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UKbride Member Request 11 Dec 2017

I'm getting married on a Monday and I'm seriously worried no one will turn...

I'm getting married on a Monday and I'm seriously worried no one will turn up. We haven't sent invites out yet as it's not until 2019. Did anyone else get married on a weekday? If so, what was the turn out like?

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Amy Collis
Amy Collis 12 Dec 2017

It depends how close you are to your guests. Assuming they are all good friends, you have left them with plenty of time to book a day or two off work. If it's a bigger wedding you may have an issue, but hopefully you will know this in advance. Anyone who just doesn't turn up on the day without valid reason doesn't deserve to have been invited in the first place!

Danielle Ryde
Danielle Ryde 12 Dec 2017

I was gonna do a Thursday but everyone told me not to due to people working ect but my friend did it and apparently it's fine

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 12 Dec 2017

I'm doing a Tuesday and I know the people that really wanna be there will be there. It's your day have it on any day you wish x

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 12 Dec 2017

Are you having kids there? Is it in school hols? Only hiccup sometimes is kids/teachers and term times. Otherwise most people will book a day off :)

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 12 Dec 2017

If they want to go they will book it off. If people don't come it's their loss! X

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 12 Dec 2017

Me and my husband got mairred on a Monday and everyone we invited turn up so don't worry just make u u send the invites enough time for people to let you know yes I need to book time off we had no problem whatsoever everyone turned up xx

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 12 Dec 2017

I got married on a Monday as I work shifts. The people that love you and want to be there will make every effort to be there. We had a fab day and everyone we wanted was there

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 12 Dec 2017

Whoever wants to be there will make the effort to be there. If I wanted to attend a wedding,wild horses couldn't keep me away,no matter what day it is :) your guests will have had plenty of notice to book time off work etc

Sandra Starkie
Sandra Starkie 12 Dec 2017

I'm getting married next Friday and there's only been a couple of people that have told me they can't come to the ceremony because of work but the majority of people are ok

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 12 Dec 2017

I'm getting married in 2019 too. You could do what we have done and send out Save the Date cards

Sammy Eldridge
Sammy Eldridge 12 Dec 2017

I’ve been to a few weekday weddings. They were much quieter than weekend ones but those closest to you will make the effort to be there

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 12 Dec 2017

I'm getting married on a Saturday and sent out the save the dates the day I booked the wedding. We have family over in America and down in Leicester and London. A lot of them work demanding jobs so needed a lot of advance. Give people enough notice and they'll come. X

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 12 Dec 2017

I got married on a Tuesday and about 60 didn't turn up I was expecting that for personal circumstances

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 12 Dec 2017

We got married on a Monday and pretty much everyone turned up, I think it was just two that didn't. I'd say the majority of people will make the effort to come if there's plenty of notice it's on a week day

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 12 Dec 2017

We got married on a Sunday and that was no trouble for our guests. I've been to lots of weekday weddings.

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 12 Dec 2017

We married on a Friday in august ,very few people couldn't attend

Shakira Badwal
Shakira Badwal 12 Dec 2017

We got married on a Wednesday and all our guests turned up apart from one family. We also had 20 children there who attended and all had the day off school. People who want to be there and care about you will make the effort instead of excuses.

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 13 Dec 2017

Im getting married Easter Monday 2019 so im hoping tbose we invite will be able to attend. Sending Save The Date cards out early in the New Year

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 13 Dec 2017

I got married on a Monday and it was the same as any other day really. Had half my guests travel over 100-400 miles and one even flew in. Didn't really cause any problems.

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 13 Dec 2017

We got married on a Friday our thinking was long weekend for people! Try and mention that lol! Most ppl will jump at the chance of a long weekend! We purposely booked ours in the summer hols so no problem for the kids and everyone turned up! Xx

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 13 Dec 2017

I work in education my close friends wedding was on a Tuesday a while back but I managed to get the day off by writing to the governors, had to monitor my alcohol lol unlike my husband but I did it so if your guests love you and want to be there they will be there ️

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