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We originally were planning a destination wedding but decided to have a local one instead. **BUT** 1 of the reasons for the destination wedding in the first place was how budget-friendly it was. So, in an effort of keeping the local wedding budget down, we are planning our wedding for Friday or Sunday (venue is $5000 on Saturday and only ***$1500*** on Friday or Sunday!!!) We are only inviting 50 of our closest family members so we know they will come either way, but just to kinda help us decide...would you rather be invited to a wedding on a Friday evening or a Sunday evening?
Friday, for sure. It would be an awesome way to start the weekend.
It depends how late in the evening. If it was a 5 or 6 p.m. wedding, then Friday for sure. If it was a 2 or 3 p.m. wedding, probably Sunday so I wouldn't have to miss work. We were looking at a venue that was 6 hours, starting at 3 p.m.! That's why my FI and I are probably going to do a brunch wedding. The Sat. eve. ones are so much more expensive. :/
Definitely a Friday because I don't work weekends so I don't mind staying up late. If it were a Sunday afternoon, that would be fine, but a Sunday evening may cause some people to leave early since they have to work Monday.
Friday so that you can still have a party and not worry about people leaving early.
I'd say Friday if everyone is pretty local and won't have to take the day off work. I think doing this is a great way to save a TON of cash.
Definitely Friday evening if it doesn't interfere with work. If it's Friday during the day however, then I would prefer Sunday. I find Sunday weddings annoying because I don't like to drink before work and most people leave early. The vibe is never as upbeat on a Sunday.
I vote for a Sunday brunch wedding/reception. Love it!
One of our hostesses, Crebre80, did that and it turned out gorgeous! I love brunch! Plus that'd give the guests plenty of time to drive home/fly home. No taking off a monday for work.
I had a Friday wedding. Our family and friends are either teachers, or work non-traditional schedules, so not a lot of people even had to take the day off that they wouldn't have taken otherwise. It worked out perfectly. We only had three people that skipped our ceremony because they had to work.
Our wedding was on a Friday night, and it worked well for people who travel, also... sometimes it's easier to take a Friday off work than a Monday; it's also easier to travel back on Saturday so you can have time to recover before returning to work.
Also, my mom, when she remarried, wanted a relatively short reception, so she deliberately scheduled hers on a Sunday in hopes that people would leave early. It worked. In my mind, Friday or Sunday changes the type of wedding you have. Friday=weekend in the minds of many; Sunday does not.
I had a Monday evening wedding on Memorial Day. I worried for months that people would leave early, but almost noone did. Once people start having fun and get a few drinks, they don't care so much that the next day is work day. If we had a friday wedding more people would have to take at least half a day off, because it takes at least an hour to get anywhere in LA in friday afternoon traffic.
We're having a Friday wedding for budget reasons. We never even considered a Sunday wedding. As long as your ceremony starts later in the day (ours starts at 5:30) you really won't be imposing too much on your guests work schedules. Having a friday wedding is a great way to kick off the weekend and your guests still have 2 full days to recover before going back to work. Sunday weddings would either have to start much earlier in the day so that they can end at a decent hour or you will be running the risk of your guests leaving your reception early & not really letting loose since they'll have to work the next day.
If you are totally against Saturday then definitely Friday. Friday night is usually a "club night" anyway so most of the younger guests would have been up late anyway. Plus, out of town guests can have Saturday to sightsee or whatever before heading back home.
We're having ours on a Sunday (we really wanted a specific date and that's just where it fell). Neither FI nor I are big partiers and we're secretly hoping the fact that it's a Sunday will help wrap up the party earlier so we aren't stuck there into the wee hours. Shh, don't tell anyone we're such losers ;)
Friday. Nothing to distract guests like the thought of waking up for work the next morning!
Looks like Friday is in the lead! Negative about Friday is rushing after work and HOUSTON TRAFFIC {{{SCARY ECHO}}} (venue is a bit of a drive away from most ppl). But verrry good point about still having the rest of the weekend if on Friday...
My wedding is on a friday.. My mom had a big problem with it in the beginning, she was worried no one was going to take the time off of work to be there for my ceremony and instead just show up for the dinner and dance. However.. after we started interviewing caterers soo many pro's were brought to our attention on having a friday wedding. I was able to have the amazing ballroom I wanted, which was already booked every saturday this summer. I was able to get a discount on the cost of the venue which meant my dad could have the open bar that he soo wanted. He never liked the idea of having people buy their own drinks at his party. We are able to set up all day on thursday. Wheras the saturday wedding only have saturday morning to set up, Mind you we have to have everything taken down on friday night after our wedding. But taking it down should be a little easier and less graceful than putting it all up. There were other benefits. The photographer was cheaper as well. Im about to send out save the dates so people will have lots of notice to book that friday off of work.
