Looking for new trends to make your wedding unique? Or are you looking for ways to save on the budget? Here is a great article from Gust Bassianotis, Wedding Officiant from
Forever Twogether.
Sunday Wedding - The New Wedding Trend?
If you listen to the oldies station or your like me representing the crowed over fifty, you might remember the song sung by Pattie Page intitled: “Never On A Sunday.” It goes like this:
Oh, you can kiss me on a Monday a Monday a Monday
is very very good
Or you can kiss me on a Tuesday a Tuesday a Tuesday
in fact I wish you would
Or you can kiss me on a Wednesday a Thursday a
Friday and Saturday is best
But never ever on a Sunday a Sunday a Sunday
cause that's my day of rest
I can remember the time when you could not do your grocery shopping or stop for a burger and fries in West Michigan on a Sunday because businesses were closed.
Changes in the evangelical community accomidates for Sunday Weddings as well. It doesn't interfere with church like it used to. More churches have alternate services so that people don't have to choose between the wedding and going to church.
But now, for the best or the worst depending on your point of view - Sundays are now an option for a wedding celebration and while Saturdays remain the most popular day for most wedding celebrations populatity can often cause some hurdles for couples.
Never on a Sunday – why not? Sunday is becoming more and more popular as an “off-the-beat-path” day to celebrate one's love.
Saturday is often a very difficult day on which to book a wedding. Reservations need to made years in advance for some venues. Also, venues, caterers and other services that may be involved on the big day also often come with hefty prices on Saturday's because of competition. After all, the wedding industry is a $50 billion industry, according to statistics from the Association for Wedding Professionals International.
Well, what might be some advantages of checking another day besides Saturday for your wedding?
1. Most couples have their wedding on a Friday or Saturday. That leaves most select locations to have a limited amount of events per season, and a long waiting list. Many a beginner planner or bride to be are shocked to find out that most of their favorite venue picks have a waiting list a mile long and are booked not months, but sometimes years in advance!
2. More and more wedding providers are offering their services on Sunday, and at a discounted rate. An empty wedding or banquet hall on a Sunday afternoon would love to book that room for increased revenue. The classic wedding season is 4 months long from June to end of October, allowing for 32 prime days for weddings (Friday and Saturday). By booking Sunday weddings, wedding providers have increased their possible revenue flow by 16 days, or 33.33 %.
3. Save a thousands with a Sunday Wedding! With Sunday weddings not in demand, the wedding couple or planner is more likely to successfully negotiate a discounted price for a wedding location. Can't afford that beautiful wedding hall on the lake? Well, maybe now you can. That place that was booked for two years straight-- they can accommodate a Sunday wedding much sooner, and chances are, much cheaper. So, please consider a Sunday wedding. The competition for Sunday weddings is not as fierce which leaves you, the consumer, with more leverage when negotiating a cheaper price. Use this to your advantage when budgeting or making a budget.
To sum up, when you are deciding on a wedding day, don't automatically nix Sunday. It could be a better alternative to a Friday evening wedding, or even a Saturday wedding. It could save you from the disappointment of not getting the place for your wedding you always dreamed of. And, maybe you'll save enough money on the wedding to enjoy a longer honeymoon or just have more jingles in your pocket.
Enjoy Planning Your Wedding – Gust Bassianotis/Wedding Officiant
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