Sunday daytime or evening wedding?

I'm having a daytime wedding, been to a couple daytime weddings and they were fine and beautiful. I would say that you have the choice between people not wanting to come because it's earlier (although you can have it 2-6, 1-6 whatevs... or many people leaving early in order to get home

Sorry, I know it's a tough choice

I would say a daytime wedding. Doesn't have to be crazy early but I would say focus event from 1pm-8pm. If you are having a large number of out of town guests though I would try to wrap up earlier as some people may want to head back home for Monday. If you know this isn't a big issue though you should feel free to move it a little bit later.

It's difficult if you want to incorporate a meal into it. You could do your ceremony like at 3:30pm and then have an early dinner and the guests will be on their way by 8 or so?

We do late morning and evening weddings every day on every weekend. In the venues that don't have two events on a day, the Sunday ones usually start somewhere around 12-3ish.

I'd agree to the earlier side. I get up at 5 am Mondays so I go to bed at 9 pm. I would have to leave early to get home. If you were family or BFF, I might take Monday off, but otherwise I'd probably just head out early. If a lot of people do that, it could kind of kill the party anyway.

Lara's timing suggestion isn't bad. Early dinner would be fine, and 8 should still be early enough for people to get home and rest for work the next day.

The older guests are retired. They don't have to get up in the morning. The guests you have to worry about are the ones working a F/T job. No later than2:00 PM, and have it wrapped up 8:00 PM (and expect some people to pull out at 7:00PM).

For Sunday, definitely daytime. Most people wouldn't participate in the party vibe on a Sunday evening. You could do lunch, with yummy food and light drinks.

Honestly, unless we were REALLY close friends, I would want to be home by 5 on Sunday.

Sunday brunch would be a nice touch and start ceremony at noon/12:30 short happy hour w/ brunch drinks & fruit and brunch at 2pm, done by 5. Sunday is the day (other than church) people just want to relax and prepare for the week. I think earlier would be better (unless Monday is a holiday)

My wedding is on Saturday and it's going to end at 8pm. I don't think there's anything wrong with a daytime wedding. For a Sunday wedding I would prefer for it to be earlier. I love the idea of a brunch wedding on a Sunday.

I know there are always people who say they are absolutely fine partying on a Sunday night. In real life, Friday night is a party night. When you wake up on Saturday, you're psyched because it's party night number two. Sunday night is not, and never will be, a party night for the general, employed population. An afternoon wedding is lovely, but it has a different vibe than Friday or Saturday. it's just the way the majority of working individuals are wired.

We just love the idea of a sunday afternoon brunch reception- over by 5pm. theres still will be drinks and music/dj just not a crazy night time party- which is fine by us. who doesnt love a classy day party with good food and a couple drinks!

Personally I don't mind a Sunday evening wedding but I guess older people might. I'm having a Saturday afternoon wedding from 12-5:30 & I don't think there's anything wrong with it. I know my guests will still party hard lol

If you want night. Go for night. The people who would've stayed and partied Saturday will stay and party sunday. My fh's godmother did a Sunday night and she said it was beautiful and fun and and lot of people stayed.

We have to be out of our venue by 9pm on a Saturday so our wedding will start at 3.

Our wedding will be a Sunday brunch. 11 am ceremony and 12-4 reception. I guess if people are "not morning people," they just won't come and we can do without them. Shouldn't really be an issue though - it's just one day.

We were married on a Sunday - Ceremony start time was 5:30 p.m., with BP photos at 6:00 ish (just in time for the sun to start setting), appetizers and cocktail hours for guests during that time, and dinner in the reception ballroom at 6:30.

I've been to both. The evening wedding ran 5PM to 10PM and people were fine. In fact, some stayed even later. We had a ball. I much preferred it over the daytime wedding. It also allowed me to get things done during the day so that I could relax and enjoy myself later. Really, though, I think this will depend on your crowd.

Mine is a Sunday from 3-8 pm! I didn't want to end it to early or to late so 8 seemed right.

I love daytime weddings. I am a morning person and don't like to be out late (lol... I'm getting old ;-) that's what FH says when I start getting antsy to leave cause it's getting late)

Mine was on the Sunday before Labor Day. Ceremony was at 2. Reception from 4-midnight.