** make sure whenever you tell people your day you remind them its a friday** a good friend of mine was married on friday during this past summer and as we were dismantling the decorations on the saturday, the day after her wedding, 2 couples showed up all dressed to the nines and started crying.. They had not paid attention to their invite and assumed it was a saturday wedding. They had the right week just not the right day.**
Looks like I'm the minority here. We're having a Sunday wedding for a few reasons. Obviously, because it's cheaper. Also, we live in an area with horrible Friday traffic and a lot of our guests are coming from out of town. We also have family from out of state coming and they are flying out Friday after work and leaving Monday. This worked better for them. We're also older (30's) and while I totally agree with Friday night being more of a party vibe, that's not really what we're going for.
I think it also depends on the theme/mood you're trying to create. We're having an outside ceremony and it fit better with a Sunday afternoon, rather than Friday night. I think you really need to consider your crowd, who is traveling, etc. Either way, it'll be great! Who doesn't love a wedding?!
I'm having a Sunday wedding because, well, it was $4000 cheaper AND there was no surcharge even though it's over July 4th weekend (shush, I haven't sent my STD's out yet!!) Anyhow, I thought that folks can party all they want and still make it to work on Tuesday. The only Sundays we looked at were Memorial Day, July 4th and Labor Day. I know it sucks that some folks would have to choose to come to my wedding or go on vacation or spend it with family BUT, um, I kinda need a way to cut the guest list down too... shush.
Friday is much better because it's a kick off to the weekend and most people look forward to that. Sunday is not ideal because you will have a very small guestcount due to folks leaving early to make it to work on Monday and many are not festive at all on Sundays.
I would choose sunday over friday any day. Most people work on fridays till atleast 5pm, so what time would they get home, shower, change and drive to the wedding?
Friday evening has obvious advantages over a Sunday evening wedding. Though I'd prefer a Sunday afternoon wedding, simply for the different environment. More relaxed.
@Ember78: People aren't festive on Sundays? That sounds like code for "people don't get smashed on Sundays." :P
@Ember78: That's what I kept reading on WB, but it turned out to be absolutely not true in my case. The party was still going full force on on Monday night (like a Sunday because it was Memorial Day) when DH and I made our exit. We didn't have anyone important who couldn't make it either.
We had to choose between the two as well! And we felt that Sunday afternoon worked better than a Friday evening. For photography/lighting, "after work traffic", Out of Towners and etc. Definitely weight out ALL your options, sometimes Friday still works for some people!
For us, our venue length was the same time, no matter what day, so we still wouldn't get that late night dancing we wanted either way without paying extra, so we went for the Sunday, so we could wrap up at a decent hour, and still have an evening to spend together!
Best of Luck in your decision!
@meliss:Yep we are keeping our guest list to only 50 ppl. 25 from his side and 25 from mine. Only room for the closest fam and best friends. They would take time off either way bc they are so close to us. Having it on an extended weekend may be cool if on Sunday. Hmm...
I'm seeing lots of comments saying when they did it on Sunday, guests left early and they wanted that bc they aren't partiers. WELLLLL, not the case for us!!!! I'm 100% looking forward to dancing, karaoke, and dancing some more!!! So that would be on the "cons" side of the list for me.
originally I was thinking Sunday because many people will probably have to use a vacation day on Friday, which could be annoying. But then I thought that if I attended a wedding on a Sunday, I would probably use a vacation day on Monday! haha. So I vote for Friday!
Definately friday!! great party to start the weekend...just make sure to start it a little later so everyone has time to get ready after work. Sundays I just usually like to myself and dont feel very "festive" if that makes sense. I usually just relax all day and thats my do nothing day.
While Saturday is the obvious best choice, Friday would be the best alternative. Sunday weddings are lame, IMO.
Our wedding was originally planned for a Saturday at noon in late June, but after the sweltering hot summer (it was over 100 degrees every day for about a month!) we decided to change it to an evening, and the only available evening at our venue was Friday, May 6 at 6:30 PM. We're going to have a party the next day at my mom's house too, so it'll be fun to turn the Friday wedding into a weekend extravanganza before leaving for the honeymoon on Sunday.
I'm a little concerned with traffic as well, and we haven't even sent out invites yet but some of my FI's out-of-town family already said they aren't coming (though I don't know if they would have come to a Saturday afternoon wedding either). I think it comes down to this: the people who really care and matter are going to make it to your wedding, no matter what day it is. People know that traffic can be bad in the evenings, and if we're expecting to pay for a big meal and provide open bar, the least all of our (adult) guests can do is be there on time.
Good luck with planning and let us know what you decide!
@linguo42: We're having ours on a Sunday (we really wanted a specific date and that's just where it fell). Neither FI nor I are big partiers and we're secretly hoping the fact that it's a Sunday will help wrap up the party earlier so we aren't stuck there into the wee hours. Shh, don't tell anyone we're such losers ;)
Are you me? That is EXACTLY FI and my mindset. We're having a Sunday evening wedding (ceremony starts at 4:30.) FI and I are both morning people, anything past 10 o'clock might as well be three in the morning for us. Plus, none of our friends are huge partiers either, everyone is in their thirties. And I specifically picked our date based on other reasons.
@Lindsaygooding: Sunday weddings are lame, IMO.
Not as lame as weddings on huge vacation holiday weekends. :D
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