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How many days before wedding day would you fly in?

If you've read my prior post, I'm having issues trying to figure out if we should stay at the same place, or switch hotels, to save on cash.

Question is, our actual wedding is on Fri., we were originally thinking of staying Wed. to Sun.  I figured we'd get all the stuff done we need to Wed., marriage license, favor stuff, get dress etc. etc.  That way we can get everything out of the way before most of our guests arrive Thurs.

But now for reservation purposes, maybe flying in Thurs. morning would be better, but will we be too rushed??

The problem is, we are booking our in-suite suite for Thurs. and Fri., which means we need to book a regular room on Wed. and Sat., most specials have a 2 night minimum meaning our two one night stays won't give us the specials.  So doing the trip Thurs. to Mon. would enable us to get more specials for Sat. and Sun. night.

Thoughts?

Agh, I'm exhausted just typing that!!

Re: How many days before wedding day would you fly in?

  • smokeybaileysmokeybailey member
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    edited December 2011
    I think that I would want to be there on Wednesday.  What if, god forbid, your flight is delayed on Thursday? 

    Sounds silly but I was once flying to LA from Reno with a lame stopover in Vegas.  We sat on the ground in Vegas for a good 3 hours because of a lightning storm.  I would be super stressed if I lost 3 hours to lightning or something.

    I vote for Wednesday.
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  • MizLynnMizLynn member
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    edited December 2011
    I also vote Wednesday. You just don't want to be squeezed for time on your wedding day. You'll be doing enough running around as it is.

    I understand about the specials and the cost of hotels though...I'm going through something similar myself. If you haven't already, go over to SmarterVegas.com and see if you can rustle up some deals there. 

    Most hotels have cheaper rates Sun -- Wed, so it may not cost as much as you think to get a room. I read your earlier post on hotel switching, and while I do think that 2 or 3 is too much, maybe you can work something out with your WC to stay in the same hotel / tower and just move rooms on Thurs? It may still be stressful, but a lot less than trying to fly in on Thurs or switch hotels a million times.

    HTH
  • wallacjewallacje member
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    edited December 2011
    I think you should fly in on Wednesday at the latest. My wedding is on a Saturday and we're thinking about flying in on Tuesday and staying until Monday. Our wedding package includes 2 days and then we would stay somewhere else the rest of the time.
     
    But you want to make sure everything is taken care of early and not be rushing around a couple days before, but have time to relax and spend time with your guests and enjoy Vegas!
  • edited December 2011
    We're doing exactly what you're thinking. The wedding is on Tuesday, we'll fly in on Sunday and out on Thursday. We'll be staying at the same hotel the whole time. Not the savviest solution but minimizing stress is more important to me than money. Plus I shake at the mere thought of hauling our wedding+honeymoon stuff in that hot crowded mess that is Vegas.
  • edited December 2011
    We're doing Thursday for Saturday evening wedding.

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  • edited December 2011
    Wednesday, definitely.
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  • edited December 2011
    We were married on a Thursday and flew in on Sunday - it was great! I could finally relax. It is up to you (but I would say NO WAY for Thursday - god forbid a delay or something) Plus you will want some time to just relax and enjoy yourselves.
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  • tlbattagliatlbattaglia member
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    edited December 2011
    My wedding is on a Fri.  We're doing Wed-Sun. 
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  • aegrishaegrish member
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    edited December 2011
    Diddo to all!  We're flying in Wednesday and getting Married Saturday...I would much rather be relaxed than rushed.

    Plus if you want to do bach parties you shouldn't do them the night before the wedding. experienced that one before at for a friends wedding...Bad idea.
  • edited December 2011
    I'm leaving Saturday and my wedding is on Monday night. I think you should go Wednesday just incase your flight is delayed.
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  • edited December 2011
    I am getting married on Sunday , We are flying to Vegas on Thursday.So I vote that you should get their on Wednesday.
  • aerinpegadrakaerinpegadrak member
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    edited December 2011
    Our wedding was on a Friday.  We drove as far as Primm Wednesday night, then drove the rest of the way in on Thursday morning.  But we didn't really have any last minute stuff that needed to be taken care of; we spent most of Thursday just kind of hanging out and killing time.  If we had a lot of stuff to be doing, we probably would have gotten in on Wednesday, so we could still spend Thursday relaxing and spending time with family.
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  • lsvenssonlsvensson member
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    edited December 2011
    Depends where you're coming from.  If you're flying out of the West/Southwest somewhere (LA, Bay Area, etc) I'd say Thursday is fine, but PPs are right-- any futher than that and you may risk some delays.  

    That said, there is something nice about staying Thurs-Mon and having that extra day after the wedding to detox, as opposed to getting up the morning after your reception and immediately having to start thinking about packing up all your stuff.

    EDIT: Nevermind, just saw your wedding is on Friday-- given that info, ditto what PPs said. :)
  • wenawinterwenawinter member
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    edited December 2011
    Agree w/Wednesday. We got married on Sunday, flew in on Thursday morning. I was glad to have the extra time to get everything done before our guests came in, this way we had plenty of time to spend with them and have fun!
    We left on Tuesday. That being said, I wish we had stayed an extra day to relax. We were so exhausted I would have loved the extra day to recooperate there and enjoy.
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  • zitiqueenzitiqueen member
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    edited December 2011
    We flew in Friday for our Wednesday wedding. It gave us time to finalize a few things and since our guests weren't starting to arrive until Sunday it gave us a couple days to ourselves.
  • edited December 2011
    Arrived Wednesday for a Saturday wedding.
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  • edited December 2011
    I recommend at least 24 hours before your guests arrive.
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  • edited December 2011
    We are getting married on Saturday and our driving in on Thursday morning and our staying until Monday. 
  • Sara191431Sara191431 member
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    edited December 2011
    Thanks guys, you just confirmed my original though.  Thanks for the opinions and help!

    Looks like we'll just have to figure the other two nights out somehow here, it's funny cause I never thought the hotel part of it would have been this stressful!

    So Wed. to Sun. it is, thanks again!
  • edited December 2011
    Glad to hear you've made a decision on dates. I think that's wise to arrive on Wednesday as well. We're staying for a week and have a suite for out wedding night. We originally thought we were going to completely change rooms but decided to keep our standard room for the whole week and just stay in the suite on our wedding day. That way we don't have to move all of our stuff, which I'm sure there will be lots!
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