Christmas Wedding - thoughts please

[turtledovelove]

Has anyone been to or had a wedding in the week leading up to Christmas? Is it a good idea? Will people be put off coming as they've got enough going on around that time of year anyway. Does it make it an extra special time of year to get married or does it just added stress and pressure to an already busy period?!

Would like to hear people's thoughts around this and own experiences. Partner and I are considering our own wedding for December 2022.

I got married on 20th Dec. We sent out save the dates to daytime guests a year in advance. Everyone we wanted to come came. We had a Christmas tree and candles in the church and carols as hymns. The venue was a Stately home so we had more Christmas trees, and loads of fairy lights in various rooms. Most people had finished from work and everyone was in a great mood. The Christmas spirit was in full swing. The weather was amazing - a real crisp, bright winter's day. I absolutely loved it and wouldn’t change it. Loads of people have since commented about how it was the only Christmas wedding they’ve ever been to so it was real memorable. I’ve also been a guest at other Christmas weddings. One on 23rd and one on 27th. Both were great.

I went to a wedding on the 23rd of Dec. It was great but it was one of the first weddings from my circle of friends so pretty much no-one had kids. These days it would be a bit of a pain in the arse to be honest, due to young kids.

I still love the idea of a Christmas wedding, though. I think it depends a lot on who you are inviting!

Fwiw I got married mid week in the week btwn Christmas and New Year. It was so joyful, the cold weather seemed to make everything sparkle and we had 95% attendance. We served mulled wine as the main welcome drink and my husband indulged his GoT fantasy with a faux fur shoulder piece/cape thing 😂

One thing to bear in mind is that civil weddings aren't, by law, allowed to have any religious element, so no carols, and any theming will have to be on the purely secular side of Christmas.

I bet the atmosphere is lovely but it would be a struggle as we already have so many commitments around Christmas! I’d worry a few people would drop out honestly.

I attended a wedding a couple of weeks before Christmas. I had been to the venue before but they had put up decorations and the fireplaces were lit and had holly draped round them. There was a lovely atmosphere and it was a great start to the holiday season.