Which is a better day?

kathomas24 · April 2010

I am not sure which day to have the wedding, Saturday or Sunday? Most of the guests are not in town, a 4-8 hour drive away and most of them work Mon-Fri. I want an early afternoon ceremony and a cocktail hour and reception will be held immeditely after since they are at the same location. Is Saturday a better option for working friends and family coming from out of town?

squirrly · April 2010

Saturday. I would be annoyed to have to drive home LATE on a Sunday from a wedding 4 - 8 hours away.

FutureMrsDudley55 · April 2010

If there is alcohol involved, I would say Saturday is better to give people a day off afterwards to recooperate. Although having a Saturday wedding could create more costs. Regardless, I vote for Saturday.

JMN2010 · April 2010

I concur - with lots of people coming in from out of town, Saturday would certainly work better.

tidetravel · April 2010

SATs are usually more convenient, but come at a higher cost. Many of your vendors will charge a premium for SAT weddings because they are the most popular and highly in demand. Depending on the area and how far out you are planning, you may run into vendors that you like that are booked every SAT for an entire year.

SUN weddings tend to be cheaper because they are less popular, and you will probably have a better choice of available vendors. The feel for SUN weddings do tend to be different, though - they have a more relaxed feel compared to a "party down" SAT night wedding.

ZoeTheDog · April 2010

Saturday, personally. But if you are on a budget, Sunday would be cheaper, but the trade-off is your OOT guests might all say no.

momofayden · April 2010

Saturday. Any OOT'ners could drive in the morning of your wedding and not have to worry about taking off work or rushing home for work the next day.

[Deleted User] · April 2010

Saturday. But in the end, if you are paying for it and on a budget like pp's said, you decide. If they want to be there, they will make the necessary arrangements.

Kati0105 · April 2010

For an early afternoon wedding, I think Saturday would be much more convenient. If you decide to do Sunday for budget reasons, maybe consider having the ceremony on the earlier side (late morning instead of early afternoon) so that the reception will wrap up early enough for everyone to drive home and be in bed by a reasonable hour.

Catwoman708 · April 2010

Definitely Saturday

saxy414 · April 2010

Have you considered a holiday weekend? It doesn't work for everyone, and there will still be OOT people/people who have long standing holiday plans who can't make it, but our wedding is Sunday, July 3rd. We'll still get a lot of Sunday prices, but it's more convenient than other Sundays because most people have the 4th off. I asked around to immediate family and close friends before we set the date, but it seemed to work. I've also been to a couple weddings on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend.

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