Sunday Destination Wedding?

If you were a guest at my wedding, would it be an inconvenience?

Yes, many weddings I’ve been to were on sundays and I’m not a fan of it at all. I usually don’t even stay for the entire reception because I have to work Monday morning and start the drive back home. If I were in your position, I would do a Saturday afternoon wedding. So guests could leave early Saturday morning, make it there, stay for the entire event, then have the option to book a hotel for the night.

My weeding is on a Sunday but I picked September 1 at 3:00pm I’m also doing destination in Ft. Lauderdale. U can do beer and wine to keep it simple also morning or early afternoon so ur reception is not to late and people have to rush back.

If you can afford it, Saturday is the most convenient day for guests, especially with a 6 hour drive

My wedding is on a Sunday and everyone is traveling including us. Our ceremony is 3 and we’ll end by 8. If people don’t want to come then they won’t and we’ll just have fun without them.

I try to impress upon ALL BRIDES I speak with this one simple fact....

THOSE WHO WANT TO COME WILL COME! If given enough time to plan your family and friends WILL be there!

It it all depends on what’s important. If budget is important then Sunday it is. If u have more funds then maybe switching maybe a better option.

What is the price difference? Saturday is far more convenient, but what could you include in your wedding with the extra money? I'm getting married on a Friday which saved me 4K. I can do a lot to elevate my wedding with 4K.

We had a 11:30am-6:30pm adults only boozy brunch wedding dance party on a Sunday in September. The price difference was like 2x more for a Saturday. It was in Rochester, NY which was convenient for half of the guests since most of his family lives there. We live in Brooklyn, NY which is about 5.5 hour drive. My entire side and all our friends came from Florida, Maryland and DC, California, Jersey, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Canada, and the UK.
We had 100 guests and it was simply the best.
We also were worried about the timeline, if people would drink, if people would have fun, if people would watch sports games instead since apparently there were a lot of important games happening. From what went down people genuinely had a great time and most worked the next day.
I would suggest hiking up your deadline if you do want to land on Sunday. Allow for Friday if you're there and if others are to hang out. We had dinner with whoever was around (~18 people). Have a welcome lunch Saturday instead of dinner. This is a great ice breaker and everyone will know each other before the big day. My husband went out that night to grab dinner and drinks with friends taking them to local spots. I stayed in with my best lady to get rest.
If you do end up having an early start, you'll have to wake up early. I only had my best lady get her hair done and my mom had her makeup done, our wedding party was just best man and best lady. We also did all our photos done before the event itself since we wanted to maximize our time with our guests and eliminate cocktail hour.
Our timeline was 11:30 arrival with drinks and food available, 12 stationed brunch, 1:30 to 2 ceremony, 2:05 parent, first, all inclusive dance, 2:30 open dance floor, 3 drinks and favors set out, 6:30 venue closed
We definitely hyper planned our wedding and we generally don't like anything on a Sunday unless it's before afternoon. We tried to soften the blow as much we could and it exceeded and surpassed everything we hoped for.
People will make it work if that's your only option. If you can choose a holiday weekend aim for that. Make it an event that ends strong with your wedding.

Normally I would say Sunday is fine but that’s only if it’s local. I’d skip a Sunday wedding if it was a 6-hour drive and unless family, a lot of your guests might too!

There's no difference between you having a Sat and Sun wedding other than Sun will save you money. Because if it's 6 hours away regardless, people who want to take time off will do so anyway, whether it's taking Fri off for a Sat wedding or Mon off for a Sun wedding. Some people are suggesting a Sun brunch wedding but I think that just makes it more likely for people to leave early to get home the same day. For Sun evening wedding, people would've already taken the next day off and do not plan to leave as early. At the end of the day, people who want to be there WILL BE THERE.

Any possibility to do a wedding in either Atlanta or Cleveland? That way only one set of guests are traveling?

Me personally, I only have a handful of friends/family I'm close to. So if any of them got married and gave me enough notice, I would take off an extra day to be there for their wedding. For example, I would plan in advance to take off Monday if there was a Sunday wedding. However I have the work flexibility to do this.

I think you need to know your crowd on this one. Do your guests mostly work 9-5's or alternative schedules? Do they have kids in school or no kids? That kinda thing. When it comes down to it it's YOUR day. If you want to save $ for a Sunday wedding go for it! We're getting married on a Friday, so we struggled with that decision as well. Ultimately we knew whoever wants to be there, will be there.