Sunday Wedding?

a&jwhiteley

What are your thoughts on having a Sunday wedding to help save on costs?

AddieCake

It depends on the time. You would most likely need to have a morning or afternoon ceremony b/c people are not likely to want to stay late on a Sunday night if they have to work the next day. 

a&jwhiteley

I was thinking about doing it over Labor day weekend so most people would have monday off. Idk!!! LOL

xxstardust

Unless you were very, very important to me (family or a best friend), I'm not sure I'd give up my labor day weekend for a wedding. Many families go away or have traditions for that weekend.

thejucheidea

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[QUOTE]I was thinking about doing it over Labor day weekend so most people would have monday off. Idk!!! LOL
Posted by a&jwhiteley[/QUOTE]

Uh, no. I want my holiday weekend, tyvm.

And a holiday weekend, regardless of use of Sunday, is probably going to be either as much as or more expensive than a non-holiday Saturday.

AddieCake

Holiday weekend weddings are something you need to check with your VIPs on attendance for. Some people are very into family picnics, trips, outings, etc. Others are not. 

itzMS

Ditto PPs...I'm not a fan of holiday weekend weddings.

FWIW, you may actually save zero $$, given it is a holiday weekend. Plus, it would be more expensive for your guests to travel.

Maggie0829

Having your wedding over a holiday weekend, sunday or not, will most likely be more expensive then a non-holiday weekend.

You would also need to check with your VIPs becasue people generally plan vacations around the holidays.

And itzMS made a good point that travel costs will be expensive for any OOT guests.

MuppetOverlord

I am having a Sunday wedding, starts at 10:30 am. Followed by a brunch buffet with mimosas and bloody marys.

I'm having it because much of my family is involved with a store that is open Saturdays and they can't close it. I'm not really saving that much, they worked with me to reduce the venue fee but it's a busy time of year so that was it.

alithebride

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[QUOTE]It depends on the time. You would most likely need to have a morning or afternoon ceremony b/c people are not likely to want to stay late on a Sunday night if they have to work the next day. 
Posted by AddieL73[/QUOTE]

i disagree. you can still have one in the evening and end it earlier in the night (8ish) and plenty attend.

alithebride

also labor day weekend isn't a great idea. it's the weekend before school starts for many areas and the last 'unofficial' weekend of summer.

you know your family and friends through so i'm sure you'd know if they did an every year picnic or bbq or trip. if they do you might have a tough time but if they dont then great. you can also just ASK them before you choose the date to get a feel for it.

holiday weekends raise prices on everything though-flights, hotels, cars----everything.

TheFutureShulins

I'm really excited about my Sunday wedding.  The ceremony is at 3:30pm followed by cocktail hour and dinner at 5pm, wrapping up by 9pm. 

It's a little earlier than I would have liked but we had to consider that most of the local guests will have to work the next morning.  I'm sure some will still leave early.

katyb213

I am super excited to about my sunday wedding. The ceremony starts at 11:30 in the afternoon and the reception runs till about 5:30. It is early enough people can go home if they need to and we were able to afford our dream venue by having it on a sunday. I am having it on Columbus Day weekend when some people have monday off as well. It is working out perfectly for our families and friends. Also, we are going to have an after party for people who want to stay late (mostly our bridal party).

Knottie_22382219

I was interested in a Sunday wedding as well, but had the same concerns as the original poster. I would not do it on a holiday weekend, but thinking a nice early Sunday wedding. My on,y other concerns are those who are religious and may have church service, etc..

OwningAHome1981

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[QUOTE]I was thinking about doing it over Labor day weekend so most people would have monday off. Idk!!! LOL
Posted by a&jwhiteley[/QUOTE]

No. Don't do this. People don't want to give up a holiday weekend where there could be vactioning and enjoying the last weekend of summer for your wedding. I wouldn't.

OwningAHome1981

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[QUOTE]Having your wedding over a holiday weekend, sunday or not, will most likely be more expensive then a non-holiday weekend. You would also need to check with your VIPs becasue people generally plan vacations around the holidays. And itzMS made a good point that travel costs will be expensive for any OOT guests.
Posted by Maggie0829[/QUOTE]

Holiday weekends are cheaper b/c they are not good weekends to have weddings. That's why people sometimes opt for them to save money.

but everything else- airfare, hotels, etc etc would be more $$.

We could have saved an unbelievable amount of $$ at our venue booking the weekend of MDW, but wasn't happening. Holidays are just bad bad bad for weddings.

aabaum

I'm doing a Sunday evening wedding, but mine is virtually a DW even though it's the city where I currently live.  All of my VIPs and a majority of the others on the guest list would have had to take at least half a day off of work even if I had my wedding on Saturday.  (FYI, no one location would have changed the fact that most of our guests will have to travel to be with us....we have a very geographically diverse group of friends and family.)

If most of my crowd was in town and I wanted to save money, I would have probably chosen a Friday evening before a Sunday.