Sunday Wedding?

Hi Caryn, My wedding is on a Sunday. We do have a lot of out of town guest and we also considered the Monday after. However, it was so expensive for us to book on Friday and Saturday. We are saving about 3 grand by having it on a Sunday.

It’s much better than if you were to do a weekday. You may have some people leave early due to work being the next day, but you won’t run into the problem of lots of guests having trouble requesting the day off of work since it’s Sunday.
*Disclaimer, I know some people on here have had successful weekday weddings, so that’s awesome. Just looking at it from a statistics and probability perspective.

My circle does a lot of Sunday weddings. One option is to start earlier in the day to give people time to get home without taking off work the next day (for example my ceremony started at 3 PM and the reception ended at 8:30). Don't be afraid of picking a Sunday. Your guests will make it work, it will be fine.

After I had already booked my wedding for a Friday (no Saturday’s available), I saw a lot of articles online about a Sunday brunch wedding, which I felt would have been a great idea! You could do a mimosa bar, make it a garden feel, etc. just a thought if you are concerned about the timeline on Sunday.

Is there a reason you're not doing brunch? The food tends to be cheaper and people tend to drink less

My wedding is on a Monday, many of our guests already told us they took Monday and Tuesday off. If I was a guest at a Sunday wedding I would totally just take that Monday off! Perfect excuse for a day off!

Thanks for all the great feedback! I like the idea of starting and ending a bit earlier. We aren't doing a brunch because we really do want it to be a party with drinking and dancing, but a wild party can end at 10 instead of midnight.

That's exactly what we're doing this October. Mostly family in town (we're traveling from out of state ourselves), Sunday 4:30 pm wedding and everything will be done by 10:00. Everyone has been very receptive to the timing from what we know and expect a large majority to come! Plus the 4-5k we're saving for a Sunday is a bonus.

Most of our family is traveling in, so we also opted for a Sunday. Big price difference and it's much easier for people to drive/fly in the night before.

I wouldn't see it being a problem at all as long as you give enough notice for people to be able to book the Monday off with their work.

I'm sure anybody who loves you guys would have no issue using 1 day of holiday to come to your wedding! I know I've booked many a weekday off for my loved ones celebrations

I think if you start earlier and end at a reasonable time such as 10:00 PM, Sunday weddings should not be a problem at all.

Our wedding was on a Sunday from 2-7:30pm. We had a couple of people with 2 hour drive, otherwise most people had about 30 minute drive and did not seem to be an issue for anyone.

In our experiences as guests, Sunday weddings tend to be shorter and low key with guests leaving earlier than normal. With save the dates sent via word of mouth or postcard/magnet at 6-12 months before the wedding, guests have more than enough time to make necessary travel arrangements which include scheduling time off work as needed. Some choose to take the day off and others won’t, but it’s no different than choosing to take the day off on a Friday to make it to a Saturday wedding. Trust adults to figure out their own time management.

Hi Caryn I am having a evening Sunday also I want everyone to enjoy there sleeves. And to I hope that they be responsible enough to not to get to trashed. And if some first have to leave I understand because some may have to work early. It is what it is