Friend Birthday on Wedding Day

karynslifka · September 2014

Hi! So one of my very, very close friend's bday is the day of our wedding. She is not a bridesmaid, because I am not having any bridesmaids - just my daughter. Do you think I should do something special at the reception? We usually go out and celebrate each others birthdays, but obviously this year we won't be

Any ideas on something I could do, or if you think I should do anything at all??

birdybride2014 · September 2014

One of our groomsmen has is birthday on our wedding day. We are going to have a miniature birthday cake for him, but probably not do much else, maybe the happy birthday song will break out naturally. It probably depends on if your friend would want the attention of all of the guests or not.

lyndausvi · September 2014

There is nothing wrong with giving her a shot out or singing HB with a cupcake or something.

People are capable of celebrating 2 events on the same day.

My SIL got married on our anniversary. I had not seen her all day. The first time I saw her was the receiving line at the back of the church. The first thing she and her new hubby said to me when they saw me was "happy anniversary". I'm still in shock. That is how sweet they are. They just got married, but was thoughtful enough to recognized someone else's milestone. Classy.

They even played our first song. A song they would NEVER play on their own.

Was it necessary? No. Was I touched? Absolutely.

levioosa · September 2014

My friend's sister had her birthday on his wedding day. He gave her a cupcake and had the DJ play happy birthday for everyone to sing along to.

Agree with @birdbride2014 though--make sure she's comfortable with something like that. The sister in my story came from a huge family who goes all out and is really close, so she loved it.

allisoneliz · September 2014

karynslifka said:

Hi! So one of my very, very close friend's bday is the day of our wedding. She is not a bridesmaid, because I am not having any bridesmaids - just my daughter. Do you think I should do something special at the reception? We usually go out and celebrate each others birthdays, but obviously this year we won't be Any ideas on something I could do, or if you think I should do anything at all??

SIL (H's sister) and her husband share a birthday (it's adorable), which was the day after our wedding. We got a slab cake from the grocery store and sang happy birthday during the dance portion of the reception. It only took a minute and they were so surprised and touched. And... you can never have too much cake. :-)

jynxiie · September 2014

I was just going to ask this question, awesome.

AprilH81 · September 2014

If she wouldn't be comfortable with a big "production" you can just have the DJ announce something like "This song is for Sarah, Happy Birthday!"

LittlePeachBlossom · September 2014

Find out if she'd be comfortable with something like this. I'd be a bit embarrassed personally. I like AprilH81's suggestion. A small shout out from DJ would be better. Small recognition with no big production.

anjemon · September 2014

My sister's wedding was on my cousin's birthday (two of my cousins have the same birthday). She had a small round cake make for them that said "Happy Birthday". It was at their table when they arrived at the reception. I can't remember if we sang or anything, but I thought it was a really sweet gesture. Maybe something like that if they don't want a big production.