance.

If it were out of town during the school year, I wouldn't attend unless you were my best friend or sibling. I only get 4 personal days during the year, any more than that and I lose a $1500 bonus, so I'm really careful about how I use them.

I have attended a Monday wedding that was on a holiday, and it was great! It was nice to have something special to do that day. I'm also having my wedding on a Monday and holiday. We were able to secure all of the vendors that we wanted because it is an "off" day. We ask saved several thousand dollars! Yes, our RSVP count is a bit lower, but that is OK! It actually worked out that FH and I only need to take 4 days off from work (but we will be off 9 days in a row because of weekends).