Sunday Wedding?

mElizabeth72

The venue I am looking into offers an amazing deal on Sunday weddings. What do you guys think about doing it on a Sunday?

OliveOilsMom

My brother had a Sunday wedding, it began at 2 pm, so most people who have church committments were finished by then.  Check with VIPs to make sure it works for them.  Just know that many guests won't stay very late for a Sunday wedding, since everyone will need to work the next day.  I know if I attended a Sunday wedding, I would leave around 9 pm at the latest, since I would have work the next day.

QueerFemme

It really depends on the vibe you are trying to accomplish.  Sunday weddings are usually over earlier and tend to have less of a "party" atmosphere, given that most people have to work the next day.

AddieCake

I would have no issues with it as long as it was a morning or afternoon wedding. 

misssunshine17

There's nothing wrong with a Sunday wedding, but I think you need to know you audience. I personally don't like doing anything on Sunday evenings other than prep for the coming week and veg, so I wouldn't expecy tons of people to party it up on a Sunday evening.  A lunch reception would be great.

daria24

I agree with PP. The Sunday evening weddings I've been to have really petered out around 9pm, not much of a "party atmosphere." And honestly I was unhappy about having to go to work the next day after a late night.

However if it was an afternoon/early evening wedding I was more than happy to attend. I think a late Sunday brunch would be wonderful. 

One thing to keep in mind is that if you are having a Church ceremony, or a minister perform your ceremony, they might not be willing to do it on the Sabbath. 

MairePoppy

My daughter's wedding was on a Sunday afternoon/early evening. She was able to afford her dream venue by booking late and choosing a Sunday. They had open bar, cocktail hour followed by a four course dinner and dancing. Everyone was in party mode.

MayberryAfterMidnight

We're having a Sunday wedding because FI's aunt, uncle, and cousins are Orthodox (Jewish) and cannot travel by car on Saturdays. The wedding will be out of state for most of the guests, and a number of them are teachers so they don't work often during the summer, so I'm hoping our evening wedding will still have a party atmosphere since many of the guests will not have to go to work in the morning. Still, I realize some people on my side of the family may leave earlier to drive back home...unfortunately having a Sunday wedding is unavoidable in our case. I think it would just depend on your guests and whether you prefer an afternoon or evening wedding.

donnie&ashley

We're having a Sunday wedding and have heard no complaints yet. We have our venue from 5pm to 11pm, so we figured if we did it on a Sunday people would be less likely to "linger" and we could get everything cleaned up and out by 11pm. And my Aunt & Cousin offered to do my hair/make-up for me, and their salon is closed on Sunday's and Mondays. So this way they can do my hair and enjoy the wedding too :-)

acatherine2

We are having a Sunday wedding (and saving a ton by doing so).  We also chose September 1st; and since the next day is Labor Day, none of our guests have to go to work.  It worked out for us financially to have our dream wedding on a Holiday weekend Sunday.  We also just sent out our Save the Dates.  So everyone will have 6 months notice.

MuppetOverlord

We are doing a Sunday morning wedding. Much of my family is involved with the family business which is open on Saturdays and they can't shut the store down. The only thing it saved me was a few hundred on the site fee. 95% of the people we are inviting live within an hour to 1.5 hour drive.  A few people would be coming from 4 hours.. The others would be flying in anyway.

We are contemplating doing a RD gathering on Saturday that includes anyone who wants to come, but primarily the wedding party and those are are coming from a distance.

We have our venue from 10:30 to 4:30 and we are doing a brunch. It wasn't what we initially were going for  but we really liked the idea of it after we saw it as an option at one place and are pleased with the thought. With that we are doing mimosas and bloody marys as signature drinks (though people can order whatever they like). 

We'll be done in time for everyone to be home and not have to take a day off.

OwningAHome1981

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[QUOTE]We are having a Sunday wedding (and saving a ton by doing so).  We also chose September 1st; and since the next day is Labor Day, none of our guests have to go to work.  It worked out for us financially to have our dream wedding on a Holiday weekend Sunday.  We also just sent out our Save the Dates.  So everyone will have 6 months notice.
Posted by acatherine2[/QUOTE]

Be careful about holiday weekend weddings. Many people have prior obligations and can get PO'd if they nromally take a vacation and now can't b/c of your wedding.