Destination wedding on weekday--is that weird to not have a wedding on Saturday?

I'm having a destination wedding during spring break, so all the guests will be flying there and taking vacation to attend. As such I didn't think the day of the week mattered, and chose middle of the week Tuesday for the wedding. Is this weird? Everyone else seems to be having their weddings on Saturday, or at least Friday :/ I just didn't see the point when I could be saving at least $2500 by having it on a weekday...

Posted Apr 19, 2017, 1:12 AM UTC

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ikeatrashcan•

For a destination wedding where people are taking vacation anyway a non-Saturday is fine.

However, a Sunday or Monday might be more courteous as some people may want to take as few days off work as possible.

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merde_happensJune 24, 2017 | Lake Tahoe, CA•

Depends. If it's a small wedding and you know for sure that everyone is taking the week off then I don't see a problem with it.

I think this is getting more popular with destination weddings - I just got invited to a wedding in Mexico on a Wednesday. I'm 100% not going to be able to go whereas it would have been like 50/50 had it been on a weekend (might have tried to make it work). So just realize that if you have guests in that situation, you're going to get more declines than you otherwise would have.

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poodleweds•

Are you sure all guests are planning on being there during the week? If so, of course it's ok! The only reason you see most people having Saturday weddings is because that is not usually the case.

Before you make a final decision I would reconfirm guest travel plans.

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spockgiirlAug 21, 2017 Grand Budapest Hotel Wedding•

Mine is on a Monday, also a destination wedding. Everyone has to travel anyway and I wanted them to have a weekend day for travel.

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cinderstellaMay 11, 2017 San Antonio, TX•

I'm getting married on a thursday. It has saved me about $6k so far. Another benefit that I didn't think of until after the fact, is that I could get my number one pick for any vendor and not have to rush to book because the chances of them being booked on a thursday is slim. I know that weekday weddings are technically disadvantageous to your guests but ours was a "destination" wedding for about 90% of the guests and we checked with the must haves (family, close friends) before we booked and they all confirmed they'd be able to make it. For most, it was a matter of taking one extra day off. So no, not weird at all. Just less common. For destination weddings especially, I think they are okay. Most ppl wouldn't want to fly out for just a night or two, and can make a vacation out of it.

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ToppokiOPDestination Wedding | Hawaii•

Yah I was thinking along the same lines as you... mine is destination for 100% of the guests, we are all going to have to fly there, as it's Hawaii!

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akeikasMay 2017 | LA Brewery | Photographer•

If its Tue most people will need to take Monday and Weds off work - but if everyone else is getting "spring break" as in a week off work, I think its fine.

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remonstrater07.07.17 | Alberta•

There's nothing wrong with it but keep in mind that it could affect your guests. I have a wedding I'd love to be at coming up but I can't because it's a Wednesday and my job just won't allow me to take that much time off at this time of the year. My FH is going but even that has been stressful because of the amount of work he needs off.

If everyone has jobs that will accommodate a weekday, save the money!

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HLovep88•

Im gwtting married on a wednesday!

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SmokeyDoodles•

We're getting married in Hawaii. On a Tuesday. As already stated, it's a destination (and a far one at that) and it's not like anyone would come that far for a weekend, so doing it in a Tuesday made sense for us.

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ToppokiOPDestination Wedding | Hawaii•

Samesies!!! Hawaii on a Tuesday!! Exactly , that's what I was thinking too

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