Sunday Wedding - Pros & Cons

Of course, Sunday is naturally one of those "wind down" days where people have Monday in the back of their minds, so they won't stay out late. But I know of many people who have had brunch weddings or mid-day weddings that end around 6 or 7 and that works really well.

I personally would not be against a Sunday wedding.

I agree with PP - DH would be dreading doing anything on Sunday - it is his official day to rest up - but we would definitely attend and I would not mind it at all.

My wedding is on a Sunday from 10:30 - 4:30 and although it wasn't my first choice it's my happy choice. Vendor availability, cost and convenience make it worth it. It's easier for family and friends flying in because of cost and it's not too late so they can fly out after. I also have the venue to myself which I love. I haven't found any cons. Good luck with your decision and congrats.

We're doing our wedding on a Sunday and our ceremony will be at 4. We felt this would be easier for our friends and family. I have heard that Sunday weddings are generally cheaper but for our venue it did not have a factor with the price.

Ive gone to two Sunday weddings for friends and complained about both. I arrived late and left early because I of course had to work the next day. I didnt like it. The 3rd friend sent her invite and I didnt even go or try to attend. I think she is mad to this day and I dont blame her if she doesnt come to my wedding.

I would attend a brunch wedding or mid day wedding on a Sunday if it was local.

I would most likely not attend a OOT Sunday wedding unless I was very close with the bride and groom.

Personally, I would love to attend a Sunday wedding because Saturday is chore day. Because I love brunch, a day wedding would be fantastic. Or, if it was dinner, maybe a ceremony at 4 pm and a shorter reception. Good cost-savings for you, you could hire a DJ/band for a shorter time if you really want dancing, or have a few musicians for a lovely upscale reception. As long as dinner/reception doesn't go late, I'd be fine with a Sunday evening if it was local or no more than 45 min drive from home.

Did you ask your venue for Sunday rates? A Sunday is often less expensive than Fri/Sat! A brunch is usually a lot less than dinner. Double savings. Happy you found your dream venue! That really does make a difference. You'll love your photos and your memories there.

It depends on the time of day to me. I'd be all in on a Sunday brunch reception but I wouldn't stay late into the evening like I would on a Friday or Saturday.

We chose a Sunday 6:30pm wedding, though it is over the Labor Day weekend. We are only having 40-65 people, and it is a destination wedding. Most of my family wanted to go to SC anyway; so this gave them an excuse! The price was half the cost of the Saturday rate; so it was a no-brainer for us.

Like you, we decided on having a Sunday wedding because the venue we wanted was booked for every Saturday in September, which was the month we absolutely wanted to get married in. After the initial complaints from relatives of "Why a Sunday? People won't be able to come because they have to work Monday" I've just ignored it. Not everybody is off the weekend (like myself, I'm an RN who works every other weekend) so the "More people can come if it's a Saturday" argue doesn't work against me, lol, and the majority of the family that we definitely want to be there are in-state. We have our ceremony starting at 2:30pm and the reception planned to end at 9pm, so it's not super late still.

I've been to one Sunday wedding and I wasn't a huge fan of it. It was an evening wedding and no holiday weekend so we had to work Monday. Had I taken off work, it been on a holiday weekend, or a brunch wedding I probably would have liked it more.

That being said, our wedding is on a Friday so I know how it is to pick a non Saturday date. We haven't had too many comments about it being on a Friday just surprise when people realize it isn't a Saturday because people assume weddings are on Saturdays! or at least my circle does haha!

My friend had a Sunday evening wedding last year and it was fine. I actually almost forgot it was a Sunday till she reminded me about her anniversary.

The only downside was some people couldn't drink as much as they normally would cause they had to drive back to the city for work the next day (it was out on Long Island). But most people just took off Monday and partied into the night. It might be an issue if you plan on inviting a lot of kids and it's not during summer vacation.

Personally, I don't think it's a big deal. But to me, it's one week out of thousands in my life, if I'm tired or not "rested up" for the week, I'll live. If it's your favorite venue and this is the only way you can make it work, I say go for it.

I would prefer Sunday over another weekday, like Thursday. But I would plan on people not staying late (like past 8 or 9) unless it's a destination wedding and people are traveling anyway. I wouldn't plan on a ton of people drinking either, because of work the next day. If you start earlier in the day, people may appreciate it. And depending on your crowd, some may go to church Sunday mornings.

Loving all the comments! While we do realize that less people will be able to make it we also see it as less people to feed haha. We’re inviting 250 family & friends. I’m thinking like an 11:30a wedding in August 2019 and doing mimosas and a brunch bar with quiche, waffles, parfaits, coffee, etc. or having pastries & mimosas as our “cocktail hour”, doing the dancing, pictures, and an early dinner / late lunch to finish things up. Still a long time out but I appreciate all the comments up to this point

I would pick a Sunday before a holiday (when most people have the day off) like memorial or Labor Day weeekend. Or have you thought about a Thursday. I know a couple who did the wedding on Thursday the day before Good Friday and apparently a lot of people attended and were able to stay late.

We are doing a Sunday wedding and the way I look at it is, if you want to celebrate with us on our day, then you are coming. I personally prefer going to a Sunday wedding rather then a Friday wedding.

I was against sundays at first and initially planned a friday wedding. However, i have sense chosen a Sunday it will last from 3pm-9pm. Sunday was wayyyy cheaper, many of our guests are off on weekends, 3pm is early enough to get the party going and over before it's too late and people need to go to work the next day. The days of the week can alter attendance but those that want to be there, will be there regardless of the day of the week.

We are having a Sunday afternoon wedding. Everyone is happy with is because they can get home in plenty of time and we are saving a lot of money.

I've been to one Sunday wedding but it was in the evening (regular dinner time. They did a first dance and then everyone went home. It was fine, not my favorite wedding I've been to. That said, I'd love a Sunday brunch wedding!

Never been to a Sunday wedding but I think a brunch would be really nice! Sunday evening not so much unless the following Monday was a holiday.