I know a lot of you are taking the entire week before your wedding off from work ... is that really necessary?
I only have one vacation day to use (HM and FH's family trip are taking up the rest of my vacation time) so if i take any more than one day, it'll have to be un-paid. Is is worth it?
Not sure if it matters but my wedding's on Sunday so i'lll def have Fri & Sat off from work.
TIA!
NYYankeeGirl72
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Well, I am taking the entire week before my wedding and two days after after it, since I am not going on my HM until September.
I hear it is worth having time to get all the last minute things and take care of any unexpected things, as well.
I am taking wednesday- friday and saturday is the wedding!
SoontobeGallagher
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We are getting married on a Sunday and I took off Thursday and Friday. I already have off Saturday and Sunday. I took off those 2 days because The church rehearsal is on Thursday and the rehearsal dinner is on Friday.
KM714
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I'm getting married on a Friday. I'm taking the full week off plus the Thursday and Friday before (as its Thanksgiving). I'm am working though the Monday after the wedding since our minimoon is a few weeks later.
I just counted and I'm only working 7 DAYS in all of DECEMBER!!! woo hoo!
Dawa
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I'm only taking 2 days prior to the wedding...maybe just one as the date gets closer and I see how I feel :)
I don't have many vacation days to spare with my job and HM is pretty much wiping me out!!
jcreilly
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My wedding was on a Friday Itook the day before off an d I left at 12 on that Wedensday , but I really had nothing to do but pick up my dress and get my nails done I think you will be fine.
FutureLW
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My wedding is on a Friday and I am taking off from Wed on.
paprika023
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i'm originally planning to work the sunday, monday and tuesday nights before the wedding.. so that leaves me weds and thurs off before. I might use some holiday time so that maybe i will only work that monday or something..
seems like so much pressure to decide so far in advance! i feel like i wont know until the week before how much time i need!!
catrich942010
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Our wedding is on Saturday and I only have off the Friday before.
bkitaliana
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My wedding is on a Saturday, I took off Thursday and Friday. Trying to get FH to take off Friday so he can rest a little (and help get some stuff done)
MrsHandsome2Be
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my wedding is a saturday
i'm taking a half day thurs & the whole day on friday
then i am off for the 2 weeks following
AgaBride062610
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my wedding is on saturday..taking off thursday and friday off
StellaStar13
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I am using all of my vacation days for our honeymoon so I am only taking the day b/f my wedding off and that will be unpaid. I actually might shoot for 2 days unpaid off but I have to see if my boss freaks out about it. I think at least 2 days off, b/f your actual wedding date is a good way to go.
HTH!
NewYorker09
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I'm getting married Sunday, I had planned to take off starting the Wednesday before (our RD is Thursday so I wanted one more last minute day). I work weird hours so it just worked out that my last day is the Monday before the wedding, so I'm off almost a week before the big day BUT this is mostly luck and if I had limited vacation days I would NOT be using them for this!
