The reception the day after the wedding

lizs08

I was curious on opinions about having the wedding reception the day after the wedding. We have our venue booked, the day after. Our wedding will be on a saturday so that it won't interrupt the church schedule, and sunday was the only day left available for our venue.

pantherRN

I'm not a fan. If you need to do it that way, then be prepared for many of your guests to attend only one of the days.

ros3392

Hm.. If this is what you really want than go for it. If not, consider changing venues. Just know that some people will either just come to your ceremony or just come to your reception.

jrsygrl10

bad idea, sorry.

people will attend one or the other. not both. it's a bit presumptuous to think that your guests will block out an entire weekend just to attend your wedding. unless you're not planning on inviting anyone but close family to the ceremony.

i suggest looking for a new venue. but that's just my opinion.

jlbaxter33

I agree with PP, if I was a guest I would find this odd. I think the only way you could do this would be if you had a tiny wedding, with just super close family/friends, then a larger reception where you invite everyone the next day. But even that is weird. I would def. change my venue. Also, if I was an OOT guest I'd be super annoyed b/c I'd need a hotel for Sunday night as well.

Sorry for the harshness! Just my opinion!

Ash2985

One of our GMs had his wedding like this over the summer.  Their ceremony was on a Friday night, but only very close family members & friends were invited to the ceremony.  Their reception was held on Saturday and there were more people invited to that.  I don't think that's the best way to do it, necessarily, etiquette-wise, but it wasn't the end of the world.  It wasn't a big deal to us because we're close with them, obviously, but I also think it was easier because it was a Friday & Saturday.  Saturday & Sunday is a whole different can of worms-- I don't know that I'd be thrilled with that, as a guest.  I have work & class on Mondays, so I would leave the reception early on Sunday.  Your guest list attendance will probably suffer as a result.

gmc22

I also agree with PPs - I say look for a new venue.

hj1479

All I can think of...is wow, what I wear the second day?  Even as a guest...you have to plan a whole other outfit.  Would bridal party be wearing same thing two days in a row???

lizs08

I don't think i'd make my wedding part wear the same thing two days in a row. The ceremony is going to be small, because of the sudden change in location, and we're sticking to close family/friends. I'm ok with people only coming to one or the other. For my uncles wedding that what half the family did anyway, close or not, and it was all the same day. I'll only have one or two OOT guests, one of which my grandmother, and she usually comes up for the whole weekend, so that she gets to see all of us grandkids, and her kids. I don't think we can change venues this late in the planning, i only have about 2 weeks left.
Thanks for all your opinions!!

ros3392

If you only have two weeks left, haven't the invitations gone out yet?

carlyanne05

Wow, 2 weeks doesn't leave much time to really make any changes at this point, but my initial thought was also about what to wear both days, as well as the expense of hair and make-up two days in a row.  Good luck and early congrats!

pantherRN

Not trying to be mean, but if it is two weeks away then why are you asking us what we think?

kwynn

Are you going to have floral two days in a row? Photography? Video? Hair? Makeup? Hoteling for two days? Musicians?

Are you wearing the same thing both days? The bridal party? The moms and dads?

I would just have the whole ceremony at the reception site and be done with it. Skip the day before and have it all in one day at the reception.

At a Sunday reception, be prepared for little to no dancing and people leaving early.

Thrice_Divorced

BRILLIANT! I love it. 2 weeks away and deciding when to have the reception. You can't make this stuff up.