Save a Ton by Having Your Wedding on a Thursday

Here's an interesting follow up to my recent post on how expensive weddings can be. 

Money magazine has a piece on how . 

Yep, going off of prime time is always a saver no matter what you do and it's no different with weddings.

Most people don't want to get married on Thursday, right? Of course not! This means Thursdays are bargain-days!!!

From the article:

Joe, a dentist outside the New York City area, said the couple saved at least 20% on photography and around 40% on flowers just by changing their wedding date.

"We had a lot more purchasing power," he said. "Everyone would come down [in price] when they heard the word Thursday."

Booking a venue for a Thursday is 17% cheaper on average than hosting a Saturday night affair, according to Tina Hoang-To, CEO and co-founder of Wedding Spot, a wedding venue marketplace.

Many wedding professionals are more likely to negotiate their rates because there is less competition for their services [on Thursdays].

For instance, catering and reception venue Anthony's Pier 9 in New York, where the Brownes got married, reduces its minimum head count and price per head by $20 for non-weekend weddings.

A few other thoughts:

• They said that some people couldn't attend because it was not on a weekend, so this could be a game-changer if it's a person important to the wedding (like a close relative).
• They noted that many people had to leave early because they had to work the next day. Not that bad IMO.
• Because you book on a Thursday, you also don't have to book a year out as Thursdays aren't that popular...yet.
• I liked the suggestion that a Thursday wedding also allows couples to take a long weekend if they are skipping the honeymoon (or postponing it) or will vacation close to home.

Overall, this sounds like a GREAT idea to save a bundle. Then again, I'm a guy so I could get married in a Taco Bell at breakfast.

What do the rest of you think? Worth the savings or not?

Comments

[Jeremy Nelson]

My wife and I got married on Thursday, but largely for different reasons. We were able to have a small, intimate wedding with immediate family only, and had a nice dinner in a banquet room at a local restaurant. Then we took Friday off to be together and rest and had an all day reception on Saturday under a big tent in her parents back yard. We even had some pictures printed from the wedding and there for people to see..

We were less stressed, less exhausted, and we got to spend a lot more time with the family and friends that travelled to come celebrate with us. It ended up being far cheaper and more enjoyable than most weddings I've been to.

[Charles Dale]

To save even more money, get married at City Hall and use the money you save for a down payment for what really is important, a place to live, lol. To spend $30,000 or so for a one day fairy tale that may or may not last is not too smart or just stay single and save even more, ha ha.

You can also get married off season like we did. We saved on the venue and services even if we got married on saterday.