Hey Ladies
I need suggestions and/or ideas!
My FI and I are getting married outdoors at Jetton park in Cornelius. We moved to NC from OH in May, so we are fairly new to the area... We live on lake norman and I wanted to have a venue that showed not only our love for the outdoors, but kind of commemorate the fact that we moved here together
Not only that, but since we are paying for the wedding ourselves, we wanted to save money on the ceremony and reception --- the park was extremely affordable, so I couldn't pass it up. Plus, it's gorgeous!
Anyway, I am stressing over what to do afterwards. Our ceremony takes place at 4:30 and the reception is immediately after (at the park as well). Our plan was to just have a light dinner with a guitarist afterwards - no real room for a DJ and full out music anyway. We have the park until 9pm (or 11pm if we would like). I just don't want the party to stop after 9! Our family is coming from out of town and I want them to see the city, too.
What I am wondering is:
Should we ....come back into the city and rent out a room at a club or the like for actual dancing and more fun? OR possibly rent a "boat cruise" until late. I like the idea of going back uptown, but want everyone to stay together (even the grandparents and my younger sisters/brother). The boat is fun, but I'm thinking cold and possibly makes more sense to get on RIGHT after the ceremony instead of after dinner.... hmmmm....
Please, any thoughts/ideas would be amazing. Are there any places uptown that we could rent out a space just for drinks and dancing? HELP!
Thank you so much