I posted this over in the "Pre-Wedding Parties" forum, but wanted to get a Wisconsin take. Sorry if you see double...
About 90% of our wedding guests are out-of-towners. Since many of our guests aren't familiar with the area, we wanted to provide the OOT people some place to hang out together. We've reserved a floor at a bar near the hotel so that family/friends can go out to a bar, but avoid the crowd of strangers. However, we are only providing the space--we're not paying for drinks.
For now, we're putting the info on our wedding website. How would you word this so people understand that it isn't a hosted gathering, but rather an alternative to hanging out in someone's hotel room?
ETA: We reserved the room for the night before the wedding in case people arrive the day before.