Friday vs Sunday

Hello Sirena.
If I were you, I would call them to ask which option would be more convenient for them, I would poll them. I've never attended an out-of-state wedding but if a bride or a groom asked me one day, I would vote Friday,I know that my partner and I would enjoy the weekend in the area and we would visit it.

However, the best bet is to ask them, in my opinion.

I live in SoCal and would prefer Friday. I can easily take the day off, and since Arizona is close, I’d enjoy the weekend out there.

I would probably do Friday evening. That way guests can fly in Friday morning for the wedding and leave on Saturday or Sunday and still only miss 1 day of work but also not be tired from the wedding the next day at work. An early Sunday wedding could also be good.

If I were a guest, I would prefer a wedding on a Friday rather than a Sunday! That way if people have to go back to work, school, etc. on Monday, there won’t be any rush to leave and they won’t be going to work the next day feeling tired or sick. In fact, a couple years ago I attended a coworkers wedding on a Sunday. Although it was still a lot of fun, there was hardly any people that stayed and some of the ones that did, they drank way too much and work the next day was rough. Also, if you have any clean up to do the next morning, I feel like you would possibly have more people willing to help because they won’t have to go back to work or something the next day - idk just a thought

When originally planning our wedding we picked Sunday because our whole bridal party was out of town and that way they only had to take one day off as opposed to two. Since we planned a rehearsal dinner for the day before it was better for that to be Saturday/Sunday as opposed to Thursday/Friday

If you think you'd get a pretty good response, I would poll folks that you're 100% sure you're inviting, just to see what they think! Whether it's Sunday or Friday folks coming from out of town will have to take a day or two off work so perhaps they have a preference one way or the other.

Personally I'd pick Friday. It sounds like as a guest it would be easier to coordinate schedules!

I had a similar situation. Personally I think Friday is a better day because people traveling in can take a full or half day off if they want to come, enjoy the wedding, and then have the entire weekend to make a little trip out it of or go home and relax. If you did a Sunday wedding people would probably leave earlier and honestly I feel like having to take a Monday off work messes with most peoples schedules versus a Friday when most people are already winding down the work week. I would suggest putting out feelers though to all the really important people just to see what your crowds opinions are.

I have been to many Friday weddings that were a blast and had a huge turnout. I would prefer that as a guest any day over Sunday. Any guests who have to take off work for travel tend to prefer to make it a long end of the week rather than skipping Monday.

Another vote for Friday!

I would rather attend Friday than Sunday.

I've never been to a Sunday wedding, but I've been to a couple Friday ones, one of which was for my FH's sister. Both had decent turnouts, especially his sister's, considering it was the Friday of Labor Day weekend. From a guest's perspective, I would think Friday would be more accommodating than a Sunday. A lot of the appeal of Friday weddings over Saturday is that the guests don't have to pack up and leave the very next day; they have a day in the middle to recoup. The one downside is that some people might need to ask off two days of work instead of just one, so they may run into trouble there.

Definitely Friday for me