Wedding on Mother's Day Weekend?

I did my wedding the weekend of Father's day. One thing I must note to you that if you're going to do a brunch the next day on mother's day, just keep in mind that probably a ton of restaurants are busy because most people go out and celebrate it.

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I didn't even think of that, thank you so much! Great point!

With advanced notice, I really don't think a Mother's Day weekend wedding is that big of a deal. It's not like it's a major holiday that most people travel for. I honestly would skip a day after brunch entirely. I don't think it's fair to ask people to choose between your brunch or celebrating their mothers.

Mine was mothers day weekend last year. We tried to have the DJ play a song dedicated to all the moms but he didn't.
We also had brunch at the hotel with everybody who was still around.

I'm having ours may 9th 2020 and the day after may 10 is mothers day. We will celebrate with our moms the weekend before. Personally, if people dont like it they dont have to show up.

If you can change the date to that weekend in April I’d do it. Just seems easier to avoid the Mother’s Day conflict altogether.



But either way I think it’s not a huge deal. Not like your wedding is ON Mother’s Day, just the day before

I would say change the date if you can and there is no charge or it does not upset you or your FH as you two are not specific on the date. Once you change it I would not say anything else untill you send STD's and if you do and anyone says anything let them know you changed it once and do not want to change it again and you hope they can attend.

My wedding date is may 9th this year, the day before mothers day. I chose this date because the 9 is pretty symbolic in our relationship and I wanted a may wedding. Also fh has a terrible memory and I think hell find it hard to forget 2 important dates like these lol. No one in my family seems to mind!

My MOH's older brother got married mother's day weekend. It all worked out. During the reception he took the time to give both his mother and mother in law flowers and it was super cute!

I'd say keep the date! Who cares if it's on Mother's Day weekend. This is your day and you are now creating your own family with you and your soon to be. Don't worry about anyone else. If they can't come, then they can't come. Mother's Day happens every year and it's just a commercialized day to celebrate mothers. Not a big deal!

Good luck!

Don’t stress it. They will get used to it. We are getting married Saturday May 9th! You aren’t getting married on mother’s day- All good. I assume your mothers have had plenty of mother’s days celebrations , they should be happy for you and not make a big deal of it. (Ps - I am older, probably your mom’s age! )

We were married on the Saturday before Father's Day. It didn't seem to have any impact with attendance, etc. (but I also think FD doesn't get quite as much attention as Mother's Day). I'd consider a couple things, first, some vendors/options are going to be more expensive and/or have less availability. Florists will be the biggie -- not only will the florists themselves be extra busy, but their suppliers will be too and will likely be charging a premium. If florals are really important to you, I'd talk with some florists first to see what their response is. Second, for the day after brunch, I agree a lot of places will have a Mother's Day brunch which might make it more difficult to get a reservation, and, again, more expensive. If your brunch can be a simple "bagels and coffee" type thing at someone's home, that's different. Also, some people might want to get home to their extended family to celebrate with them, so they may not stay overnight/hang around for the brunch. Finally, realize that for the rest of your marriage your anniversary will likely fall on or close to Mother's Day weekend. If/when you're a mom, will you like having them both at the same time? H and I are not big "anniversary people," so it's never bothered us when our anniversary takes a back seat to extended family or our own Father's Day celebrations, but that may be a big deal to you. If it's an option, I'd probably choose the April date, but I don't think Mother's Day weekend is necessarily a bad idea if that date is important to you. Good luck!

I agree, things like flowers & brunch will probably be harder to book and more expensive that weekend. I would change the date personally. If you don't, I'd send out save the dates around a year in advance so people can make plans.