Thoughts on a Sunday ceremony

Our wedding is 11.08 also a Sunday / ceremony is at 3 with reception to follow until about 9 (given our venue is in the center of all family/guests with exception of a few that are traveling but I would definitely go for an extra hour added to your timeframe !

A Sunday ceremony is totally fine. My concern with the time that you choose is if you have guests that attend church. Your guests would be rushed from having to go from church to your wedding. If you give everyone enough notice, I would think they would be able to arrange time off work so that they aren't traveling 3 to 4 hours after your wedding. Also, if you have a bridal party and plan on having hair and makeup done you are going to have to get up extremely early to get ready. I don't know about you and your girls, but my bridesmaids wouldn't have been happy having to be up that early for hair and makeup. Also, four hours does seem kind of rushed so I would rent it for five hours. We had our wedding at one location. Our ceremony was from 4:30-5:00, cocktail hour from 5:00-6:00, and our grand entrance was at 6:15. Our reception went until 10 then we had an after party at a bar. We are supposed to be attending a Sunday wedding in June. The wedding is 2 hours from our house. The wedding is from 3:30 to 9 which means we will be getting home around 11 which still gives us plenty of time to sleep before going into work. I personally would plan for your wedding to be a bit later and guests will figure out a way to make it work with our schedule.

I think that sounds like an ok timeline. Gives people plenty of time to get home.

I think a daytime Sunday wedding is a good idea. I been to many Sunday night weddings and it’s super tiring so a daytime one is smart

View Quoted Comment I agree with Melle.

Can I ask how long the ceremony is? Can you do 11:30-12:00 for the ceremony then go right into brunch/lunch reception? I’d be dying if lunch was at 1 pm.

View Quoted Comment We're still having the cocktail hour from 12 to 1 with an array of appetizers while the wedding party gets pictures taken. The ceremony and reception are in the same venue.

View Quoted Comment Oh perfect. At least they get food.


If you wanted to save money on appetizers, you could do photos beforehand and roll right into your reception after the ceremony. Guests who travel from afar may appreciate that too.

View Quoted Comment That’s what we’re doing...even though we had to postpone to a different date, we are still able to do on a Sunday, and do it as a brunch reception. 11:30am ceremony at our venue, 1:30pm brunch at a local restaurant to allow time for photos and for people to get to the reception. Honestly I think morning weddings are beautiful and your guests will appreciate an am event being that it is on a Sunday. Still time to go home afterwards and prepare for the workweek.