^this! Those who can come will and those who can't won't. As long as my Fiance is present...I'm good! lol..This might be the thing to help us cut down our guest list for us,lol
Exactly, I'm the same way. We did a Sunday night for the price. Most of our guests are out of town, the only people who are local are my parents, but everyone is making travel plans to be there!
Posted by JuneBug86
How about a Friday night wedding or Sunday afternoon wedding? Because of the season the prices are definitely higher than average. You can also do a cocktail party and have several different stations instead of a full sit down dinner if that's something that will work for you and your fiance.
Posted by Bride2Be78
Posted by JuneBug86
How about a Friday night wedding or Sunday afternoon wedding? Because of the season the prices are definitely higher than average. You can also do a cocktail party and have several different stations instead of a full sit down dinner if that's something that will work for you and your fiance.
This!
Also cut the extras out too! No vienesse hr, extra upgrades, simple DJ package etc....
That's actually not necessarily true about a July 4th wedding. I'm getting married on July 4th and I got a much better deal! It's a Thursday this year. We spoke to our family and most people will have off the following day, then still have the weekend to enjoy. Our minimum count was lower and the price/person was DEF lower!! Look around!! Have you looked at many places yet? Where would you like to have it? Check out FLOWERFIELD!!
So we're looking at westbury manor, crest hollow, fox hollow, woodbury, swan club and chateau briand on the 18th. I want anooutdoor ceremony. ..maybe an outdoor cocktail hr if we can swing it. I'll look into Flowerfield too.
Posted by cj21512
That's actually not necessarily true about a July 4th wedding. I'm getting married on July 4th and I got a much better deal! It's a Thursday this year. We spoke to our family and most people will have off the following day, then still have the weekend to enjoy. Our minimum count was lower and the price/person was DEF lower!! Look around!! Have you looked at many places yet? Where would you like to have it? Check out FLOWERFIELD!!
Posted by Meine13
So we're looking at westbury manor, crest hollow, fox hollow, woodbury, swan club and chateau briand on the 18th. I want anooutdoor ceremony. ..maybe an outdoor cocktail hr if we can swing it. I'll look into Flowerfield too.
Flowerfield has a beautiful outdoor area for a ceremony and they told me you can have your cocktail hour outdoors too. I got Thursday 7/4 for close to $100 p/p less than a standard Saturday night summer wedding!!!!! I nearly fell off my feet when I was able to work my way down to a great price. Flowerfield is notorious for having outrageously high prices and minimums and my event planner there was the one who suggested my date due to being able to give me SUCH a break!!
I would attend a weekday wedding but I work alot of weekends for my job so I wouldn't be much of as an inconvenience. Since you cant change the season I say thurs or fri night, weekend afternoon or a holiday (we almostd did Columbus day its a monday but most people are off) its almpat a sunday. Do you have a lot of extras? Maybe have it at a less expensive venue? Best way is too cut the guest list unfortunately. Unless you cut on vendors (less flowers, 1 photographer, no video and a lot pf DIY!) HTH good luck!
last year I attended a weeknight wedding. Our wedding is a Sunday night. FH is in the FDNY so is his father and a lot of the people who are invited to our wedding... they don't work regular monday through friday schedules so it's all the same thing to them... i think it depends on your situation. if your closest friends and family don't have a problem with a weeknight then I say go for it. I kind of liked taking off of work the next day and having a random day off. If it's going to be an issue for people who are very close to you maybe it's not a good idea then.
I would also try for Fri/Sun. Other things: don't bother with favors, half of them get left behind anyway. Cut down on menu options--take out a beef entree and offer chicken and fish, and ask them to reduce cost per person for having less expensive dinner options.
Great ideas ladies!!!!! Thanks!!!!
