Is this OK etiquette wise?

mochietoe

My fiance and I are having an immediate family only ceremony and reception. We do want to celebrate with all of our friends and family though. We will hopefully be getting a house within a year of getting married. Would it be wrong etiquette wise to have a big party (at our new house) celebrating our marriage/new house (even if it is a year after the wedding)? There would be no wedding related things besides maybe some pictures (no dress, first dance, cake cutting etc). We would not label it as a reception just a chance for everyone to celebrate our marriage and new house. Thanks for the opinions!

mochietoe

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_is-this-ok-etiquette-wise-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:cf6b96c3-6900-421b-8423-e8e974d88a54Post:a59d15bd-ab3c-432c-a083-8ac340213df7">Re: Is this OK etiquette wise?</a>:
[QUOTE]Did you mean that you'd do it on your anniversary?  If so, have an anniversary cake and be done with it.  I don't think I'd do a vow renewal after just one year.
Posted by jcbsjr[/QUOTE]


It would not be on our anniversary or a vow renewal. It would just be a party with friends and family to celebrate our new lives together (since most of them were not there with us on the big day). There would be no vows or wedding related things. What I am asking is it ok to have the party that far out from the wedding (a year or more) and still say it is celebrating our marriage/new life together?

Meegles4

I'd focus more on the housewarming aspect of this party and less on the wedding. A year later, who cares (just my opinion)? If I'm friends with you, I've already celebrated your marriage in some way (i.e. wishing you congrats, going out to dinner, etc.)

Just make it a housewarming and be done.

Calypso1977

i would just do a housewarming.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

No, that sounds fine. More like a big party which will be the first time everyone has been together since your wedding, right?

mochietoe

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_is-this-ok-etiquette-wise-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:cf6b96c3-6900-421b-8423-e8e974d88a54Post:e623640f-892e-4e5e-a883-1af323edebb0">Re: Is this OK etiquette wise?</a>:
[QUOTE]No, that sounds fine. More like a big party which will be the first time everyone has been together since your wedding, right?
Posted by msmerymac[/QUOTE]

Yes. It would just be a party to bring everyone together since only immediate family will be at the actual wedding.

QueerFemme

I agree, just call it a housewarming.

mochietoe

Thanks for all the opinions ladies! Housewarming it is.

[Deleted User]

I would do it more of we're having a party to celebrate all the great events of the past year. Come help us celebrate & then you can just have an area where you show off pictures of your wedding & if you do any work on your house before the party maybe before/after shots of those projects.

kmsst48

Yep   - Housewarming. That's all it is. If you want to celebrate afterwords your friends and family will make it a point to spend time with you. 

loca4pook

I would just call it  a housewarming party