Sunday--bad idea?

dmchafa

I'm getting married on a sunday -- holiday weekend (columbus day). The ceremony is at 2PM with a small reception after with a light meal and cake. After we clean up the park where we will be at, a friend is having a reception at their house, where we can have a dance in the huge backyard if we want -- He is a DJ and they have a really nice, big yard. Most OOT guests will be leaving after cake -- but a couple (the BM and my mom, and a few others) are staying for a few days!! I didn't really get any financial perks, but I found really good deals without needing the other perks.

KristyGore

I don't think its a bad idea :)Its going to be difficult if you want it in a church but its not a bad idea at all [url=http://<a href="http://www.weddingcountdown.com" rel='nofollow'>www.weddingcountdown.com</a>][img]<a href="http://img.weddingcountdown.com/ticker/z6xj1c6y.png" rel='nofollow'>http://img.weddingcountdown.com/ticker/z6xj1c6y.png</a>[/img][/url]

docziggy

We just went to two Sunday weddings in a row and had a great time! The only issue that occured to us was that if you have a reception later in the day, some people may bail early b/c they have to work the next day.

vszyman

I was driving to work this morning (Monday) early (about 5:30 a.m.) and noticed a couple, who were obviously in a wedding (she was wearing a bridesmaid dress and cayrying a bouquet) hanging out outside a hotel.   Obviously the fact that it was a Sunday wedding didn't keep them from partying all night!!!  Sunday=Funday- I say do it!

nutmegmjk

If you do an earlier wedding it would be fine, but if you're still expecting a nice evening reception with dinner and late-night dancing you're going to be disappointed.  I'm in a wedding on Sunday and it's late and a lot of people (even the wedding party) are going to be leaving early.  I think she's going to be disappointed.

Ms.Natty

We are having a Sunday evening wedding on a holiday weekend, so the majority of guests already had Monday off. It is a DW, so everyone is traveling. I would say about 50 percent of our guests are taking extra time off and planning little mini-vacations.For what it's worth. I can only think of two weddings I've attended in the past five years where I didn't have to take a day off of work on one side or the other of the event, and both of those were in the town where I live. What I'm getting at is that, maybe it's because most of my closest friends live in other states or countries, I pretty much expect to take at least a day off work to attend a wedding. If your circle of friends is like mine, no one would think twice about taking a day off for a wedding, because we all do it every time, because we always have to fly. But if your friends are mostly in town, then perhaps an afternoon or brunch wedding would be best.

mizu22

It's not a bad idea, but it does need to be done differently. Since people have to work Monday, the wedding and reception should be earlier so people can enjoy the event without having to worry about leaving "too early." That's just my opinion though Good luck!!

JawesDulie

I think Sunday weddings are great, especially if most of your guests are locals and don't have to worry about full-day travel.

cynasmin

we are doing sunday of a holiday weekend. its like a saturday but the main boone for us was our venue isn't trying to fit in two weddings on the same day. the saturday slots i felt were to early or to late - no fixed time on sundays...most have monday off anyway. I was sold!