Labor Day wedding?

[maddie80]

I need some advice on etiquette....

We originally hoped to hold our wedding on a Saturday in September. Turns out the venue we had found (a lodge in the Colorado mountains) has availability for a ceremony and reception, but no lodging, because we would be the second wedding to book for that date. Through some miscommunication, this was not clear when we originally talked about holding the date.

One of the main reasons we liked this place was because it had lodging on-site for us, our parents and OOT guests. It is about an hour and a half outside the city, so doing it without lodging isn''t a great option.

It has no other Saturdays free in August or September. They do, however, have Labor Day Monday free (with lodging available the night before and after). Is it absolutely tacky to have our wedding on that day? I know it''s a holiday, and people won''t be working, but we weren''t sure if that would be ok... Otherwise we will have to start searching for a venue all over again, and it''s been difficult for us to find a great spot that was not snobby about handling our small group (25-30).

 

[San Diego Bride]

labor day sounds great madeleine. guests will already have the day off anyway. and with lodging available sunday and monday nights they can book their trips from sunday to tuesday. airfare should be significantly cheaper those days. if you like the location, i say go with it! there''s no need to try to reinvent the wheel just to be able to have your wedding on a more "conventional" day of the week.

 

[JenStone]

I don''t want to sound b*tchy or selfish, but when I found out that my cousin scheduled his wedding day as the Sunday or Labor Day weekend, I got a bit upset. The reason is because with the little vacation days I have, I had been planning on doing something special that weekend. I''ve talked to others who have been invited to the wedding, and they feel the same way. Since your guestlist is pretty small, I would send out some emails to see if most people are okay with it first.

 

[daisyblue]

One of my closest friends is getting married the Sunday of Memorial day weekend and I have no problem with it at all. The only thing I would suggest is tell people now so they can book their rooms. She let everyone know in January so people had plenty of time to book rooms and air.

 

[TravelingGal]

I actually don''t have a problem with it...as long as I get enough notice. There have been a lot of labor day weddings that I''ve seen in the last few years, and usually the couple is understanding if people have plans.

 

[ChargerGrrl]

I've noticed that this seems to be the trend lately- Weddings during Holiday weekends.

As a singleton, I didn't really like this practice, but now as an engaged gal planning a wedding, I know that resources (time & money can be tight), and I can certainly sympathize with brides in this position

Bottom line, I believe that those dear and near to you will do everything in their power to be there, no matter when your date falls on the calendar.

GOOD LUCK!

 

[lynnbesos]

Hi Madeleine,

I am getting married on September 2, 2006....Saturday Wedding...

at first I was going to have it on Friday, September 1st...
but everyone was OK ....with September 2nd... Don''t forget it''s your day...
and it isn''t selfish...of course you would love if everyone could make it to
you wedding...
I have had no problems...and the reception hall has blocked 15 rooms for me, for
a special rate and without a minimum stay...which most hotels requires for a holiday
weekend...
Look at it this way....if they had no plans for that weekend, now they do...
Congrats...

Linda