Hello Wedding Wire!
I am interested to know your thoughts for planning a wedding on a Sunday. I had originally wanted our wedding to be on a Saturday, but this would have driven up costs in the thousands for our vendors due to Saturdays being in high demand.
I am a bit torn and want the ceremony to start around 3:30-4:00 since I rarely get to see my family and friends (let alone family or friends in one place) due to my job.
My wedding will be on a Sunday afternoon, and there are a few factors that I need to consider:
1) The Summer Heat in Arizona
-The hottest part of the day is around 3-4 in the afternoon.
2) Liquor License
-My wedding venue only has their liquor license for 5 hours
3) Vendor Input
-Two of my vendors suggested that most people wind down by 11:00 PM on Sundays because it is just "habit" to have the traditional workweek in mind.
-I can have my venue for 8 hours; up to 12:00 AM.
Notes:
-I don't want my guests to fry, so I was thinking about having a space (not pictured) at the venue opened up pre-ceremony and having refreshing drinks offered as a way to keep them out of the sun prior to a ceremony that lasts about 20-25 minutes, then moving them back to the same space for the start of the cocktail hour.
-Canopies or sprinklers aren't really an option at our venue due to layout and costs.
-I don't really want a sea of umbrellas in my wedding photos, or hear the whirring of industrial fans in my ceremony or future wedding video, but I am at a loss of how to keep guests comfortable during the ceremony close to the hottest part of the day. Is this unreasonable? Should I offer guests hand fans or something else?
Below: The Ceremony and dining spaces (not my photos, just stock images).
