Hanging out with friends after the reception

Youaremylolipop · November 2013

What did you do after you reception? Did you go back home or to your hotel, or did you go out after?

Our bridal party wanted us to go to World Of Beer after the reception, but we were so tired and on such a high that all we wanted to do was go back to the hotel room and eat left over tiramisu in our PJs . Plus we had to get up in the next morning to leave for our honeymoon.

Senecaf · November 2013

FI wants to rent out a large VIP room in a local bar/club for any guest (and non attendees -don't get me started) that want to party after. Including us. I already know that is not something I'd like to do. I'll probably be exhausted and he will be hammered.

Youaremylolipop · November 2013

Before I got married I would have thought that was an awesome idea and we would have so much fun, but I literally was exhausted afterwords and only wanted to spend time with my husband. Then again I also had a very stressful time leading up to the wedding and was so glad for everythig to be done and to be leaving for our honeymoon. Tell him It's not worth the money lol.

[Deleted User] · November 2013

H and I got married on Friday. We planned on retiring to our hotel room after the reception but it ended earlier then we expected. Our wedding party invited us to hang out at our hotel's bar and opened a tab. We had a few drinks around the fire pit and talked about the day. It was awesome!

WinstonsGirl · November 2013

We weren't allowed to have amplified music after 9pm, due to being outside of about 100 hotel room lanais. We went downy to the restaurant in the hotel where they host karaoke from 9pm on and had an "after party" there. It was lots of fun

erinlin25 · November 2013

We were so tired we originally just went straight to the room and as we got there we realized the two of us never really got to have a drink together or sit & relax the whole day, so we changed and went down to the hotel lobby where we ran into my two best friends and their husbands, so we grabbed a drink with them and sat and talked for a bit. It was so nice, and low key and the perfect way to end our night.

doeydo · November 2013

I don't plan on having an after party or going out after the reception.

AddieCake · November 2013

We got married in the morning, went home and napped, and went out partying that night.

southernbelle0915 · November 2013

At first we looked into renting out an after-party spot at a local brewery. But once we started figuring out the logistics for the day, we realized that we weren't going to see each other for the majority of it and when we DID see each other we were going to be hosting and entertaining other people.

We decided to go back to our suite after the reception to have a little alone time on our wedding day.

climbingsingle · November 2013

We're planning on having an after party. Our event is going to end 5 so we'll probably hang out for a few hours.

emmyg65 · November 2013

We had to end our reception at 10:30, so we chose a hotel with a bar and met everybody there for an afterparty (not hosted or planned). We stayed till maybe 12:30, when we were just too exhausted. There's no way I would have gone out anywhere where I couldn't just walk to bed.

NYCBruin · November 2013

We're planning on having an informal after-party (just making an announcement at the reception that we'll be at ABC bar if anyone wants to join). Since our guest list is rather large, we're talking to a few places about getting space reserved/drink specials set up. We also plan on hosting some appetizers/snacks. We'll probably be exhausted, but that hasn't stopped us from going out in the past so I doubt it will on our wedding night!

tmclawchick · November 2013

We'll likely have an afterparty somewhere with anyone who wants to join. Our family/friends are scattered all around the country, so we hardly get to see some of them. It should be a blast (and exhausting at the same time)!

audubonbride2013 · November 2013

We went back to our hotel room to change out of our wedding clothes and then met a lot of our OOT guests at the hotel bar. We had to leave for the airport by 7am for our HM, but we had a lot of fun spending time with our friends and family. It was definitely worth it!

WonderRed · November 2013

We went to our hotel and relax. We just wanted to be alone after the reception and not be out with people until all hours. We saw all the out of town people again the next day.

RissAnn1970 · November 2013

Ours ended at 5 so we went to the hotel next door where we & most of our OOT guests were staying and where we'd already arranged for them to open the bar early for us. We stayed in our wedding clothes & hung out with our friends until 1 a.m. But I've always been the last to leave the party. Getting my gown off at 1 a.m. when H couldnt find the knot of the corset lacing was *fun*, though.

ElcaB · November 2013

We're planning on going out to some local bars with any friends and family who want to join (which will likely be a lot). We have to end the reception at 11:30, and I know even though we'll be tired we'll want to keep the party going!

ShanaKatherine · November 2013

Our reception ends at 10pm so we are doing an after party bon fire on the beach. Our venue is on the lake, they have a tiki bar down on the docks next to the beach area, so its something they offer for weddings, which is partly why we decided to do our wedding there! Our friends are super excited about it!

SBmini · November 2013

My cousin's reception ended at 10 pm. She went around and invited people to go out with them for reception take 2. They changed and then went out clubbing.

My reception is going to 2 am. I am not expecting to get out of there any earlier than 3. So I plan on going up to the hotel room afterwards.

MaryGraceRich · November 2013

My wedding isnt ending until midnight so I think we are just going to go back to our hotel room.
When my friend got married 6 years ago, her wedding ended at 5 so we changed and went bowling afterwards. We had a blast.

KytchynWitche · November 2013

We're getting married at 11am on a Friday, with just a simple lunch to follow. We aren't doing any of the 'traditions', first dance, bouquet/garter toss, toasts etc (the BM will toast us a short and sweet congratulation, then I'll thank everyone for joining us). We'll spend a little time after the meal chatting with our guests, but we're leaving for our honeymoon straight from the reception because we're only taking a weekend.

There's a brewery and two bars in town, as well as the bar at the hotel, if people want to carry on partying, but most likely the group will split up into smaller parties and go barbecue back at the various houses because my parents are divorced, my dad remarried, and mom and step-mom don't get on AT ALL.

thejucheidea · November 2013

Everyone came to our house after the wedding and we made s'mores and drank booze and hot cocoa. It was easily one of the very best things about our wedding.

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