Bride Plans 7 A.M. Wedding Ceremony but Worries People Won't Show Up: 'Is It Absolutely Insane?'

Mar. 15, 2025

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A bride and her fiancé have their hearts set on having their wedding ceremony at a particular church — but the only time slot available is at 7 a.m.

Seeking advice and opinions, she titled her post, “Is it absolutely insane to have a wedding at 7am? Would you show up?”

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The majority of commenters attempted to dissuade the bride from her plans to have an early-morning wedding, telling her it is indeed an “insane” idea. “Unless you were my sister, I would not show up,” one person wrote, prompting someone else to quip in reply, “I wouldn’t even show up for my sister at 7 am.”

“I would think it was a typo and show up at 7 p.m.,” another commenter wrote.

Another Redditor chimed in: “I’m a morning person. Like, I choose to go into my office at 5am during our busy season. That said, I wouldn’t go to a wedding at 7am — ever.”

“Yes, that’s insane,” yet another person weighed in. “Especially for guests who have to commute to the church. No way in hell I’m getting up at 5 to get ready and travel to a formal event and the people who do show up are going to be irritated and/or nodding off in the pews.”

Others pointed out that a 7 a.m. ceremony would mean the bride would have to be up and getting herself ready as early as 2 a.m. on what will already be a long and tiring day.

“No no no no way. You’ll be up at 2 am getting ready. Then trying to stay alert the whole day and have a great time. Then there’s the guests — nobody is going to even come to a wedding at that time,” one person wrote.

“I don’t know if you can hire a hair and makeup artist to be there [that early],” a second person added.

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A few people advised the couple to pick a different date or, if they are dead set on their plans, go ahead with a private wedding ceremony for just the two of them.

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“If that’s really the only date and it’s important to you, have the ceremony with just you and your husband and have a reception later that night,” someone suggested.

Another person shared their experience attending a similarly early wedding that was scaled back in consideration of the less-than-ideal time.

“I had a friend do this, they got married in a venue that meant a lot to them but the only time they could be let in was 7 a.m. It was them, the officiant, photographer and a handful of family,” they explained. “They had a much larger reception and did a toast to each other in front of their guests at a more reasonable time of day.”

source: people.com