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destination wedding...picnic reception later?

Its it wrong to have a destination wedding. (only having 5 person bridal party, parents & siblings for the wedding) & then having a picnic reception throw by my parents when we get back from our wedding/honeymoon? 
Not expecting gifts but also not going to say no gifts.

EDIT:
we are going to have alot of it catered 1 of my brides maids dad's owns a bbq/smoker catering business. So he is going to pull his huge smoker in. & just do hot dogs, hamburgers baked potatoes & corn on the cob on the smoker. Other wise my parents are going to make the rest of the sides.  We are not allowed to get married in this park its their policy. 
We are doing the destination wedding because once we figured out, we are going to have to feed the people who come to the beach with us after the wedding....even $20 a plate plus drinks at the restaurants there, then 18% tip. It was to much money. Really I we are having truly who we want at our wedding. In the location we want. We have talked about a beach wedding since I was 17 he was 18 & he took me to the beach for the first time.Cool

Re: destination wedding...picnic reception later?

  • Tell me more about this picnic reception idea. 
    Its not in poor taste to have an at home reception.
    Does picnic = potluck?
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  • As long as you are providing food and drink for your guests (ie. not doing potluck), an AHR is perfectly acceptable in this situation.
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  • We had a DW - it was actually about 50 people who attended.  My parents wanted to throw us a backyard BBQ after we got back.  My mom really wanted her elderly aunts and uncles, etc. to be able to celebrate somehow.  We had it catered.  It was fun and casual, kinda like any BBQ.  We ended up having about 100 people at the BBQ.  I made no mention of gifts, some brought them, some didn't.
     
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  • AHR's are fine.
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  • I am going to Vegas (1 week from today is the wedding) and when we come back we are having a picnic reception party. We are having it catered and hambugers, hotdogs, chicken, corn on the cob, ect.
    I think its a fantastic idea (not just cuz it what were doing, but I honestly think its a good idea)
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  • At one point this would've bothered me.  I think I'm not bothered by this because you want to do a relaxed, casual event with family and friends to celebrate rather than a do over wedding when you get back.

    And since I love picnics, can I come?

    "You can take your etiquette and shove it!" ~misscarolb
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