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How many days are you taking off BEFORE the wedding?

Original post by nov04LIbride

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I have to request my time off now for the wedding, and don't know how much to ask for before the wedding. I don't think there will be too much left to do, so I was thinking just a day before (the Friday). What is everyone else doing?

ginny26 Thread views: 1,737

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I have the whole summer off :) YAY for teaching!!

paulandles912 Thread views: 1,737

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I took off 6 days from work. But I had a lot of last minute things to take care of -- assembling programs, favor boxes and donation scrolls.

And I also had finals at school, so it was crazy.

I'm glad I had that week to focus on everything other than work.

tourist Thread views: 1,737

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2-3 days.
getting married on a saturday.
For those of you that did programs last minute, is there a reason? are there details that can't be done till the end? Or did you just not have time to do them sooner?

ETA: I am leaving straight from the hotel the morning after my wedding for the HM, so I need to time to launder & pack at home in Westchester, before going to LI.

bethsiar Thread views: 1,737

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If you plan on having everything prepared and taken care of waaaaay before the week of your wedding, I would say 1-2days off prewedding, tops.

You can plan as much as you want, but there are so many things you can't account for or possibly do beforehand.
Things like getting the placecards from the calligrapher and the programs etc are something the brides don't really have control over. Its whenever you will get them. My moms dress had problems, my MOH got a waterstain on her dress and even those these aren't YOUR problems, they distract you.

Also I found that once my shower was over, the time just flew. Even if I had everything done, the personal things like getting nails done, hair colored, waxing etc all takes a whole lot of time up.
Just be prepared! You could do 2 days off, one day would really be stretching it and you might kill someone LOL

ETA Last week Eroxgirl and I were discussing how many times we had to redo our tables in the days leading up to the wedding-thats also time consuming and distracting

Kriss2c Thread views: 1,737

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Nothing is set in stone yet; but I think I will be taking the whole week prior to my wedding off from work. I know that if I am at work that week I will be a complete incompetent mess.

Bebalina Thread views: 1,737

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wedding is on a saturday...taking thursday and friday off

FutureMrs Thread views: 1,737

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I am getting married on a saturday and I don't think I am taking off at all before the wedding. I want to use all the time I have off with my husband not my fiance.

mskimmy98 Thread views: 1,737

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Im taking three weeks in total.. 1 week befor the wedding and two weeks after the wedding.. You only live once.

MrsBrad Thread views: 1,737

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My wedding is Saturday morning, I am taking off Th and Friday. Flying into NY from LA on Wednesday night, arriving early Thursday morning.

RD is Thursday, OOT guests come in on Friday.

ETA: But my mom took off a week

jessnyc711 Thread views: 1,737

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My wedding is on Sunday, and I am taking Thurs and Friday off before that weekend.

drewsgirl Thread views: 1,737

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I took 2 the Thurs/Fri before my wedding and was out for 2 weeks after that.

Scoop Thread views: 1,737

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I took off 2 days before my wedding and 3 weeks afterwards.

aimerliny Thread views: 1,737

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My wedding is Saturday afternoon. I'm taking off Thursday which is the Rehearsal Dinner night, and also Friday for primping and hopefully relaxing.

Jen_n_Dale Thread views: 1,737

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I am working until the day before.

molly25 Thread views: 1,737

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None because I am a teacher getting married in July..

TracyInQueens Thread views: 1,737

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I am getting married on a Friday, so I am obviously taking that day off. I am debating whether or not to take Thursday as well. I'm a teacher and it would have been ideal to get married in the summer, of course, but we only got engaged in Feb. I was nervous about an X-mas wedding getting snowed out, so we chose Oct. We aren't honeymooning till Dec. anyway. Wish I could take more time before, but I'd feel bad about the kids.

dm24angel Thread views: 1,737

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Mines on a Friday at 5:00..I am leaving Wednesday at 12:30

Karen62794 Thread views: 1,737

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My wedding was on July 4th, which was a Friday. I worked Monday and Tuesday. I took the entire week off after that (for the honeymoon) and took the following Monday as well.