Typical Victorian Marriage - which day?

[piggolo]

Hi,
If you consider the modern wedding is typically planned for a Saturday, rarely a Sunday, sometimes Friday but less so for other weekdays.....

..... does anybody know when the "usual" late Victorian (1890-1900) wedding took place?

Thanks,
Nick

[emeltee]

Hi,
For a lot of people, particularly those in service, a good day to get married was Christmas Day or Boxing Day - something to do with having a day off work.
Emeltee

[piggolo]

I hadn't thought of that !! I was wondering whether weekday weddings were more unusual than weekends or whether Sunday was more acceptable than today.
Cheers

[Peter Goodey]

In a parish register I happen to have open before me :), looking at three pages at random in 1872 there were seven marriages on a Sunday, three on a Saturday and one each on a Tuesday and a Thursday.

Much too small a sample to draw any conclusions from, obviously.

[benny1982]

Hi

I think many Victorian marriage dates were at the order of the vicar especially if his parish was quite big and populous.

Ben

[piggolo]

That's an interesting set of numbers for UpHolland.

None on either a Sunday or Friday. I guess Saturday still seems most popular though.

A marriage I'm interested in which took place in Salford 1898 was on a Thursday which struck me as a little odd.

All very interesting.... Thank you

[Joanna Bastyan]

Out of curiosity I thought I'd check the marriage certs that I have an found

Monday 24th May 1847
Tuesday 29th Dec 1874
Thursday 12th Dec 1839
Saturday 19th Sep 1896 (Registry Office)
Sunday 27th May 1849
Wednesday 23rd Jun 1852.

I am amazed that I have 6 marriage certificates for different lines in my family and they are for six different days. I only need Friday and I'll hacve a complete set|laugh1|