December 2008 Weddings
KatiAndMatthew
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December Wedding
My fiance and I are considering a December 2010 wedding. I was just wondering what date all of you chose & how your guests felt about it, considering it's close to Christmas and all.
Re: December Wedding
I got married on December 20th. Many guests loved it since it was christmas themed (mainly poinsettas and christmas red with some christmas music I also served homemade christmas cookies). It is tough to judge the response of guests coming because we ended up with 10 inches of snow the day before, so some people stayed home because of the weather, but then others came because of the weather because they were unable to travel to other family gatherings. There was also a flu going around at the time so people had to stay home because of that.
But overall I think most people were happy with the date, some distant relatives did not come due to it being very close to the holiday, but the people I really cared about came. The other bonus is that if you pick a church and hall that you know decorates beautifully for the holidays, you will save tons of money on decorations, I only had to buy bouquets and boutiners (sp?). everything else was already done at the church and hall including beautiful christmas trees at both locations.
It doesn't really matter what date you choose. The people who love you will show up regardless. My MIL made me feel like crap for picking the 13th and being too close to Christmas. Then my aunt said that we'd all show up on Christmas Eve if we had to. The people who matter will be there for you.
We got married on New Year's Eve. We picked that date for a few reasons.
1. MH was able to finagle the leave time with his unit (he's in the Army)
2. That's the day we met
3. We knew the majority of our guests wouldn't have plans for NYE bc a lot of them like to stay home.
We didn't have a huge formal wedding. We had a small simple ceremony of about 25 guests. That cut down on a lot of expenses and we're not the big fancy type of people anyway. We didn't expect a lot of huge presents because it was kinda last minute(thank you US Army) and even then the economy was starting to struggle.
If you chose an NYE wedding, finding a venue will be your biggest challenge. Other vendors like your caterer, limo and stylists will book quick too. STD cards are a must for all your guests, even those who aren't OOT. And be prepared to not get a bigger gifts bc it is so close to the holiday shopping season. I wouldn't suggest trying to make NYE happen for 2010. It'll be ALOT of stress and you don't want to pile on more stress, kwim?? This is a time you should truly be enjoying.
Ditto this. Listen to Cindy, she's smart.
My MIL didn't make me feel like crap, but she was like, "reeeeaaally? so close to Christmas?" I didn't care, that was the date I wanted and it has special meaning to my family. Plenty of people aren't going to like it and might not come. Tough cookies.
exactly. we got married on the 13th too and got mixed reactions. the people that complained though would have complained no matter when we had it! dont worry about everyone else. do what you and your FI want to do and when you want to do it.