Itinairy for post wedding celebration

Re: Itinairy for post wedding celebration

• [Deleted User] member

  

  September 2016

  Well, it would be similar to many other general purpose parties. A DJ for dancing would be awesome if you have the budget. I can imagine some people might like to make speeches. Also, if it were my family, they'd probably want us to say something short - thank everyone for being there, how happy we are to be married, etc. 
  

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• CMGragain member

  

  September 2016

  A post-wedding celebration is just a party, like any other party.  You can make it as fancy or as casual as you wish.  Do not wear your wedding dress, since it is not your wedding day.  You and your husband will be "the newlyweds", not "the bride and groom".  No wedding traditions.
  

  

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• SP29 member

  

  September 2016

  Your party can be as fancy or as simple as you'd like.
  
  At any party, the hosts should thank their guests for attending. Appropriate food and drinks for the time of day. Decor if you'd like. DJ if you'd like. Photographer if you'd like. You can serve any dessert you'd like. The hosts can cut the cake (if you have cake), but you should serve it to your guests first, do not feed each other (that is symbolic of your first meal as husband and wife, which has already happened). Anyone can make a toast for any reason- but keep it simple.
  
  No mention of "bride and groom"- you are now "husband and wife". No garter or bouquet toss. No bridal party. The hosts can open up the dance floor, but you shouldn't have any spotlight dances. If you have your wedding photos back, you could bring an album of your photos and leave it on a table if guest would like to see them.
  
  The celebration you are planning is perfectly acceptable, as long as you keep it to that- a celebration of your marriage that has already happened. It is not a re-creation of your wedding. Enjoy!
  

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• MobKaz member

  

  September 2016

  shawnarae722 said:

  I'm having my wedding in DR and a post wedding celebration in our hometown a month later. Our friends and family that can't make the wedding our happy and excited we are having a hometown celebration and asked for it. My question, what do you do at a post wedding celebration? What would the itinerary be like. We are renting a park and getting it catered. Should we get dj, speeches, etc? What would a timeline be like? 

  Unless you typically have an itinerary at other parties, none is needed at this one.  As others have made clear, it is a celebration party and really should have no wedding components to it. 
  
  I would not necessarily have any "speeches", but there is nothing wrong with welcoming your guests with a toast prior to the start of your dinner.
  
  If you are only inviting guests that have also been invited to the destination wedding, then I do think it would be appropriate to showcase a few photos from the wedding.  I would not personally do this if you were including guests not invited to the wedding.  To me it says, "You weren't good enough to invite, but here's a few photos of what you missed".
  

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