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We're having one! Our reception ends at 11pm but we have a lot of partiers in the group, so we're extending the good times ;o)
We're having it in the hotel bar/lounge where everyone is staying. It's really nice, on the top floor, and overlooks the downtown area. We're not sponsoring it though.
If that wasn't an option, we would have it at a local bar.
We had an unofficial after party. We kind of spread it around via word of mouth. It was at the hotel bar, and we didn't pay for anyone's drinks. It was just kind of a "come if you can" thing. We expected to party the night away after our reception ended at 10:30 p.m., but honestly, we only lasted until 11:15-ish because we were EXHAUSTED and really needed some time to ourselves.. We had about 15-20 guests come, and they were all there when we left.
The wedding that I have been to that have an afterparty have been in a hotel suite. The suite has either been at the hotel where the wedding was or if the reception venue does not have rooms then they were at the hotel where the room block was. There has never been anything formal sent out,usually it is just word of mouth that there is a suite that everyone is going to after the wedding.
I'd like to have one, but I talked to FI about it and he's not really onboard. That's ok though, because by the end of the night I'm sure we'll be exhausted!
We're going to do an unofficial afterparty at the hotel bar. We're not paying for people's drinks or anything like that though. If anything, at that point they should be buying OUR drinks.
We want to because our wedding is 11am to 5pm... and most everyone is staying over (semi-destination). At first I wanted to have everyone go to a local bar but I might just make it more informal at the hotel bar at 8 or something (they said there is karaoke, i have to confirm but that would be fun..).. that way people can come and go more freely.
The hotel idea is a good one but we're not having our wedding at a hotel and most of our friends are local so they won't be staying at hotels. What to do, what to do...
Can you just pick a Philly bar and spread the word that anyone who wants to should meet up there post-wedding? One of my friends did that at his wedding and it worked out just fine.
We're having one because our reception venue shuts us down at 10 p.m. We found a really cool speakeasy/lounge/bar/restaurant about a mile away that can accommodate us and offered us happy hour food and drink specials. We booked it sight unseen and fell in love when we checked it out last month. We're not paying for anything.
A friend of mine had an after party at a local bar after her wedding. It was the same situation.... almost all of the guests were local and the wedding wasn't in a hotel. She notified everyone just through word of mouth -- told her bridesmaids and parents to spread the word after cake. We all paid for our own drinks and we all had a blast... I mean they just had just paid for an open bar all night.... they didn't need to pay for THOSE drinks too!!!
Our wedding is at a bed and breakfast and has to end at 10pm. There's no bar on site, but there are several bars within walking distance so if we're not too tired we're definitely going to head over to one!
I wanted to do a private room and make it more official originally.. but the more advise i received i realized people will get tired (as will we...) and i just didnt want to put "work" or "money" into another party.. I am hoping that our friends that are partiers will join us and we will see how the night goes. I would suggest just making it ass relaxed as possible- have the DJ announce at the end "For those that still want to continue to party- Mr. and Mrs. 'you guys' would love if you joined them at 'Joe's Pub'- you can pick up direction here" have a few cards with directions printed out. I do not think you should pay for anyone's drinks! In fact- if I was your friend coming out to the pub with you, I'd be buying YOU GUYS a drink.
We're doing ours at the hotel bar too. Unfortunately for us, our reception is in CT & the bars close at 2am & that's not gonna fly with our crowd. We might rent a room in the hotel for the party to continue - when I know our friends & fam will break out the 30-packs. LOL
How about renting a room in a bar or rest? Friends of ours are doing this at a local pub - it's something like $40 open bar from 11p-4a when the bar closes.
Hmmm... an after party. Sounds like fun! I wish we would have thought about that. We would have had our ceremony and reception in the same church grounds then went to the an other reception venue and had all of the wedding festivities.
We are having an after-party in a room at the hotel where the majority of guests are staying (actually probably everyone). Our venue is similar where we have to be out by 11pm and we are not paying for drinks at the after-party it's more like an optional thing.
