Pictures AFTER the reception?

squirrly

Sarah, I certainly understand the trepidation some people have; however, other than my feet being a bit tired, I was fine at the end of the night.  Hair, makeup, dress, you name it.  We had a blast, I ate and drank all I wanted, but I wasn't a mess.  Now, H was another story.  He had his tie around his head for the last hour of the reception and was hammered.  So, if you can both drink reasonably, I think it's fine.  But, you should do as many pics as you can earlier just in case.  Save the "nice to have" photos for after. 

sarah0725

Haha squirrly, I can't really imagine FI fitting that description by then end of the reception, especially not one that ends at 4pm. Between the two of us, I'm the bigger drinker, but I'm not planning on indulging too much at the wedding because I'd actually like to enjoy it all.

I think you're right about getting the important stuff done earlier in the day, though. I just don't want our guests sitting around waiting while we're off playing skeeball in wedding garb or anything like that.

squirrly

My suggestion - do all the photos you can before the ceremony.  Take the first half of the cocktail hour for photos you couldn't take before hand.  Then do the crazy skiball ones after the reception ends.

diva1397

::emerges from lurkdom::  This is exactly what we did for our wedding.  We had an 11am ceremony followed by a short lunch reception (no dancing, just eating, drinking, and mingling).  The reception was over by 2:30pm, and we took about 2 hours of pictures afterward, just DH and me.  I loved that we didn't have to miss anything or inconvenience our guests (esp. since the reception was right across the hall from the ceremony). If that's what you want, go for it -- it can definitely work!

ThePinkSuperhero

We're going to Ocean City, NJ for July 4th and I'm so excited!!!  Your pictures will be soooo cute.  We did pictures around NYC after our reception, and it worked out great!  I was a little tired, but it was worth it, some of my favorite shots (including the one in my sig) happened.  It was just the two of us- I thought maybe some of my friends or family might want to come along, but they were all beat after the day, so it ended up being just us, which was nice, too.

526SadieSadie

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_pictures-after-reception?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:f2ee5e74-f01c-409e-9433-83dfcae47d8aPost:4b8dce97-17af-4bc3-b730-0753062ba685">Re: Pictures AFTER the reception?</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Pictures AFTER the reception? : <strong>Disheveled is one thing, but being tipsy/drunk, exhausted, and overall just wanting to go home by then might keep some people in your pictures looking their best. Personally after spending all day running around and partying, a fresh coat of make-up is not going to help much, lol.</strong> Although I know you don't want to miss the cocktail, one of the reasons bride and grooms have them is so that their guests will have something to do while the wedding party goes off to take pictures. I would definitely use that time wisely.
Posted by Simply Fated[/QUOTE]

This is what I was thinking.  If the pictures you want to take afterwards are just you and your husband, and you think you both can keep yourselves together during the reception so that you're presentable for formal pictures, go for it.  Or, for that matter, if you don't mind looking less than perfect in your pictures, again, go for it. 
I will say that if I were a bridesmaid, I would feel the need to restrain myself from having as much fun as possible knowing that after the reception I had to pick up my bouquet, slick my hair down and put my heels back on for pictures, but that's just me.