All wedding planning starts with a date. As soon as you commit to making a commitment, you need to pick when it’s going to happen. And that can be where the problems start. The dream dates are usually the most popular which can mean compromising on location, paying a premium and even putting plans on ice until your ideal wedding day is available. But if you don’t have your heart set on a specific date, a little bit of planning can yield results. A wedding on a Wednesday, anyone?

According to research by hitched.co.uk, Wednesdays are the least popular day of the week for weddings. In 2024, only 6% of marriages happened midweek – compared to 42% on a Saturday.

It’s easy to see why. It’s a random day off in the middle of the week for most people. And while Friday and even Thursday can be the start of a long weekend for guests and Monday an extension of the same, Wednesday has nothing to attach itself to. If you want guests to travel to your venue then it could mean them taking half a week off, to either get there or get home again. And does anyone really want to start Thursday with a hangover?

And while most venues will never turn down a wedding, chances are that they are guiding you to the weekend or the last days of the working week. Likewise with entertainment and caterers. However, add to that the fact that a lot of people just won’t think of Wednesday and you and your suppliers could have a dream wedding in the making.

Smaller weddings are obviously easier. Low key, just you and a handful of guests -it’s much less difficult to manage all that for a Wednesday. The best way is the usual way with weddings – plenty of notice and plenty of forward planning. If you let those you love know that is your date of choice, they can work around it much more easily. Spring it on them at the last minute and the chances of them being available midweek are much lower than at a weekend.

Bargains are also much more plentiful for unexpected wedding days and you are in a strong position to strike a good deal with venues who will be getting an extra celebration rather than seeing business walk away disappointed because their Saturday is already taken.

So stop and think about it. Wednesdays might just be perfect for weddings after all.