Dana....your wedding is near downtown Philly right? There are lots of nice places and bars down there...like someone else said were going to the hotel bar where everyone is staying. Good luck.
I've found that after parties happen pretty organically when people are having a good time, so I wouldn't stress too much about planning and spreading the word - especially since the bride and groom never seem to stay too long (if they go at all!)
Every wedding I've ever been too a bunch of us always end up somewhere!
We're not planning anything specific for our wedding in May, but since our wedding ends at 10pm, we are expecting our party friends to just take the party back to the condos and keep it going.
We're lucky because the resort we're staying at has a barbeque pit that we're using for post-wedding-reception-smores/after party :o) It's going to be very low key maybe 20 people.
Similar story here: Reception venue shuts down at 10pm. We have arranged to have a dedicated area in a bar (No Host) just 2 blocks away. Having a special area just makes sure our guests have a place to put their purses, etc. 187 days away!!
We are having a brunch reception and the party will end at 4 pm. We are planning to go to a bar where FI and I met. No formal invitation, but we will be handing out cards with the bar info to the guests during the reception so they can come if they want to. And we will not be paying for their drinks.
Like msqthoney, we are having a brunch reception as well that will probably end around 2:30. It's also going to be dry out of respect for a lot of family members, which is why FI and I really wanted to give our guests who like to party a chance to do so. We rented out an upstairs room & patio at a restaurant and will have an "iPod DJ" (the best man) playing dance music and some snacky food. I am trying my hardest to figure out a way that we can economically host the bar because we won't be providing alcohol at the reception, but we may end up going with a cash bar for budget reasons.
We have to quit at midnight, so pretty late, but we are thinking of just heading out to the bars after! Our hotel is right next to a few bars, and we have a block of rooms and a shuttle to our hotel, so we can all ride from the venue to the hotel and walk from there. Just fun bar hopping in our wedding get-up! :)
What is the timing of the rest of your day? You might not need an after party. I was surprised that most of my guests were tired and sitting by the end of the night instead of dancing. If your wedding starts really early then you might not want it to go so late and neither will your guests!
If we have an after party, it would be at the bar at our venue. Definately not paying for everyones drinks, at that point, if they want to still hang out. The reception is over. probably they should be buying you an your FI the drinks :)
We've booked a 3 room suite in our downtown hotel with a wet bar and will stock basics for the families and out of town guests. The B&G will be long gone since they plan to hit the road by 5. The majority of their friends do not drink, so this is our way of providing an off premise option without embarrasing them. The suite will also provide overflow space for groomsman dressing...destressing, picture taking and general crying jags by respective sentimental relatives, Accompanied by Gruet Brut:-)
We are inviting people to the hotel bar after the reception. We won't be payingfor drinks but will be ordering pizza from the place we had our first date!
Our wedding is over at 8:30pm and I first considered having an after party but decided against it. I know it'll be a long day for all of us and I'm looking forward to having the rest of the night with my hubby. We are having a post-wedding BBQ then next day that my parents will be hosting at their home. I've been to post parties before and usually they've been at someone's home and we just drink, kick back and have some late night snacks. Unless you are big partiers it's not a whole lot different than doing it the next day.
Our wedding ends at 11pm. Since the next day is a holiday, anybody who wants to hit a local bar with us afterward will be welcome to.
If we have lots of left over alcohol, we'll have a party in the hotel since we can't take the alcohol back to California with us.
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Our venue states that the wedding has to be over by 10pm so we want to have an afterparty. But I'm not sure how to execute it, so I'm soliciting advice.
Ideally, we'd have it in someone's backyard with a few cases of beer and some pitchers of sangria, but all of our friends and families with big houses and backyards live out in the suburbs so it's just not practical or convenient.
Are you having it at someone's house? In a private room of a bar? Is everyone just heading to a bar afterwards but not in a private room? Are you paying for everyone's drinks or letting everyone pay for their own?