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Reception before or after for small destination weddings?
I have have a destination wedding of only 15 guests. However, we’re going to have a large, fun reception for all of our friends and other family members (200 or so). My finacee wants a reception before the wedding to make the other family members feel like they are a part of the wedding. I want the reception afterwards, which is more traditional, couple cutting cake, dancing, etc. We can only have 1 big party due to costs and time constraints. What do you think?
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#2 written by Lydia 1 year ago
You would have it after.
However, the point of a reception is for wedding guests to celebrate the ceremony they witnessed earlier in the day when the couple was married. It’s odd to just invite people to the party, but not the ceremony. Where I’m from, and amongst our family and friends, you invite only those to the reception who have been invited to the wedding ceremony.
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#6 written by melouofs 1 year ago
We are doing just what you are—this sounds like it was written by me! We are having ours after we’re home…a clambake at a picnic grove in our area…we’re doing the cake cutting, having a dj, and all that stuff…it really seems odd to have the reception before…like a bon voyage party alomst…if you have it after, you;ll be able to bring your pictures from teh wedding for your guests to see which I think they’ll appreciate alot!
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#10 written by gia_vermont 1 year ago
I would do so after the wedding itself, but don’t wait too long. To make family feel like they are part of the celebration, I would plan for no more than a week or two after you return. To reduce the stress on you and your spouse, delegate some planning responsiblities to family members. A nice touch would be to blow up a few pictures of the actual ceremony as part of the decorations, and have other shots in albums for guests to look at. You may also want the party itself be related to the destination of your wedding, like an island theme if you are getting married somewhere tropical? BEst wishes!
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#11 written by Dusik 1 year ago
we have planned a jack-and-jill party for friends before the wedding. these would be mostly the people who are not coming to the wedding. i anticipate this party being much more fun and relaxed, as it is mostly friends and no boring old people and relatives you haven’t seen for years.
i think before the wedding would be a better idea for you. but if you guys are also having jack-and-jill or a stag and a bridal shower also before the wedding sometime, then do another big party after the wedding: watch the video from the wedding, put together a slideshow from your pictures to play on the background all the time, play the same music…
something like that
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#12 written by Patti C 1 year ago
Reception is after the wedding.
Your other family members will not feel like part of the wedding ceremony whether the party is before or after the fact. They are not invited. That said, your reception (even if held the same day), is in celebration of your marriage to your fiancee. It is when you RECEIVE your friends after the joyous occasion.
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We got married in Las Vegas, and then had the party afterwards, that way we had pictures and stories to share with everyone when we got home. I think doing it before is kind of like getting the cart before the horse- all these people will be giving you gifts and money before you’re actually a married couple, but that’s just my opinion…