Sunday wedding?

I haven't done it, but I think if you give them enough time then people will make it fit their schedules. We last minute had our minimony on a Tuesday (since we had to postpone the big one due to COVID) and everyone that we invited attended (it was 35 guests total). We planned ours in 6 weeks and even then everyone that was invited attended.

Sunday's are not ideal, especially for out of town guests. However, like Yasmine mentioned, if you give everyone enough notice, it probably won't be a huge issue.

Considering a lot of your guests are from out-of-state, can you do a Friday wedding?

If there are only a few out of town guests, I would probably reach out to them to see if a Sunday wedding would be doable for them. If there is a considerable amount of out of town guests, you might want to consider a Friday instead of a Sunday, or keep searching for a venue that’s available on a Saturday. Otherwise, I would just prepare yourself to have a higher number of declines.

My original wedding date was on a Sunday. However, the following day was a federal holiday so most people would be off of work anyway. Try looking into one of those dates.

We had a Sunday wedding and no issues, people knew well in advance. Reach out to your VIPs, the people you absolutely need to have there and ask them if it would work.
IMO a Friday wedding is not any different because out of towners would still have to take a day off. At least with Sunday weddings you can have a rehearsal dinner the night before and more people would be able to make it.

I have a Sunday wedding this September 19th and was worried about the turnout. So far we have 144 yes, 17 no, and waiting on 88 responses. We were surprised with how many people booked rooms too. We have 21 rooms and needed to get more. I think it depends on your guests, but just wanted to give you an idea on numbers we’ve seen so far. It can also be a good long weekend for some. (We live in NY, getting married in NJ, and have people from NC, Mass., Cali, Fla.).

The people who will want to be there will make every effort no matter what day of the week. People can take Monday off if they plan ahead. My friend got married on a Sunday and she said about 10-15 guests didn’t come because it was on a Sunday. Most of those guests were distant family and friends she hasn’t seen in years.

Not a Sunday, but FH and I are having a Friday wedding with a good number of out of town guests invited. Like others said, those who want to be there will make any day work - none of our no’s outright said their reasoning was the day of the week, more likely distance and/or COVID.

I've been to several dozen Sunday weddings as an out of town guest and never had a problem. If you're having a rehearsal dinner the night before, then Friday weddings tend to be more difficult because then I'd have to take off work for part of Thursday in addition to Friday, whereas for Sunday weddings I'd only have to take off on Monday morning depending on how long the flight is. As long as you let people know ahead of time so they can plan, Sunday weddings are absolutely fine.

I have 3 married daughters ~ 2 of them got married on a Sunday & the other one did a Friday wedding. The biggest challenge for the oldest was getting a hairdresser (as she didn't have a regular girl) AND the flowers had to be picked up. The other Sunday wedding was fine no issues with any of the vendors. As to the guests Almost ALL the invited guests to each of the weddings showed up. I got married on a Wednesday in July & only one of my invited guests couldn't attend because of the day of the week (however they had a recent job change & couldn't get the time off within the 2 weeks of starting the job ~ so very understandable).

As others have said those who are important to you & feel you are important to them will show up regardless of the day of the week the wedding falls on.

Hi we opted for a Sunday wedding! Sunday 10/10/21 Columbus Day Weekend. In Virginia, I know not everyone has Monday Columbus Day holiday off, but at least some or most is better than none.


Sunday was cheaper by a lot. Our wedding party and VIP family members wouldn’t need to take off work for rehearsal Saturday (versus if we did the wedding on Friday, then party and VIP would have had to take off Thursday and Friday). We sent our save the dates 10 months in advance and invitations 10 weeks in advance (plenty of notice). Our event starts earlier and ends earlier (4:30pm-10:00pm). So far it’s working out fine RSVP wise and really looking forward to our day

The out of town guests will have to miss a day of work whether you choose Sunday or Saturday. So I think Sunday is perfectly acceptable as long as you give them notice. Those that want to be there will make an effort to be there.

I’m contemplating a Sunday or Friday right now. It’s a destination wedding (driving rather than flying) so people will need to take time off regardless. I can definitely my empathize with not wanting to inconvenience guests!


FWIW, of the 6 weddings we’re attending this year, only 2 are on Saturdays. 3 were Sundays and 1 is Friday. I don’t think it will be a problem for most guests given enough notice.

As others mentioned, if you give advanced notice you’ll be fine. Our wedding is on the first Sunday in October and we are making a wedding weekend out of it with pampering day for my bridal party Friday, rehearsal and women’s bridal brunch on Saturday and Saturday night meeting with some friends at a local bar for a few hours. This will allow us time to see and mingle with guests since the wedding day goes by so fast. Our Sunday wedding will close out the weekend and I think guests will appreciate a full, fun weekend to make taking off of work worth it even more. Since you’re looking at a 2022 date, I think that gives guests plenty of time

All the weddings I have attended in the last year have been on Sunday. Also, these weddings were filled with out of town guests or destination so it was great to have the full weekend to spend time together. No protests. i’m also planning my wedding on a Sunday and only 4 people have declined and it was not due to being on a Sunday.

My wedding is a Sunday and I still have plenty in attendance. My declines mostly came from the delta variant and distance family members his mom wanted to send an invite to as courtesy.

I have attended weddings on both Sundays and Fridays. honestly, if I am traveling for a wedding out of town (even on a Saturday) I most likely end up taking a day off work anyway!

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My wedding is on a Sunday and I 100% agree with this. If people don't like it, they don't have to come. My mom seems to think that nobody is going to come because its on a Sunday. I just keep telling myself that those who want to be there will be no matter what.

We're having a Sunday wedding and a few of my cousins have made comments about the day to which I responded:

- Don't assume all weddings are on a Saturday

- You were given proper notice to see if you could take off work or make arrangements to be there. No different than a Saturday wedding where some people take off on Friday.

- We haven't had anyone decline because its on a Sunday, yet