Night wedding?

Question

I want my wedding to be at night, i think its just beautiful with the stars and moon etc. But, i've noticed that no one i know or seen on television or anything, had a night wedding. I want to know if its bad luck, or possibly...bad or has a certain meaning to it?

Thanks.

Answer 1

No it isn't bad luck!! Most people just want the sun shining on there special day!! I personally agree with you! Night wedding can be fun and are romantic!!

That is why I am getting married at sun set on the beach! Our reception hall is over looking surf & and sand and the patio is on the beach. Where you can hear the surf, soft music plaing in the back ground and see the stars shining with the moon hanging over head!!

It is all up to you! I say if that is what you want go for it! Best Wishes and good luck to you in planning your special day!

Answer 2

Hi and congratulations on your upcoming wedding!

In answer to your question, NO, there is no bad luck associated with a night wedding. To be honest....I tried and tried (but to no avail! lol) to get my son and daughter-in-law to have a night wedding and reception. But they wanted the traditional daytime thing. I think the reason you don't see this very much is because a couple (mostly the bride) wants a "wedding DAY", not simply a "wedding night!" That's what I think at least.

You would have a number of advantages having it at night.

(1) you don't need to rush and get going at the crack of dawn to get your hair and nails done, etc.

(2) I agree with you on the beauty of the stars and the moon.

Question: Are you getting married outside? Under the stars and moon? How romantic! Have lots of candles everywhere!

Here is an idea for a night time wedding no matter if you plan to marry outside or in a church.....line the walkway with luminaries! They are so beautiful and easy to do! Here is a link with a picture:

http://www.weddingsbydezign.com/welu.html

Good luck and I hope you have a beautiful night time wedding!

Answer 3

Not at all! I think they are more rare because a night wedding really tends to be a more "formal" event, like black tie and evening gown and not may people go for that kind fo stuff anymore, since its an expense for the guests to dress for a formal wedding (renting a tux and buying a gown) I think thats really the deterrent.
I have often thought that a garden wedding under the stars with candles would be beautiful, a pretty white tent with christmas lights on a warm night where your guests can dance the night away and mill around on a beautiful lawn would be so classy.

Just remember that even if you have it at night, though, you still should serve a meal. Alot of people think that having a wedding after 7pm means you dont have to have a meal, but that isnt true.

Good luck!

Answer 4

I tired to do some research and haven't come up with any legal reasons why you wouldn't be able to have an evening wedding here in the States.

With that in mind I think one reason people usually do not have night weddings is because of the lack of time afterwards for a reception. If you have the wedding at lets say 8pm, you reception would not start until sometime after 9pm. Not only is that late for some people (especially those with children) but many reception halls end their rental time at midnight. That means you would have a 2.5 hour reception in order to ensure everyone was out and cleaned up by 12.

You may even have a problem getting an officiant to do the wedding. Not sure if some churches would allow it either - though I can picture it being very beautiful with lots of candles!

If you have your heart set on it, do a lot of investigation in your area before making definite plans.

Answer 5

If you have the wedding at night it is fine, but you will not be sure that it won't rain or be cloudy. The stars would not be out then. Just have a backup plan just in case.
It does sound very pretty to me but what I would do is set the wedding when it gets darker at 6:00 This way you can do it at about 6:30 to 7:00 and have plenty of time for a reception afterwards.

Hope this helped you. But no it is not bad luck.

Answer 6

We got married on Sept 24th (two years ago) at 6 pm and danced the night away until 1am. I haven't heard of any negative connotations regarding getting married at night.

People always call it an "evening" wedding for some reason though..I guess it sounds better.

We did it at that time for these reasons:
1. early enough for the older people to attend and eat, dance a dance or two and see the cake cutting (I think we cut the cake around 8:30 and the older people left right after that)
2. The younger people and die hard dancers would stay and dance late into the night with us.
3. We wanted to be able to dim the lights and have all the starts shining into the windows -plus when people walked by the place where we got married they knew something fun was going on because the light was bouncing off the shadows, and moving people, etc. in the room and blaring out the windows.

We got married on the second floor of a historicl building, in a historic town, where it is very popular to go to at night for a drink, etc. So we have some pics of the building at night from across the street with all the light coming out the windows against the stars and other buildings, looks awesome!

Answer 7

I had a late afternoon-night wedding and it was great. As you say the stars and the moon and candles on the tables give it a really nice atmosphere. The only problem that you might have with a "purely" night wedding is the photographs. Often it is very difficult to take really decent photos at night, especially if you are going to have photo's taken in a really nice garden setting. So i would suggest you take the photo's whilst there is still some day light and have the reception at night time.

Congratulations and have a super wedding day ( or night) :)

Answer 8

I think an evening/night wedding would be beautiful! My parents just went to a wedding that had all sorts of disasters take place, but they said the whole atmosphere changed once the sun went down. The dark kind of masks the things that are really obvious in the daytime, especially in a summer wedding when it's so hot during the day. The focus is more on the emotion & atmosphere as opposed to the way things are decorated. You could also use lots of candles which would look so romantic.
**As a side note: I know lots of people are using sparklers for the guests to wave as they leave when its dark, (& they do make a beautiful send-off) but I know of two kids who have gotten burned at weddings from sparklers. So, I would say only let adults have them or nix them altogether.

Answer 9

Nope, definitely not bad luck. Most of the wedding's i've been to have been evening weddings. Night weddings are beautiful. That's exactly what i want when i get married. Evening wedding with lots of candlelight. Just be prepared that with an evening wedding you'll have to serve dinner, do a extensive cocktail type reception or if you have your wedding a little later in the evening (ceremony starting at around 7pm) you can get away with a dessert only reception!

Good Luck with your planning!

Answer 10

I was married after sundown both times. Once in a church with candle light and once outside with a full moon and stars and outdoor torches - it was really beautiful. As far as I know it is not bad luck or a bad omen to be married after sundown. The only thing I will caution you with is that if you are going to get married outside at night make sure you hire a photographer that can handle that situation. Our photographer had never taken outdoor wedding pictures at night and some of our pictures were really poor and some were just weird looking - it was the most exspensive disappointment of the wedding experience. CONGRATS AND GOOD LUCK