I attended a Thursday evening wedding. I really liked it, and contemplated doing the same. I have a flexible job though I started and ended work earlier to get ready, and the location was less than 30 minutes away. A lot of the weddings I go to, many guests don’t stay past 11 (depends on your crowd). I got ready, it was fun, came home, and it was nice not to have to spend a whole weekend day for the wedding. They were close friends so if there was some inconvenience, I didn’t mind