On another board, someone mentioned that they normally don't stay at the reception past 8 or 9pm, unless they are really close with the bride or groom.
That got me thinking...if you are having an evening wedding, what time will your reception be over?
Re: Evening wedding reception end times - POLL
Ours was 6-11 p.m. and most people stayed until the end.
Many of our friends came back to our hotel room for drinks until maybe 2 a.m. And I heard my aunt and uncle hosted some of the adult guests (not that we're not adults too, lol, I mean adults in our parents' generation) in their own room for drinks.
Once again, glad to see I'm not crazy or out of the norm for having a late reception.. I'm guessing receptions start and end much earlier in other locations around the world....
Our reception is 7:30 p.m. to midnight, Saturday night with an afterparty till about 2:00 a.m.
coktail hour is 7:30 - 8:30
reception is 8:30 - 12:30. We're doing the cake, etc 11ish so that the grandparents can go back to the hotel.
Early enough that people could go home but late enough that people can stay at the hotel.
The afterparty lasted until around 3