Friday or Sunday???

deldukes

My FH and I fell in love with a location but it is is way too expensive for a Saturday wedding. It is way less expensive on a Sunday, and about $4,000 more for a Friday night (versus a Sunday). Which day is better out of these two options? I could argue it either way...

MyNameIsNot

What time/style are you thinking of?  If you want a 7:00 ceremony and a late reception with dancing, Friday is better.  If you want to do it in the afternoon and just have some mingling, do Sunday.  

deldukes

We are considering doing a 5pm ceremony/7pm reception on Friday OR 3pm ceremony/5pm reception on Sunday...

danieliza1127

I would prefer the Sunday option.  That way I wouldn't have to rush to get off of work on Friday and home and changed and then get to the wedding, or take off work to avoid having to rush around.

Islamorada14

Given the times you're considering, I'd probably prefer to attend the Sunday wedding.

Friday turns me off a bit because if you're ceremony is at 5pm, most people would need to take off early from work to get dressed and make it to the ceremony location on time.

mmenillo

I'd go with Sunday. It's easier to go into work on Monday a little tired than it is to take off early on Friday.

MyNameIsNot

5pm is too early for a Friday ceremony.  If you can't push it any later, do the Sunday.

If your reception is at 5 on Sunday, you can expect people to stick around until about 8 or so, and then head home to get ready for the week.  

LisaTyler1984

I totally disagree with everyone else. I would much prefer the Friday option. It's a kickoff to the weekend and I think everyone will be much more willing to let loose, drink and have a good time. I think a lot of people hate Sundays because they dread the work week. I would be less likely to drink, dance, etc. on a Sunday. You will probably have less people at your ceremony though because some people may be unwilling to get out of work too early.

SuMmErKuTiE

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[QUOTE]I totally disagree with everyone else. I would much prefer the Friday option. It's a kickoff to the weekend and I think everyone will be much more willing to let loose, drink and have a good time. I think a lot of people hate Sundays because they dread the work week. I would be less likely to drink, dance, etc. on a Sunday. You will probably have less people at your ceremony though because some people may be unwilling to get out of work too early.
Posted by LisaTyler1984[/QUOTE]

I agree with this 100%!! FI and I went to a Sunday wedding last year, and the whole time all we kept thinking about was how we had to leave at some point and not to drink too much because we had to work the next day. I much prefer Friday night weddings compared to Sunday weddings because the weekend is just getting started and as a guest I can relax and not stress about the time or how much I'm drinking.

If you decide on the Friday night wedding, I would definitely go with the 7:00 start time since most won't want to have to take a half day off work plus weekend rush hour traffic is highly unpredictable. We're getting married on a Saturday, and our wedding isn't starting until 7:00pm either due to another wedding before us using the same outdoor ceremony gazebo.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

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[QUOTE]I'd go with Sunday. It's easier to go into work on Monday a little tired than it is to take off early on Friday.
Posted by mmenillo[/QUOTE]

I agree with this completely.

I'm doing a Sunday wedding. I have a lot of OOT guests, but most have Monday off. If they don't, they can decline or take vacation, but that's their choice. I just think that as a local guest, needing to leave work a few hours early would annoy me.

jennylove810

I vote Sunday.  Of all the days in the week, Fridays are the hardest for me to sneak out a little early, on top of already being my longest, busiest days.  Friday might kick off the weekend, but by Friday night I'm ready for a glass of wine + bed, not a wedding.

dolanjj

i'm 100% on the friday boat!  if you can't do saturday, i think it's the better option.  on sunday evening, i am ready to wind down from the weekend, get my life together for the coming week, etc.  i'm not in the get dressed up and celebrate kind of mood.  i would way rather try to sneak out of work a little early on a friday, then have the rest of the weekend to myself.

MyNameIsNot

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Friday or Sunday??? : I agree with this 100%!! FI and I went to a Sunday wedding last year, and the whole time all we kept thinking about was how we had to leave at some point and not to drink too much because we had to work the next day. I much prefer Friday night weddings compared to Sunday weddings because the weekend is just getting started and as a guest I can relax and not stress about the time or how much I'm drinking. If you decide on the Friday night wedding, I would definitely go with the 7:00 start time since most won't want to have to take a half day off work plus weekend rush hour traffic is highly unpredictable. We're getting married on a Saturday, and our wedding isn't starting until 7:00pm either due to another wedding before us using the same outdoor ceremony gazebo.
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</div><div>I agree with this, too.  But she said that if she did Friday, it would be a 5:00 ceremony.  I would much prefer Sunday afternoon over Friday afternoon.  I hate having to ask guests to take off work for a wedding.  

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Steph0871

Thanks for this post!  It makes me feel better about our Sunday decision!

aerinpegadrak

Where are the majority of your guests coming from?  If most people will be flying in, Friday would be best; they'd likely have to have to take the entire day off for travel anyway, and that gives them a day or two to enjoy the area before heading home.  A Sunday wedding would mean that they'd either have to take Monday off for travel or get home really, really late. 

If most people are local, Sunday would be best because people won't have to take any time off work.  For a Friday local wedding, they'd have to leave work early, fight through traffic, get home and get changed, then head to the ceremony.

We're doing a Friday destination wedding.  Most of our guests found that flying in Wednedsay and out Saturday was much, much cheaper than flying in Thursday and out Sunday, which is how they would have to do it for a Saturday.

pondering_gal

I agree with Sunday, as mine is on a Sunday. If people complain about taking off work on Friday, they will complain about the following Monday.

Although, I will say, when we were scouting locations, one woman was trying to talk us into a Friday wedding, saying that your 1st anniversary will be on a Saturday (if that makes any difference to you).

ahhndrea

We're doing a Sunday wedding...5pm Ceremony and the reception will end by 10:30pm. We figure this is late enough in the day to allow people to travel in and if they have to get up early for school/work on Monday we aren't going too too late (or they can duck out early). The cost savings are signifcant and people who are going to travel long distances would most likely have to take a day off anyway.

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Choosing between the two, I would say Sunday afternoon. If people are concerned about "drinking and partying" they can take a few hours off Monday, instead of Friday. I am of the opinion that you don't need to get drunk to have a good time. And I can have just as much fun on a Sunday afternoon.

sdelmoore

My wedding is on a Sunday.  I am not sure what date your picking but, if you do a holiday weekend where most people have off on Monday, Sunday would be great.  My weddingis on Labor Day weekend.  Friday is tough because your guest are goign to have to get off work, get ready and then go to your wedding.  I would think that a lot of your guest might not come to the ceremony because of that.  I wish you the best of luck on planning the rest if your wedding.

tommyandy

The extra 4k you will save by having a sunday afternoon wedding will allow you to do a friday night meet & greet party with drinks & nibbles for everyone. Saturday can be a spa day for you & the girls while the guys do golf or something.  I suggest a champagne brunch type of menu with an omelet station and such with mimosas & poinsettias & bloody mary's to drink.

AustenNut

I'm having a Sunday wedding myself, and since nearly all of the guests are from out-of-town, they'll have to take a day off anyway.  I think that a 5PM start time on Friday would be incredibly inconvenient for guests, for the same reasons as mentioned by others.