Pros and cons

We're having a Sunday wedding, originally because our venue didn't have any Saturdays available in the month we wanted. We just had to move our date up and could've switched to a Saturday, but decided to stick with a Sunday. Both our venue and DJ had cheaper pricing for Sunday weddings.

If you want your wedding to last all through the night, a Sunday isn't the best option unless the following day is a holiday. We aren't the all-night party type, so even if we did have a Saturday wedding, we wouldn't have it super late. Our wedding will end at 8:30 at the latest to give everyone time to get home before work the next day.

If you have a lot of out-of-town guests, a Sunday wedding is definitely not as convenient for them as a Saturday, but nearly all of our guests are local or retired and don't have to work the next day anyways.

Sure, some folks may not want to come to our Sunday afternoon wedding or may leave early, but that's not a big deal to us. We're ending at a reasonable time for those who do decide to stay until the end and the idea of a Sunday wedding has definitely grown on us.

Pros: cheaper for you

cons: way more inconvenient for guests - especially if they have to travel.

Pros: cheaper generally
Many people don’t work on Sundays

Cons: if people are out of town, traveling is more inconvenient.Most people will have work the next day

We’re having a Sunday wedding from 3-8. Some ppl are taking off Monday instead of Friday, and some are driving back Sunday night.

I had a Sunday wedding March 24, 2019, we chose the date because the 24th is our anniversary, we loved it because the venue was cheaper by about $10,000 for the same exact package that we chose. We can't always assume majority of people have Saturdays and Sundays off because a lot of people in my circle work weekends too so I had a few people who could not attend due to work on Sunday. I had zero declines due to it being on a Sunday and I also had a Sunday evening wedding 6pm to 12am. Traffic was light for our guests (we live in Los Angeles and Saturday traffic would have taken most guests close to 2 hours to arrive at our venue), we did not have to pay for valet services at our venue because it was Sunday. I was upgraded to a bigger ceremony space when we finalized our contract because the space was still available. We had all day Saturday to prepare and do last minute things together. The two groups of our family that had to fly in from out of country/state made a vacation out of it and stayed a few extra days which worked out well because we don't see them often. The guests that had to work Monday mornings left around 10:30/11pm and a large group stayed until 12 when it finished.

I think you can really decrease the "cons" if you communicate with your guests early on and plan ahead. My wedding was also child free and all of the parents there had so much fun and were happy that they could enjoy themselves like they did.

Good Luck!

I'm having a Sunday wedding and so far the only real con I've found is having to pay a little more for set up/take down if my vendor isn't open on a Sunday.

Pros: much cheaper for you, guests might like brunch or early evening Sunday wedding, great for local guests


Cons: not good for a party/dance vibe, definitely needs to end early or guests will leave early to start their work week, high decline rate if a lot of out-of-town guests or if venue is 1+ hour drive

We had a Sunday wedding last month at 4pm and all the grooms side was from out of state. For a Saturday wedding most would have had to take Friday off so instead they took Monday off. We ended around 9ish and the dance floor was packed the entire time until then. We only had 6 no shows from hubby’s side that apparently didn’t realize it was a Sunday wedding until the week of and they weren’t able to get Monday off. 🤦🏼‍♀️


But we saved $2000 and 50% off our alcohol package. And the Saturday was booked and we really wanted that weekend so it was either Friday or Sunday for us.

We're having a Sunday wedding. Many of my family members are from out of town so it gives us the weekend to all reconnect before the actual wedding day craziness. It was also less expensive for us to choose Sunday than Saturday, and we are able to do a Brunch reception, without worrying about overtime hours for a late Saturday night event.

People bail early from a Sunday or weekday wedding, that's the unfortunate truth. My wedding was on a Sunday and was supposed to go from 5pm to 11pm. Everyone had left by 10pm and it really bummed me out! Our venue required our vendors to clear out by midnight so we even paid an extra $350 in advance for extra labor because we were worried there wouldn't be enough time. And then it turned out we had plenty of time.

The pros and cons are pretty obvious. Pros: cheaper and potentially better availability compared with Saturday nights. Cons: for many guests, especially those who have to travel, it may be much less convenient; local guests are likely to "party" less and leave earlier because they have to work. The couple needs to think about their guests and their own priorities.