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I wasnt invited but a friend of mine had a very small intimate evening wedding. I've seen pictures and its just breathtaking. It was more of a romantic quite affair then a crazy ruckus but from the pictures it was just breathtaking. They married outside with tons of candles around and only about 30 people there. Then they had a dinner under the stars. I was totally jealous I didn't get to go!! It also made me wish I was doing it!
I'm having a pretty late wedding (ceremony will start around 7pm). But it's on a Friday, not a Sunday. So far, we have had a few people decline due to it being a Friday, but not many.
I think that if people come they will have to stay and take Monday off from work because I wouldn't drive back home after an evening wedding if it was 2 hours away. Is a Saturday wedding not a possibility?
Do a Sunday on a holiday weekend, like Memorial Day or Labor Day, that way everyone is already off on Monday. That's what we did!
we had ours on a sunday and a lot of people didn't come from oot b/c of it. we've been to a few that were late on sat, but they do a cocktail hour before the wedding.
My wedding is on a sunday night.
Most of my guests are from out of town. My main mantra (lets call it that) was...if the people can come, they will come, if they cant, then they just cant.
The people that want to be there will be there, they people who can't...well just wont.
It makes it easier on the budget and then you rule out all the the people that you arent sure if are coming.
You keep it intimate with a sunday esp if it's a destination-y type of wedding!
I had originally wanted an evening/sunset/night wedding, but we're going with just before sundown, I think, for the ceremony. There should be some nice colors to the sky and the reception/party is after. (it's gonna be a 15 min. ceremony, lol). I should be able to get some really gorgeous pictures. I hope.
Our's is also on a Saturday, since it's during the school year.
the best thing to do is send out the RSVP's and just wait. If they truly want to come, they will, otherwise, don't worry about it.
Sunday weddings are typically cheaper because it's an "off" day, though evenings are typically more expensive. go figure. Also, a lot of people LOVE an excuse for a 3-day weekend, especially those who work ;)
personally, if that's what you truly want, go for it. just don't be surprised or offended is some leave early due to having to work the next day. :) but... that could be said for EVERY day of the week!!!
My first wedding was on a Sunday morning. I kind of figured that with Friday night and Saturday being out, I should do it early enough on Sunday that people could still get home afterward.
For my second wedding, we had to have it out of town. (We are a same-sex couple, and at the time, none of our local jurisdictions had legal same-sex marriage.) Our ceremony was at noon, and we had a luncheon reception. However, in the spirit of making lemonade if life hands you lemons, we took the opportunity to have an evening at-home reception with live music, dancing, and a DIY fauxtobooth.
@2dBride: yay for gay marriage being legal in dc now, though!!! pity it wasn't at the time of your wedding.
@Ms. Meowerson: Oh, we're definitely celebrating that! Along with gay marriage at least now being recognized (although not performed) in our home state of Maryland.
I've always gone to Sunday/holiday weekend Jewish weddings, but another option that one friend did was to have a Saturday evening wedding in late November. Sunset is very early in the winter - she may have started the ceremony a little later to give her rabbi time to travel after sunset, but I don't remember the timeline being very different than any other wedding.
Another vote for having your Sunday wedding on a holiday weekend - that is what we are doing!
Were doing out wedding sunday Sept 4, 2011 at 8pm. People can travel saturday, with the late wedding sunday night and most people have off monday. Our guests are traveling at a minimum of 4 hours, so we liked this date for convenience. Just remember not matter what date you pick, you will never please everyone and those who love you and want to be there for you will be, no matter what!! Good luck
We're having our wedding on Halloween (Sunday) and the ceremony is beginning at 5pm.
Our wedding falls under destination bc about 95% of our guests are flying into town. We're having about 110 people and yes, they are taking Monday off. The majority of our family and friends are also Jewish, I think they expected our time and day when they received our invite, lol
Please tell me where they had their wedding! That is exactly what my fiance and I want!!!!!! I live in Frederick, Maryland. I want both my ceremony and reception ouside at night with candles and very intimate feeling to them.
@bmore: That is what we are doing (on a Saturday night in early December) as a sort of compromise. It wasn't our first choice for time of year, but since our rabbi required the ceremony start at least an hour after sunset, it worked out as a good compromise.
We'll be able to start the ceremony around 7:30, so hopefully it should run like any other Saturday evening wedding. We were considering a Sunday, but with so many OOT guests we thought this would (hopefully!) be easier for traveling.
We are having ours on Saturday night after sundown. Since it's in December the sunsets relatively early.
We are having our wedding on Sunday night. Our bedeken starts at 5pm and the ceremony starts at 5:30. So that still leaves us plenty of itme for cocktails and the reception will start at about 7pm. I figure people will start to leave around 10-10:30ish which i am totally ok with!
Ask your Rabbi if they would be willing to do a Saturday Eve. wedding after sundown! Our Rabbi is doing our ceremony on a Saturday Night! We are having a 6:30pm ceremony, but we are part of a Reform congregation.... not sure where your Rabbi will stand on that but its worth a try!
I havent read all your responses yet, but I am having a Sunday Evening Winter Wedding! =)
We are having ours on Saturday starting around 8. We're getting married in September, so we should be ok.
@Danielle81: Same here. Sunday afternoon, Kabbalat Panim at 4:30, chuppah at 6, band quits at 10:30.
Nice aspect of having a Saturday night wedding is that it is Havdalah -- you can celebrate both the transition from Shabbat to weekday and from singlehood to married. The only tricky aspect is that if you have a kosher caterer they can't prepare any food until RIGHT before the ceremony.
I have never thought if the idea but now after reading all of the posts its something to consider. Im thinking a Friday evening wedding now 
We're getting married after sundown on a Saturday, which is partly why we're getting married in November.
We are beyond reform (ie not super religious), but having a Saturday night ceremony starting a little after 7PM (getting married a few weeks after DST). Our Cantor did look up sundown and all, but she didn't seem too concerned.
We are having a Saturday late night wedding.... Having the cocktail hour 1st and then having the ceremony followed by the reception.
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Are any of you ladies having an evening wedding? If so, are you doing it on Sunday? I would like to have a night time wedding, but my concerns are that as the location is 2 hours away, people may not stay/come at all?