Hi. I have a question. The ring has been bought and plans are in the early stages... but.. lately have been?

thinking about New Years Eve as a wedding date instead of May 2009 (It would be NYE 2009 - not 2008) Anyway, want to know if anyone has had a New Year's eve wedding %26amp; how did that effect the cost of flowers, photo, video, dj %26amp;limo. %26amp; ALSO about guests gifts. Did friends %26amp; relatives cut back on their wedding gifts to you bc they had no money from the holidays. %26amp; aside from that, what about weather?



New Year's eve is on a Thursday in 2009. since people would have off on that Friday (New Years Day) I'm not sure how that would be taken.



Stil. have to check with to church to see if that would be allowed, but the mass would be at 3:30pm with the reception following. Basically, a Saturday wedding on New Years' eve. So the time would also need to be worked out. I wouldn't want people just hanging around til the stroke of midnight. Maybe a 7:30 cocktail hr followed by an 8:30-12:30 reception. Or 7-8 cocktail hr %26amp; 8-12:30 reception.



If held in May, mass at 3:30, 6:00 c.hr 7-11recept.

Hi. I have a question. The ring has been bought and plans are in the early stages... but.. lately have been?
The thing to remember about planning a wedding on or near a holiday is that many people have traditions (with their family or otherwise) that will prevent them from coming or make them a bit resentful about missing them to be with you on your wedding day.



I don't have information regarding venues or costs, but I think the total amount for you will be much greater because it's a holiday. Hopefully your guests wouldn't scrimp on presents, but it's a possibility because it's the season for spending a lot of money. It's more likely that you will just have less people there, for the above mentioned reasons. That usually entails less gifts, but if you register online, those that decide not to attend may get you a better gift since they aren't attending.



As for the timing, see what you can work with the priests to try for a later ceremony, so there isn't so much time between the ceremony and the cocktail hour/reception. On that, be sure to ask about what normal church services they hold on New Year's Eve...many churches (I'm assuming Catholic here, since you said mass) hold the vigil of the Virgin Mary (I think!) on New Year's Eve, so it may be hard to book a church.



Good luck with your planning! And congrats on your impending marriage.
Reply:a party at around 10:30 would be good cause you could have the reception at the stroke of midnight and then have the after party as a wedding after party and a celebration for 2008. but if your not sure dont rush things that can wait. mabey if u wait see how things develope and try a fall 2008 wedding rather than a may 2009 wedding. just be sure you are ready for whatever hubby you marry cause a divorce now a days is high way robbery in bills and you dont want to share half your stuff with someone you married for 2 or 3 years.
Reply:Hi and congratulations on your engagement!



I have gone to 1 New Year's Eve wedding and I loved it! No....I did not cut back on the gift because it was after Christmas.



Before you make any decisions, check with the priest first to see if he is willing to do a New Year's Eve wedding.



If you go with the May idea....again, check with the priest. The churches here where I live will not allow a Saturday wedding past 2 p.m. You must choose something at 1 or 2 p.m. The reason is because of the regular Saturday Mass for the congregation, which is usually 4:30, 5:00, or 5:30, depending on the particular parish. If your parish does not have a Saturday night Mass, then there will not be a problem...but most DO...so double check with the church office first before you make any plans on times for the reception.



If you are allowed to have a 3:30 Mass, then yes, the timing that you have would be great.



Good luck!
Reply:Great idea, but the problem is getting a hall to rent you a room. If you pick a hall that has multiple halls in the building, you may have to deal with stray drunks busting into your wedding. I would think this night would be next to impossible to book and if you do book, you'll pay a premium.