Sunday Wedding Ceremony Time?

Mine is in November so we had to do the ceremony at 3pm to get cocktail hour photos in before dark. Our reception ends at 8

Whatever you choose is fine, just know that some people may leave early.
Not everyone gets off holidays and will
still need to be up early Monday morning. So, they may leave early especially with a little bit of a drive. Just something else to consider.
But, Time wise I think you’re fine.
Were doing a 2:30 ceremony and reception will end at 9. And ours is on a Saturday, but some guests have an hr drive back home. Venues are about 25 min apart.

Ours is a Sunday wedding and we chose 3pm-7-8ish. Wanted the elders that r traveling to get home at a reasonable hr.

We are having a Sunday wedding and beginning our ceremony at 3:30; reception will end at 9. Our guests will either be staying at the hotel or live no more than an hour away, so we decided that was a reasonable time. We’re also having an after party at our venue for anyone that wants to keep partying!

Thanks everyone. Our ceremony and venue site are at the same location so that cuts out travel time which is helpful. I think 330 will be nice and its better than 430. Its sept so it shouldnt be getting dark to early as the sun sets around 645/7. I understand if people have to leave early because I am a nurse and I dont get holidays or weekends off.

My wedding is set for a Sunday at 3:30. Early enough to allow for travel but late enough to not feel rushed in the morning.
My vote will be the 3:30 start time

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Paulette, I agree! I think 3:30 is the perfect start time for a Sunday wedding, as it allows for guests to have the morning and then it won't run super late either!

Is your date in your profile correct? If so I would start as early as possible if you have any Jewish guests because Yom Kippur begins at sundown.

I would say the 3:30 to 9 is perfect. That gives you plenty of time and 9pm still isn’t too late for people to go home if it’s a 1.5 hour drive.

Because you will have people traveling, 3:30 sounds good. My wedding is on a Sunday and it'll begin at 5:00 and ends at 10:30. We've booked hotel blocks and will have shuttles just in case people don't want to drive or get home late.

Thanks everyone! And it being Yom kipper did concern me but since were doing it very small only family and a few close friends it’s actually not a huge issue. I did have one girl I run with who celebrates but likely won’t have it in budget to invite anyway. It just works best for family on this date so kinda have to go with that. We also wanted to do a first look so don’t want to start to early.

View Quoted Comment Okay that makes sense. I’ve been to a few Sunday weddings and they were fine! People do tend to drink/dance less than a Friday or Saturday wedding because of work the next day. I don’t know anyone who gets Yom Kippur off (my husband is Jewish and he and his family members usually take a sick day) but it sounds like your family members are fine with the date so I think you’re good.

Thanks Kelly for letting me know though. I appreciate it! My son has off so its nice I dont have to worry about him missing school and my sisters a teacher so she has off as well as her kids. A few other people have off but most do not I believe. I did consider doing it another day but because I work every other weekend and we wanted it that month it was the only day they had open. I didnt want to book another weekend incase my job gives me an issue because you just never know lol

We are doing a Sunday wedding and starting ceremony at noon, ending reception at 5, so people really dont have to worry about leaving early. We aren’t doing a first look but will be doing pictures during cocktail hour, and some more pictures after the reception at 5 because the sun will still be up, and then we can relax and have plenty of time to take photos without worrying about delaying any guest-involved events

So we got married on October 7th, the day before Columbus day holiday; most of our guests were off that day and the ones that weren't were taking off Monday instead of Friday (which would have been the day for a Saturday wedding). We had our first look around 2:30, 3pm, the ceremony at 4pm and reception from 5pm and ended around 11pm. No one complained about the timing, and the people who couldn't make it already had plans (because it was a holiday for them).

Ours is also a Sunday wedding. The ceremony is 230 to 330 and the reception is 330 to 1030