Thanksgiving weekend wedding

I would attend a wedding on Thanksgiving weekend. For me, it’s not so much about when a wedding is held, as it is about when I receive notice for holiday wedding (so that I don’t double book). In your case, it sounds like a great weekend to have a wedding since almost everyone will be together already.

I know for us this would be difficult because my husband's family celebrates Thanksgiving on Saturday, but my family celebrates Thanksgiving on Thursday so we would probably have to skip the wedding so we could celebrate with my husband's family. However, if both families celebrate on Thursday then it shouldn't be an issue. I would just make sure you give your guests enough notice because those traveling might plan on going home Friday or Saturday rather than staying.

I think it would work out great for you since almost all of your family is local and will already be getting together! I agree with PP about having extra notice though.

I wouldn’t attend- between divorced parents and now in laws, we have too many events over the weekend it’s exhausting enough as is.

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Thanks! How far in advance do you think is appropriate for a holiday wedding? We have to wait for restrictions to get eased a bit first before we can send them but we are hoping with the current vaccine rollout our restrictions should hit 50% (where we would need to be) within the next few months! We are currently at 10% in PA which would only be our wedding party lol

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I definitely understand this! Covid has made things so difficult. We are assuming, even in November, it won't be a complete non-issue anymore so we are trying to cut down on people needing to travel but we also understand that when people are traveling they are busy. Thanks for the input!

View Quoted Comment I suppose it depends on your family. We are sending our STDs out in probably early May for our December wedding because most of our guests will be traveling. Definitely send them out by July or August at the very latest.

Sounds fine to me if nearly all of your guests are local

I think if you give notice for this date then I don’t think there would be any issues with it at all! You shouldn’t have to keep pushing back your wedding even more when you know that your important family will make it there

Agree with a lot of others here, if you are giving enough notice and most are local than it’s totally realistic.


My wedding is December 18 and I am a little anxious about attendance (well COVID) but also with it being close to the holidays. My hope is with enough notice guests can plan accordingly.
I personally don’t mind weddings close to holidays, some people may have more flexibility with time off from work and school due to the holidays!

My childhpod friend did this. They invited about 200 guests and only 40 were present at their wedding.

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Oh wow! Did they have a lot of out of town guests?

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Thanks for the input! I went to a wedding before Christmas a few years ago and loved it! It was like a perfect kickoff to the holiday season and the scenery was beautiful! I am also hoping that with enough notice everyone will make it work (especially because this will be their 3rd save the date and our 5th date)! I just can't imagine waiting another year if the vaccine is out and available to everyone.

In a normal year I would say probably no, but at this point, do it. Covid brides have been through too much, and eventually life needs to go on. If your VIPs can attend, take that as a green light

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I needed this comment right now. Thank you! I feel selfish for asking people to share their holiday time with me for my wedding but everyone knows how long we have been waiting and have held out for the safety of our guests.

View Quoted Comment Hi there! Nope not at all. Many just wanted to spend thanksgiving and black friday weekend with immediate family

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Of course! And that's so great to hear! Yes, I love the holiday season, so it's one reason I really wanted a winter wedding. Plus I was hoping the holidays would help accommodate our student guests or families with little ones in school.

I completely understand not wanting to wait another year. My fiance and I have agreed we would not postpone due to COVID and worst case just have a smaller ceremony. But I am really hoping weddings will look a bit more normal late fall and winter

A wedding the Saturday after Thanksgiving is definitely not ideal. However, if it is your only option, I think it is fine. If your family will already be in town for the holiday, that works out well. However, I would suspect friends and extended family might not attend your wedding due to the holiday weekend.

You and only you know your guest list. While this may be convenient for family, friends may have their own plans with their own families during this time. Think about who you truly want there and if you would be okay if some people couldn't make it. Good luck!

My immediate family and I (6 people total) have yearly, standing plans for the entire weekend of Thanksgiving. If I were invited to a wedding the weekend of Thanksgiving, I would not go unless it was my literal sister, and even then I would be irritated to be asked because Thanksgiving for me is a time to relax with my immediate family. It you're inviting just family who would be around anyways and who wouldn't mind a wedding thrown into the mix, then maybe it would work out. It's a "know your crowd" situation. Generally unadvisable, though.