Wedding on a weekday or weekend - what's the price difference?
My fiancée wants Friday, and I'm saying Saturday would be better. I'm curious how much more expensive the photographer, restaurant, and musician services will be on a weekend?
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Main rule: weekends are more expensive, and this applies to everyone - photographers, restaurants, musicians. The difference can be significant, especially during peak season. Photographers typically charge 30-50% more for weekends than on weekdays, because Saturday and Sunday are their busy days when everyone wants their wedding then. Restaurants also raise prices on weekends or set minimum bill amounts. Musicians rarely get cheaper on Saturdays - if anything, the opposite.
Friday is also almost a weekend for many guests, but officially it's a workday, so prices are usually lower than on Saturday. Try talking to specific vendors in your city - maybe the difference between Friday and Saturday isn't as huge as in big cities. Sometimes in smaller places prices are the same because there's not much choice anyway. Either way, it's better to request quotes for both options - then there won't be any questions later.
And one more tip: if Friday ends up cheaper by even 20-30%, that's already savings you can spend on something else for the wedding. The bride can be happy if the wedding is beautiful, not because it happens to be on a Saturday.
A contract with a weekday discount is a real way to save, and the difference is actually serious, especially if the restaurant is popular! But watch out for the catch: on Friday a lot of venues and specialists also charge weekend prices, because it's basically the start of the celebration for guests - check the terms in your contracts, otherwise you'll get an unpleasant surprise!
Friday isn't exactly a weekday, though it's cheaper than Saturday. The difference really does exist, but the real catch is that a lot of musicians and photographers just don't work on Friday at all, or they charge a premium for an "inconvenient day" - they'd rather go to a party with friends or they're tired by the end of the week. Check if the specialists you want are available before you pick your date: sometimes booking Saturday at full price turns out to be easier than hunting for Friday professionals with discounts that barely exist anyway.
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