Sunday weddings

We are also doing a Sunday. Basically the time frame is the biggest thing. You have to keep in mind whether the Sunday is before a holiday. And how many in the guest list work the next day or have children going to school the next day. Also make sure your caterer is not one of the weird ones that closes on a Sunday. Other than that, we are planning similar to a Saturday.

I agree with Tiffany. We are following a similar timeline to a Saturday, but that's because we are having it the Sunday before Columbus Day.

Definitely check on caterers and vendors for sunday services and deliveries. Also, if you plan to marry in a church, it's hard to have the ceremony there on a Sunday. Something to keep in mind!

I live 2 hrs away from my FH. So I chose a place somewhat in the middle. I'm taking into account everyone's travel time home so they can be rested for work

I am doing an early afternoon wedding. I figure that's time for them to go to church and also time for them to get home at a decent time. I actually even got my venue at a HUGE discount for a Sunday wedding, so, yay! Just make sure your vendors are open on Sunday or that whatever you need to get from them is able to be picked up on the day before.

We still wanted an evening wedding but are finishing by 10 so it's not too unreasonable. Most of our guests live in town and should be able to be in bed by 11 and make it to work Monday. We expect people will start leaving around 9-930p.

I've never been to a Sunday wedding but our church (Catholic) doesn't do weddings on Sundays. Anyway, as a guest I would be okay with it as long as it ended early or was before a major holiday like Memorial or Labor Day - I've never had off Columbus Day and not all schools or even government offices are closed on that day.

We did the Sunday before Columbus day, holiday for most people. However people left a lot earlier than we thought they would. We had planned for reception to be until about 9, guests were leaving around 7. If anything definitely do an earlier ceremony than we did! Ours was at 4pm. People have to work next day, get kids off to school, etc

We had a Sunday night wedding until 11pm in NYC. Nobody left early.

We had ours Sunday before Columbus day. We had a 2-7 reception and it worked out for us. A few people left early but most everyone stayed and danced (and drank) until the end. We also had an after party. We had checked with our VIPS because it was 100% that they attend. For everyone else we had the attitude of, it would be amazing if they attended but we understood if they couldn't. However, we weren't going to go out of our way for a non vip. An invite is not a summons and if a Sunday wedding is too inconvenient then there's always the decline option. Eta: I've also been to Sunday evening weddings where everyone stayed until midnight or more. I don't think you have to go.out of your way to have an afternoon wedding just because it's a Sunday.

My Sunday wedding is Labor Day weekend so I'm treating it like a Saturday. My venue treats it like a Saturday. Other than that, there's been no difference. I'm having my ceremony/reception at the same location

We specifically choose Labor Day weekend for this reason. We will be ending around 10:30 and then moving to the onsite bar for anyone who wants to continue to party/doesn't have to go to work in the morning/doesn't have kids (with them).

I don't think you have to plan it super differently. Just take into consideration how far your guests are traveling and how many people have to work the next day.

We are having the Sunday before Columbus Day but don't really foresee a ton of people already having off. We structured ours similar to a Saturday timeline but moved things up slightly. We anticipate a number of guests leaving around 8 but will continue to host until we are the last ones there. We have until Monday to clean up the venue so as long as the food is put away by the caterer, we can leave when we're ready.

I am loving planning a Sunday Funday Wedding!

We have our venue until 10 but our venue is about an hour out from where we live. We are blocking hotel rooms because we'll have a lot of out of town guests and some people have already expressed interest in getting a hotel room no matter what because it's like a mini vacation. My tentative plan was to expect people (my family) to start leaving around 7 but party until everyone leaves or the venue closes at 10.

Ours is the Sunday before Columbus day! Easily 75% of our guests will have the following day off, so we weren't super concerned about timing, but we're starting our ceremony at 3:30, reception to immediately follow, ending at 9.

I'm interested to see how my timing will effect OOT guests though, like the ones who are flying in...

Wanted to mention that neither H or I get Columbus Day off and we work for two different companies and industries so it is hit or miss having it off. I believe the local schools do have it off though. For Labor Day weddings, expect a good number of declines. One of my best friends got married Labor Day Saturday this year and invited 170 with about 115 accepting. She sent save the dates out 6-7 months early so it wasn't for lack of people knowing in advance. I felt so bad, she was really upset about it.

I think it depends on your guest and how abnormal it is for the area

I'd expect slightly more nos unless it's before a Monday holiday (people who say have to drive from 2-4 hours away and be back at work Monday)

I'd also make sure you're giving religious people (assuming there are some) time to get out of their service and to your wedding (i.e. I wouldn't start before 2 pm) and aren't starting so late that folks who have to work early Monday can't come (i.e. I'd start before 8 pm)

I'd expect more people to leave early (to get ready for work the next day) and less drinking/partying at the reception

I would just say to expect it to end a little earlier. We went to a Sunday wedding this past weekend and left at 8. It was also a dry wedding, so it wasn't as much of a party atmosphere, and a lot of the family had to drive a couple of hours home after the wedding for work/school the next day.

It's also just a know your crowd situation. I've never gotten Columbus day off from work either, so I'm not sure you can count on all of your guests having that off for a 3 day weekend.

I also wanted to add that we had a normal decline rate. 109 invited and 97 attended. I also didn't notice less dancing or drinking because it was a Sunday.

I am having a Sunday wedding that is going to end at 11. I have no problem at all.

No - I am not having it on a Sunday because its cheap, my wedding is STILL VERY EXPENSIVE. I am having it on Sunday, because the only Saturdays they had available for this year ( we booked the place in November of last year) was thanksgiving weekend and Christmas weekend so we chose to do Sunday!

Good luck!

We are doing a Sunday wedding. It'll end at 8:30PM. All of our guests need to travel out of state for it so they will likely be leaving Monday.