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Kelsey
Just Said Yes March 2021

Sunday Wedding

Kelsey, on February 4, 2020 at 2:42 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 15
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I’m having my wedding on a Sunday for the certain date. March 7th, 2021 it’s an important date to me and my finance. My grandparents are trying to get me to change it to Saturday for out of town guests. I try to explain that the date is important and I don’t want to change it. They are saying I will regret if people leave early due to it being on a Sunday but to be honest I will regret changing the date. I’ve already booked several vendors and ordered save the dates. I was planning to have it start at 2 and end around 8 or a little sooner for those who are traveling. The venue is about an hour away from everyone and the furthest out of town guest is about 3 hours. Also we aren’t much of party people anyways so if it was on a Saturday I would be ending it around 9 or 10 anyways. I’m trying to stand my ground since it’s my special day but second guessing since I don’t want to upset my grandparents. What do you guys think?

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Latest activity by Courtney, on February 4, 2020 at 7:38 PM
  • Kelsey
    Just Said Yes March 2021
    Kelsey ·
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    *Fiancé sorry auto correct
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  • Destiny
    VIP May 2020
    Destiny ·
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    Stand your ground. Its YOUR big day not your grandparents. Tell them your okay with people leaving early if they feel the need to most old ppl will leave early anyway because well old ppl go to bed early lol
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  • Mandi
    Master October 2020
    Mandi ·
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    People are very stuck in their ways. My grandmother was shocked when she learned I was moving into the house we bought. Apparently she thought I was going to drop a downpayment on a house, and let it sit empty while my fiance played rent at his apartment and I lived with my parents for 10 months til the wedding... she has dementia, so she is continuously scandalized by the idea of cohabitation.


    I'd keep your date. The times, they are a changin'.
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  • Kelsey
    Just Said Yes March 2021
    Kelsey ·
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    Thank you!! I feel a lot better getting another opinion lol. They are mostly concerned with my nephews who have school the next day. But truthfully they can sleep on the way home haha
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  • M
    Legend June 2019
    Melle ·
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    I think it's fine to keep the date. If people leave early then that's that. At least they will be there.
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  • Kaitlyn
    Devoted October 2020
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    I think if you chose that date for a reason then stick to it, you already said you were thinking of the timing so people who are traveling can leave earlier in the evening. And people can try to adjust their travel plans if they want to stay longer, they’ll have plenty of warning
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  • Sherry
    Master September 2019
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    Our wedding was on a Sunday for the same reason, the date. The date was our current anniversary so we were not budging but we tried to be as accommodating as possible for everyone. Our start time was 2 pm (to allow time for those that attend church) and we had a reception end time of 9 pm. Almost all of our "local" guests were gone by 7:30 pm because of traveling back home (45 mins-2 hours) and having to go to work the next day. Sure, we paid for time and didn't use it but ultimately, it was our day, not anyone else's.

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  • Kelsey
    Just Said Yes March 2021
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    Wow our date is our current anniversary as well!! That’s exciting. Thank you. This makes me feel a lot better on the whole situation.
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  • Gen
    Champion June 2019
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    We had a Sunday wedding and our out of town guests actually preferred it... This way they were able to fly in Friday late after work or Saturday morning, without worrying about rushing to make a Saturday afternoon/evening wedding. Our wedding ended at 5pm on Sunday so then they could just leave after the wedding and still make it back for work on Monday.

    We had several guests who did just that... flew in late on Friday, slept in on Saturday (and adjusted to the jet lag... we are east coast and a lot of guests were from the west coast so they had a 3-hour adjustment to make) and then were all ready and well-rested for the wedding on Sunday. OR people left on Saturday morning and didn't have to worry about a delayed flight having them miss the wedding. Then left on a Sunday evening flight. Didn't miss any work.

    We also had some OOT guests who didn't want to rush back home after the wedding, so they just took off 1 day of work and flew home on Monday. BUT, if we had a Saturday wedding, I'm not sure how the situation would be any better... because then people would HAVE to fly out late Friday night (Saturday morning would cut it too close...) and would have no time to adjust to the time difference (if there is one). Or they'd have to take off work on Friday to travel.

    Not to mention, are any of your out of town guests in your immediate family and/or bridal party? Will they need to go to the rehearsal/rehearsal dinner? Because idk how we would've managed that if our wedding was on Saturday... most of our bridal parties and families are from OOT. So they needed time to get there for the rehearsal on Saturday. Idk how it would've worked if the wedding was Saturday then the rehearsal would've had to be Friday and the OOT people either would've HAD to take off work, or would've missed the rehearsal.

    So it really is not any better on a Saturday imo...

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  • MrsD
    Legend July 2019
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    I'd just keep your Sunday date. We've been to a few Sunday weddings, they always start at 2 or 3 so we can leave by 7 or 9 (depending how close it is to our home) since we work Mondays. We typically don't do much partying at Sunday weddings.

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  • Mrs. S
    Master November 2019
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    We had ours on a Sunday and ended at 8. Only 2 people left early.
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  • Brigitte
    Savvy July 2021
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    Stand. Your. Ground. 🙌
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  • Jennifer
    Super March 2020
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    Don't change it. I drive an hour to work every day. I would drive an hour for your wedding.
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  • Brittany
    Dedicated January 2021
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    It doesn't sound like any of your guests need to fly, so I don't think anyone should be too upset about your Sunday date. There's few places you can get a flight for a distance that equates to 3 hours driving, it would be like 30 minutes which means more taxiing than air time. But even if they were, a pp pointed out that it opens Saturday morning travel. Plus, if people can go to work after the Super Bowl (thinking of it because it was just last weekend), they can after your wedding! You keep that sentimental date Smiley smile
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  • Courtney
    Expert July 2020
    Courtney ·
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    I don’t think you should change it. We are having a Sunday wedding and I’m sure some people won’t approve but it’s for spiritual reasons. We at least decided to do it during the summer when kids would be out of school. Most of our guests are traveling at least 4 hours to 9 hours away so either way they’d have to take off work Friday or Monday, so why not Monday? Keep your date! Ending at 8pm is not bad at all. In the end you won’t regret the date that way.
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