Help me decide

[abeanbaked]

To have our wedding on a Saturday or Sunday.

We have provisionally booked a Saturday but have found a fantastic band that has sax that are only available on the Sunday. The Sunday is also £10 cheaper per head (£125) which would mean that there would be the budget to offer people a choice of two starters, mains and deserts for an additional £5 ph. I'm really torn wether to go for the better band and choice for guest meals over day. It would mean our guests would have to likely request a Monday off. I work shift work so am used to having to use holidays or requests for days off but a lot work Mon-fri 9-5 and won't want to use holidays.

Thoughts?

Photographer and other suppliers are prob cheaper on the Sunday. Sat in a premium and the mosy wanted days in the wedding industry

@mjf981

Saturday. But I'm shocked at how much it costs per person!! 125?! Who can afford that? Am I out of touch?

Price per head covers canapés, three course meal, prosecco and wine, marquee hire, bridal suite and piper. It's one of the more unusual sells I have seen but it's a very comprehensive package

Another vote for Saturday.

I agree with a PP poster that it's worth considering for guests that the hairdressers will likely be closed, child minding options may be limited and travelling options limited with Sunday reduced hours.

Ultimately those who want to be there will be there, so the decision is does having the band mean more to you than the more distant sort of fringe guests potentially not coming?

I'm torn with the menu aswell, if we offer only one choice. I guess it should be what we want to eat and drink, not 'oh but not everyone likes beef' because ultimately, I'll never manage to please almost 100 people.

Had ours on a Sunday and I was gutted that loads of people left early/didn't come to the night.

Definitely a Saturday and choose the food. You can’t please that many people so you may as well enjoy it. I offered one meat and one vegetarian meal and no one moaned (not to my face at least).

I think you’ll get people leaving early on the Sunday.
If you go for one meal it really has to be something that will appeal to the masses like a variation of chicken and veg

In got married on a Wednesday. No body left early, and 99% of people were invited came.

Weddings aren’t like years ago where they need to be on a Saturday…

My cousin got matured in a Thursday, everyone came, no one left early…

I think that you do what you want. But don't think that most people will be taking annual leave on the Monday to stay late, as at an hour away I think beyond close family, majority will opt to return home earlier than they would on a Saturday.

Another vote for Saturday.
If I was invited to a wedding on a Sunday I’d go, but I would leave early, probably after the first dance. I also wouldn’t be drinking.

Definitely Saturday. People will leave early and not see the band anyway!

I got married on a Sunday, married at 1, was all over by 7, but we'd not planned on an evening do. Fairly smallish wedding and very relaxed, had a fantastic day. Whether a night do would have changed the numbers coming I'm unsure. Price wise I cannot remember anything being any more costly or harder to source. Was worried about my hair as my usual hairdresser couldn't do it, however a local salon opened for the bridal party (well, mum, sister and I). Wouldn't have changed it for the world.

Ugh, still not sure 🤦🏼‍♀️