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My SIL suggested to organize a reception, but by the time she got to it, 2 months had passed and we kinda didn't see the point anymore because we had seen most of our friends/family individually, who congratulated us and all... we're both shy and didn't want lots of attention, thus the DW; so having a party so late after to celebrate "us" didn't feel right. So we didn't have one at all.
So, if you want a reception after your DW, I would say the best is to have it right after you return, while you're not "used" to be married..
Hrm... yeah, I was just wondering because I want to have a Chinese wedding banquet/reception, as our DW will be more "American." My mom was suggesting a reception six months afterwards! But that seems a bit late to me....
I plan on having mine a week after I get back. I just want to still be in marriage mode and everyone to be excited about it still.
Between our week-long honeymoon and a huge work event two weeks after we get back, we won't have our reception until a month or two after we get back from the wedding. I couldn't handle all that planning (fiance is doing a lot of wedding planning, but doesn't feel any pressure on the reception) right now, so need some time between the two events to get the reception ready to go. It's not going to be really wedding-themed, more of a congratulations party. I won't wear my wedding dress, there won't be a fancy wedding cake, so it's really more of a regular party.
we did a chinese banquet reception 3 months after our DW. and even that felt like too little time to plan, even though I did have my mom help out with a lot of stuff! the long time was also good since we had some pictures and video back to show everyone at the party!
I second sewing. We are having our at home reception 6 months after the wedding. Mostly because winter in michigan = FAIL! for driving and a lot of our guests would be coming from out of town. So we are getting married in Dec and holding the at home reception in June.
I think you can have one any time you want, but if you don't want a reception, politely say no. It's okay to not want a party. My FI would be happy if we didn't have any of it and only invited our parents and grandparents but I'm thankful he's letting me plan the bash I really want.
We're having ours two months after the wedding. My parents are throwing the reception and FI and I and FI's family live in across the country for my family. We wanted to wait a little bit for travel and work purposes.
We are having ours two weeks after we get back - gives us a little time to get home and settled, as well as finish any last minute projects. We had friends who had theirs 6 weeks or so after and they said they wished they had done it sooner.
My mother in law wants to do one at the end of December which is awesome because it is when I originally wanted to get married ;D. We had a wedding in my hometown but most people from Louisiana couldn't attend.
We are having ours 2 weeks after we get back from Mexico. I figured that way it would still be so fresh... and we would all still have our great tans!
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Hi DW brides! Just wondering how long after you got back from the DW/honeymoon you had your home receptions...
Thanks!