Is anybody having an after party post reception?

sheikscorpio88 · May 2011

My venue which is a church is strict about no dancing at the reception. So I'm thinking about doing an after party with the wedding party. Nothing crazy of course, just a casual thing and maybe have some champagne and a late night meal. Is anyone doing after parties?

kellya01 · May 2011

Well, we opted to have our reception at a separate location so that we didn't need an afterparty, but I could totally understand having one in that circumstance! We wanted a chance to kick-back, relax, have a nice dance / fun time with our friends and family, and while we're both strong Christians, we wanted a more relaxed atmosphere. Plus, if we did the reception at church, it would have to be in the "family life center" which is our gym, and let's face it .... no gym can be decorated with OUR budget to make it look better, LOL! :-)

FaithCaitlin · May 2011

I think it would be fun to have an after party if you can't have dancing during your reception at the Church. That being said, have you considered having your reception somewhere else? Like kellya01 said, that would eliminate the need for an after party. If you're happy with your reception site, the I think a relaxing after party would be perfectly acceptable and fun!

DramaGeek · May 2011

We sort of had one. Our group of friends had an annual Christmas party and our wedding happened to be scheduled for the same day that we normally have the party. Our friends all offered to move it to the week after, but we insisted that they keep it the same. They all came to our wedding, stayed for the reception, then left and went to start the party. We left our reception after most of them, went to look at Christmas lights, then went to the party. It was really, really nice to just hang out with our friends, eat, and play games. We were still in our wedding attire and our photos from that time are priceless to us.

GJones27 · May 2011

Not me, but that's because we have dancing at our reception hall. After party is fine, but the only issue to maybe think about is how late it will go if the wedding night is important!

sessionswedding · May 2011

We are having our reception at the church, but they allow dancing. So we really don't need an after party, since we weren't planning on having alcohol anyway. I kind of want an after party, but FI is against the idea, so that's that, haha.

SuMmErKuTiE · May 2011

No, we didn't have an after party. There was a bar/lounge area since we were married at a waterfront resort that also caters to weddings, and I know it's a popular thing for wedding guests to move over to the bar/lounge once the wedding is over. But we were so exhausted that we went up to our room for the night. It was such a long day, that by the time the wedding is over you're ready to call it a night, plus we had to fly out early the next afternoon to start our HM. We had a long day of getting ready, taking pictures, the ceremony, cocktail hour, and then the reception where the dance floor was packed all night.. fun but exhausting!

Ditto pp's.. have you considered having your reception at a different venue? That way you can have the dancing at the reception? This way it isn't a super long day for those who would want to dance and have fun at the reception. Your ticker says you still have a year and 3 months to go, that's plenty of time to find a new venue that'll fit all your needs. HTH!

diehld · May 2011

We have plans not to serve alcohol. So we are having an after party... we are just not going to it... lol...

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