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Wedding on Good Friday

  • 21-04-2024 6:08pm
    #1
    Jaam_rek
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    Hi all,

    Has anyone had their wedding on Good Friday? And if so, did you have any issues with suppliers or guests not happy going to a wedding Easter weekend? We have two dates provisionally booked, Good Friday and Saturday April 26th 2025, and having trouble deciding between two. We are not having a religious ceremony so that isn't a consideration.

    Also looking for reccomendations for celebrants and photographers in the Louth area.

    Thanks! 🙂



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  • #2
    pooch90
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    The only thing I'd keep in mind are the older people you may invite. A lot of them may want to attend mass, receive ashes and treat it as a day of fast and abstinence. I'd have no issue attending but a lot of the family friends/older aunts and uncles I invited would have fallen into the above category.



  • #3
    Jim2007
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    The mass is not celebrated on Good Friday.

    Mind you asking any of the main Christian religions to conduct a celebration on such a significant day in their calendar might draw in question your entire understanding of your religion and the appropriateness of holding a church wedding!



  • #4
    Anaki r2d2
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058348213/wedding-on-good-friday

    If its not a religious wedding then it's just any other Friday? Have you guests who are religious? If so pick a different date. If not then drive on.



  • #5
    downtheroad
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    Don't be annoyed if many of your invited guests are away for the long weekend / school holidays.



  • #6
    Anaki r2d2
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122059342#Comment_122059342

    OP said its not a religious ceremony.



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  • #7
    Pawwed Rig
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058348213/wedding-on-good-friday

    I would be delighted as no need to take a day off and also off the next day.

    Getting vendors might be a challenge though as many treat it as a de facto bank holiday



  • #8
    SupaCat95
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    Honest? Its wierd, you must be either stuck for dates or trying to go cheap on the venue. Either way its your own business. No I never heard of a wedding on good friday, ever.

    There are no ashes on good friday that is ash Wednesday over a month before hand.

    I am religious and most people I know are still religious if not observant. It just doesnt sit right with me and Easter is a family time.



  • #9
    893bet
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122059468#Comment_122059468

    but some of their guests and suppliers might be!


    Worth noting it’s also a “fish” day for those that observe the custom.



  • #10
    893bet
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    go the Saturday. Friday wedding are a pain in the ass as people might have to take time of work and waste a days holidays that might be precious to them.



  • #11
    Purple Mountain
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122059483#Comment_122059483

    Many people have to work on Good Friday.

    To thine own self be true



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  • #12
    Anaki r2d2
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122059523#Comment_122059523

    What 893bet said. Saturday is the best day, if you are really considerate about your guests. No one really wants to go to a Friday wedding thus loosing a days holiday.

    Funny that only one person twigged ash Wednesday is 38 days earlier then good Friday.

    Post edited by Anaki r2d2 on


  • #13
    pooch90
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122059490#Comment_122059490

    I'm a dope, it had been a looong day!! Of course the ashes aren't good friday, my bad!



  • #14
    Pawwed Rig
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122059540#Comment_122059540

    That is why I said "I would be delighted" rather than everyone would be delighted



  • #15
    Ezeoul
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    While I'd be happy with either/or, the Saturday does sound like it would probably suit better, for those who are religious and those who have to work Good Friday.

    It's still a long weekend, so people have an extra day that weekend as monday would be a bank holiday.



  • #16
    Pauliedragon
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    Most people I know hate weddings anyway so personally wouldn't create extra angst for people who might be religious. Also a lot of people go away for long weekends so I'd probably stay away from them completely.



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