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I don't think that's too early. We are shutting our reception down at 10:30pm.
Our venue (which didn't let us know until after we agreed to sign on with them) actually wants us out by 9:30 pm!!! I intially freaked out a little, but then calmed down and realized that all was not lost. Our plan is to have an "after-party" at a lounge in the city for those who would like to continue celebrating with us. I think it will work out quite nicely! Could you do this kind of option as well?
It depends on when your wedding starts. We're having a 3pm wedding and our reception will start between 4:30 and 5pm. We'll be done by 10pm.
it depends on when the reception starts. Most, (actually, all) the weddings I've been to have been evening weddings and have gone until 2am. So for our crowd I would say, yes that's early. However, if your reception starts early or if you know you dont have a late night crowd, then 10pm can be perfectly fine.
I agree that this depends on your crowd. My family and friends are all big drinkers and party people, and they would just be getting started at 10:15. But like others said, if you don't have that type of crowd, then it should be fine.
I don't think it's too early,but like everyone else said,it depends on what time everything else is beginning. Our ceremony is 4:30,cocktails from 5-6,reception until 10.....venue has to be cleaned up and doors locked by 11. I'm just worried about a much longer after party if most have been drinking since 5pm...
I think it's fine. It is a wedding. There's no need for it to go on all night long. After all, you two may have a honeymoon to get to right? :)
Ours ended at 9:30 (I think? I don't even remember!) It was fine. I loved heading to a bar with some of our close friends afterwards, and would recommend you look into something like that if you're worried that 10 is too early. We went to the hotel bar because it was open and really easy.
My reception will be over at 9:30pm! Thank GOD there are bars in walking distance because I'm sure we'll want to continue to party for a few more hours.
Depends on where you're having it...mine is going to be in a small town, so after party options are few...and I plan on calling it a night after the reception...I am sure we will be tired and want to just be. My wedding is on a Sunday and it will be over by 10. I wouldnt worry about it, if people feel so inclined to keep partying they will hatch somekind of plan.
Our wedding is on a Sunday and will be over at around 8:00pm (give or take, i have a feeling some people will stay a little longer, we've booked the place till 9:00). The ceremony starts at 3:00 followed immediately by the reception. Though i do wish it was longer, the site is about an hour away from everyone so we had to take that into consideration. I honestly don't think it matters as long as you all have a good time.
Our ceremony started at 4:30 p.m., and our reception ended at 10:30 p.m. We had 75 guests attend, and I'd say the majority of them left at the end. Most people traveled that day to get there, so I imagine they were pretty tired.
Some of the younger people in our group, immediate family, and the overall partiers, left for the hotel bar for an after-party. We actually only stayed less than an hour. We were on an adrenaline rush after the reception, but once we got to the bar, we started to crash, and went upstairs to our room to pass out.
I think anytime after 9 p.m. is a good ending time for a wedding. Remember, it's a long day for most people. It's usually six hours out of someone's day from ceremony through cocktail and reception. Most people will want to head back home or to their rooms after :) BUT, it's always good to have a casual after-party planned, be it at a fancy dance club or a local dive bar.
i have to say all the weddings i've been too have been Daytime weddings. ( granted only a few but still ) so we kind of decided we would have an early wedding.. ( plus it was cheaper for us ) that would end at 5ish ..And since i'll b blocking some rms at the hotel were staying at ..i have a feeling we will prob hang out with whoever is stayin at the hotel that nite ..and 2morrow off on honeymoon :)
I think it's fine. We're shutting ours down at 1 am or so because we're at a house, not a venue venue.
Thanks for all the answers bees!
I forgot to mention that my fiance is Jewish. While his parents nor he are very religious, his parents requested that we have the ceremony somewhat close to sunset ie 6:30 or 7ish (wedding is in June with sunset at around 8ish). So I don't think starting at 4 or 5 would be an option for us. We're throwing around the idea of having cocktails before the ceremony and then going right into dinner after ceremony, but that would still mean dinner starting at 8ish and that only leaves 2 hours until the guests have to go home.
Sooo I think I will have to let go of this gorgeous (sigh!) venue and pick another one that is lets us party until later.
No, that's still pretty good. Did you guys block out a set of rooms at a hotel? Hello hotel bar after party!! ;)
hmmm yea 2 hours for the reception is definitely not enough. I would agree with you that the best bet is to look for a venue that stays open longer, (there are plenty). I'm personally not a fan of afterparties, (or I should say, I don't get the point). The reception should be the party and it shouldn't leave people feeling like they need to go somewhere else to keep it going. that's just my opinion though.
I don't think 2 hours is long enough if you are having a full dinner and dancing. You could always do dinner and set up an after party later for dancing.
Definitely way too early to end your reception if you're starting so late. 2 hours is not enough for a traditional reception (dinner, toasts, dancing). I agree that you should plan an afterparty at a local hotel or bar... how about karaoke? :)
You've made the right decision if you want to do dinner. 2 hours is barely doable for a small, no dance party reception. Dinner, toasts, cake cutting, first dance, and boom...time's up. You could opt for heavy hors d'oeurves to give you more time, but you would really be rushing. In general 10:15 isn't too early to end things...a lot of places have noise ordinances requiring a shut down time of 10 or 11. Older guests would be more than ready to head home by then and that's a great time for the younger crowd to hit up a local bar for an after party.
If you want to do an afterparty (which is very common in our group of friends) change into a simple white dress for that part. I agree I would never go to a bar in a real wedding dress. My friend just had a simple strapless white dress from Target or something that she changed into for the afterparty with us.
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I found a venue that I am in loooove with but it's associated with a park district so the place must close down by 11, meaning everything must be cleared out. This means that the guests will have to leave by 10:15 with last call being sometime around 10. Do you feel like that is too early for a Saturday night wedding? I haven't been to too many weddings so I don't know... Would you suggest that we have an afterparty somewhere else? I'm a bit hesitant about that because I'm not sure if I want to be at a bar with my wedding dress on. Help!