Friday wedding vs Sunday wedding

No itinerary but I would recommend a Friday instead of a Sunday - better for you and the guests as they can travel home Saturday or Sunday and have the whole weekend to get over any partying they did .

We went with a Sunday, and I have no regrets. 60-70% of our guests were traveling in from out of town, so a Sunday worked nicely. Most guests arrived on Saturday, we hosted a welcome dessert and drinks reception on Saturday night after our rehearsal dinner, the wedding went from 3-10 on Sunday, and people travelled home on Monday.

As a guest I prefer Sundays over Fridays because my vacation time at work is a scarce resource, and a Friday wedding I have to travel to means taking 2 days off work (Thursday to travel, Friday to attend). Even if it is local, I’d need to take at least the afternoon off to make sure I get home, changed, and to the venue on time.

I think it just depends on what type of vibe you are going for. My fiancé wanted a big dance party, so Friday made more sense for us since people could stay out late and party. But if you want very chill and relaxed you could do an afternoon brunch on a Sunday which would be lovely.
Since you have quite a bit of out of towners you can’t go wrong with either day, most of them probably would plan to take off a day or 2 of work anyways, even if it was a Saturday.

Between the two, I'd rather go to a Sunday wedding. Your out of town guests will have all day Saturday to arrive and figure out where to go and would just need to take off from work Monday to get back, whereas with a Friday wedding they'd probably need to take off Thursday for travel and then Friday for the wedding.

We had a Friday evening wedding with a good number of out of town guests invited and had a good turnout! I highly doubt anyone that declined did so because of the day of the week. Just be mindful about timing - don't start a Friday wedding too early (for local guests that may work that day, and for travelers to arrive and not have to take two days off work) or keep a Sunday wedding too late (for those working the next day).

My Fiancé and I chose Sunday because all the Saturday options for our venue were booked. It saved us 500$ and I don't think anyone will mind.

I would rather go to a Sunday brunch wedding since I wouldn't have to use vacation days, although if your friend group are partiers they may prefer Friday, but that would require people to use more vacation, especially if they have to travel on Thursday.

A Friday wedding is always preferable. It kicks off the weekend. Also guests have advance notice to request all of Friday off to attend, and it’s less days missed from work than with a Sunday wedding. A Sunday wedding is going to be much more subdued because guests either need to leave early or schedule Monday off from work.

If I'm a guest travelling from out of town, then a Sunday wedding is much preferred for me! For a Friday wedding I'd also likely have to take Thursday off of work in order to travel, but for a Sunday wedding I'd only have to take Monday off. Also, a Sunday wedding does not mean you have to do a subdued brunch wedding. I've been to dozens of very fancy Sunday evening weddings with major party vibes that ended around midnight.

Bummer the date you really wanted is booked. Unless its a long holiday weekend I d probably just a Friday over a Sunday but its completely up to you and your partner. Happy planning!