. . . to get married on a Sunday?

[ZiggyForever]

We've booked our wedding for a Sunday in October in the Lake District. Our guests will be travelling from Manchester, Sheffield, Scotland and Ireland and most will stay overnight.

I have a creeping feeling of unease - we chose a Sunday because it was thousands of pounds cheaper than a Saturday, which meant we could have all our guests there all day instead of just a small wedding breakfast and bigger evening do - the logic being, if people are going to travel all the way to the Lakes, we want to give them a lovely day, feed them well, drinks etc.

But with all the anti-weekday wedding talk on here, I'm really worried and feeling guilty now, because most people will need to take the Monday off.

AIBU unreasonable in having our wedding on a Sunday . . . ?

I got married on a Sunday but it was a bank holiday in May. Even so, some people weren't automatically entitled to the Monday off. It's up to them whether they can/want to come and how they use their holiday.

Just to add, nobody had to travel long distance to mine, it was at a hotel very near to us all. Don't know if that complicates yours a bit.

Some people might not make it or leave early, but no you're doing nothing wrong! Myself i would probably book the Monday off and make a weekend of it but that won't be possible for everyone.

Have a lovely day!

bobbiepin and there are no evening only guests, the reception before dinner needs to be at least as big as the meal and you can't ask people to pay for drinks so yeah, that might be why

We had a Sunday wedding. It did quiet down quite early but we'd started early too. We finished at 11pm - probably half had left by 10. We had a blast tho - everyone had a very boozy afternoon in particular. Just start early!

It's your wedding! Do as you please

If people want to come, they will come, regardless of the day

A work colleague is marrying on a Sunday.

No issue with it myself if it is a wedding not in a religious place of worship.

Phew . . . I feel better about it now! Thanks everyone.

Luckily we are starting early - the ceremony is at 12.30pm so that fits in with the advice given.

I can focus on worrying about the hundred other admin-y things on my list now

We got married on a Sunday and everyone invited came. Some even booked the Monday off work for a short week (including Dh boss and colleagues )

YANBU as such, as long as you understand that, after the meal, a lot of people will then head off, in order to be back home that night to be at work / school /normal activities for a Monday.
You can have whatever type of wedding you want, as long as you aren't expecting everyone else to think your wedding is as important to them as it is to you. (For example in using annual leave)

A colleague recently went to a wedding everyone had to travel to, and there was a party the night before - just informal, BBQ and games for kids, relaxed chatting and drinking for adults. Maybe, if funds allow, you could do something like this to make the most of the time people will be there, if they are travelling on Saturday to be there for the earlyish ceremony on Sunday?