To think a Sunday or Friday wedding will have fewer guests than a Saturday one

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We're on the very first steps of the wedding planning. It's a Jewish one so it can't happen on a Saturday before sunset. I've seen that most packages wouldn't really cater for an evening wedding (some do!) But hotels really want sit down meals and simply there would be no time for that (and a party!) So one option is to have it on the Friday, but I'm thinking of inviting my boss and some other colleagues and I'd doubt they'd come. On Sunday we think that some people wouldn't come to the evening bit as there's work the next day...

@Atrixie I know what you mean, however my DP isn't Jewish and I'm not British so my extended family won't be here. Our evening guests won't be Jewish and we do love a party, so it's trying to blend a few different spheres into one.

I had a Sunday wedding and yes don’t people didn’t come, but we knew that would be the case. Was still a lovely day!!

We had a Sunday wedding, everyone came and stayed, danced, and drank until the end.
We had a midnight curfew at the venue though and we booked our send off taxi for half 11 and most people were still there to wave us off.
One or two people went to work the day after but we chose a venue that was only 20-30 minutes away for the majority of our guests so they were probably in bed by midnight!

I invited my whole team from work who came to the wedding and worked the next day but it's quite an informal workplace so having a slow start on the Monday wasn't an issue.

Friday people might struggle with work, Sunday they might struggle because of work the next day. I'd say Friday was better - as they may have to take the Monday off if it was on a Sunday, so at least they'd have the weekend to recover!!

Don't worry about it too much though. You might find that some people won't come because of what day it's on, but the people who are the most important to you will make the effort whenever it is, so long as it's reasonable.

@LindaEllen that's the sweet way to look at it, but we don't have that many friends and rely on work acquaintances to get the "party started". as we want a party, we do have to make it as possible for those guests to come.