Weddings on Sunday
The wedding day of the Philippines and much of Latin America, of Sikh and Hindu families with a day off, and of Greek village weddings.
Marrying on Sunday around the world
Sunday is the usual wedding day wherever the family already gathers on that day. In the Philippines and in many Latin American countries, a church wedding often follows a Saturday civil ceremony or takes place on Sunday itself, with the whole village at the feast. Sikh weddings in a gurdwara are very often on a Sunday, because the congregation is already there and families are off work, though the Anand Karaj can be held any day. British and North American Hindu weddings commonly fill Sundays for the same reason. In Greece weddings follow the Sunday liturgy in many villages. Jewish weddings in the diaspora are often on Sunday evenings, since Saturday is the Sabbath and ends only after nightfall.
Wedding customs of Sunday
- Anand Karaj 🇮🇳🇬🇧🇨🇦: The Sikh wedding, often held on a Sunday in a gurdwara so the congregation can attend.
- Marriage in the Philippines 🇵🇭: Church weddings on Sundays after a civil registration, with a long family feast.
- Mass wedding 🇵🇭🇮🇳: Community group weddings are often set for a Sunday so families can travel.
- Sunday 🇲🇽🇨🇴🇵🇪: In much of Latin America the day of rest is the natural day for the church wedding and the family meal.
- Jewish wedding 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇫🇷: Diaspora Jewish weddings often take place on Sunday, the day after the Sabbath ends.
- Civil marriage 🇩🇪🇬🇧🇫🇷: Registry offices usually do not marry on Sundays, so civil weddings move to weekdays and Saturdays.
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Written by the EveryShaadi desk with AI assistance. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.