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Warning to Friday Brides!

Emily99Emily99
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Even if you know your date a year ahead and send out save the dates and send out invitations in enough time and tell everyone who will listen that you are having a Friday wedding......Still expect to hear lame excuses that they "didn't know it was a Friday wedding" so they can't go. Just a warning.
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Re: Warning to Friday Brides!

  • mzlildncrmzlildncr member
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    edited December 2011
    My wedding is on May 14, 2010 which is a Friday. I already know there will be many excuses as to why people may not come to at least the ceremony...but the ones who care about us will be there.   What time is everyone's ceremony starting that has a friday wedding? I am trying to figure out a start time for ours and then what time we should start the reception with enough time inbetween for pictures...TIA!
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  • KT82KT82 member
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    edited December 2011
    oh man! I am getting married on a saturday (May 15!)....but I think that is ridiculous that people say they didn't know. Don't they write it on a calendar and notice? ugh.
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  • compliments.of.m.deancompliments.of.m.dean member
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    edited December 2011
    mz- We're getting married on a Friday and our ceremony starts at 6 and reception at 7, but we're doing all of our pictures before the ceremony so we're not rushed.
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  • Emily99Emily99
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    edited December 2011
    Yes, lame but my close friends and family are making it so that makes me feel better. Our ceremony starts at 3:30 and reception is at 6. I wanted a later start time but when making the timeline for the day I didn't want to be rushed for pictures. We are doing some before with our families and BP individually and then we will do pictures together in between the ceremony and reception. I really didn't want to miss out on cocktail hour so I can enjoy it and mingle with my guest. We are doing the receiving line at the ceremony so we will do table visits after dinner.
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  • ayamm1123ayamm1123 member
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    edited December 2011
    Oh man ...that is lame and totally frustrating!
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  • Sarah721Sarah721 member
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    edited December 2011
    My wedding is on a Friday as well (9/10/10) the less family that wants to make excuses the more friends to invite!!! And Fridays are so much cheaper... I did friday to help US not anyone else. And as said above, the one who love us and want to be there will!   thanks for the heads up though!!!
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  • alithebull1alithebull1 member
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    edited December 2011
    This is so true.  I have to say though, ours was on a Friday - not to save money or anything but simply because we wanted a specific day - and if I had it to do over I would wait for this year so that we could have still had the specific date and had it on a Saturday.
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  • Lilika FlowerLilika Flower member
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    edited December 2011
    How lame. Thats good that your close friends and family will be there.
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  • LoopysevenLoopyseven member
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    edited December 2011
    We are doing a Friday and want to start the ceremony around 4:30 I hope, cocktail hour while we do some final photos, and dinner starting ~ 6:00.  Some people think starting too early on a work night is rude to the guests as they have to take time off work to attend, but we asked our families and important friends and they all seemed excited to have a reason to take a Friday afternoon off so we're going with it.Jennifer
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  • le196303le196303
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    edited December 2011
    Sorry you are having such a hard time Emily :( we had that exact time line, and everything worked well, so at least you don't have to worry about rushing!
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  • Emily99Emily99
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    edited December 2011
    I think with that much notice that if someone can't take a 1/2 day off then they just aren't trying. I also know a lot of people who work Saturdays so it would be the same situation if the date was different.Leigh, Glad to know my timeline should be good. I didn't want to start any earlier than that!
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  • juliet1503juliet1503 member
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    edited December 2011
    Same applies for a holiday. . . even if it's not something like Christmas, lol. . . . and even if YOU'RE PAYING FOR THEIR 4TH OF JULY PARTY in essence. :) Keep your head up!
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  • brideofmonkeybrideofmonkey
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    edited December 2011
    I can't say I'm surprised by this. I'm guilty of merely glancing at the date until about a month before. I've never been invited to a Friday wedding or a wedding any day but Saturday, so I would make the incorrect assumption. Not so much after being TOLD it was a Friday wedding. I'm sorry that people are flaking out on you.For a holiday wedding I would expect only the very nearest and dearest. I admit I would feel bitter about the expectation to drop traditions of many years to attend a wedding for anyone but my closest family.
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  • klockercklockerc member
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    edited December 2011
    I feel your pain. We got the same excuse from a few people as well, even after they told us they were definitely coming. A week later we got their response card and it said they couldn't make it cause it was a Friday. There was nothing we could do but laugh.
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