Saturday versus Sunday

We're having a Sunday wedding from 3pm-8pm. We sent save the dates in case anyone would want to take off the following Monday, but most of our guests are local so going to work the next day wouldn't be a big deal. It's also gotten us a better deal on our venue and our DJ. We originally planned on a Saturday, but they were all booked up for the time frame we wanted to get married. Some people may not come, but that goes for any wedding no matter what day of the week it is.

We will also be having a Sunday wedding due to cost. Sunday weddings are typically cheaper since it's not considered an "on-peak day". Our wedding will be from 4-10 and we figured people can request Monday off if they choose to. We also will be having out of state guests so they will most likely be staying through Monday anyways.

We had a Sunday wedding with 0 complaints (some people actually said they preferred it) but our ceremony was at noon and our reception ended by 5.

Agh sorry the rest of my comment got cut off. I was going to say also, I think if it had been later in the day on Sunday, people would’ve been less happy with it. But ending at 5 allowed local people to be home in time for dinner and allowed OOT people to travel home Sunday evening and still make it back for work on Monday if they wanted.

It would be fine but I would likely leave earlier than usual. I also love to dance/enjoy a good party and I wouldn't be enjoying myself as much if it was a Sunday. Depends on your crowd. If they are more low key and not as into dancing the night away then it will be fine.

Our wedding was on a Sunday and we had no rejections about it but for obvious reasons, people had to leave earlier because of having to travel back home for work. Most were gone by 7-730 pm. Our ceremony started at 2 pm.

I think don't worry about the day but do what is best for your budget. A friend of mine last year had her wedding on a Sunday and it started at 3 and the reception lasted a while. I would say my fiance and I left at around 8 because we were not going to take a day off for the wedding so of course we did not drink a ton and party up all night but we went and we still had a good time. If people really want to they will take the day off or they will limit themselves and not stay out too late if that would work the next day. I think it fits an affordable option you should go for it.

As a guest, I prefer Saturday weddings. It's much easier to take off & travel on a Friday for us, then we get Sunday to recover. We've been to a few Sunday weddings, we typically don't drink much & leave pretty early.

I think Sunday is fine but I'd definitely be prepared for people to leave earlier than if it was Saturday.

We had a Sunday wedding and some people went back that night and some people took Monday off. But it didn’t seem to be an issue either way. We ended at 8.

As a guest, I prefer Saturday weddings. If a wedding is on a Sunday, then I feel it needs to be an afternoon event that ends by 7 or 8pm (otherwise you’ll probably have people leave early)

As a guest I prefer Saturday. Hell I'd even prefer a friday over a sunday. Sundays just have entirely different vibes to them. I have been to one afternoon brunch Sunday wedding and it was truthfully the most boring wedding I had been to. If you still have a Sunday evening wedding with dinner it would normally end a little earlier than a Friday or Saturday night because even if you have VIPs take off work Monday or those traveling, the majority of guests won't take off Monday. So they'll want to go home to do their nightly routine before work.

First time post-er! We are still in the really early stages of planning but it looks as though we will be having a Sunday reception. It is wildly cheaper than Saturday at all the places we've scoped out. We're hoping to do a brunch bites / more casual Party and not a formal reception, probably from 12-5 or 1-6. We are looking at breweries / bars that would then be open to the public (cash bar) after so if people wanted to stay and party after they could or we could move to a different space. Hopefully it wont be boring or anything since it's not a traditional space or itinerary but we are loving the idea a lot more than a sit-down dinner and dancing so Sunday makes even more sense.

I think you're totally spot on though about people taking off - we are thinking the same thing: there's no huge difference in taking off a Friday or a Monday IMO and people can do what they want

As a guest, I prefer Saturday or Friday weddings!