About your wedding ?

We didn’t do after party. We had ceremony and reception at separate locations because the ceremony was at the church we met at and that was significant but their reception space wasn’t large enough so we went elsewhere for the reception

My ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception will all be in the same location. We're not planning an after party, though if we're feeling up to it, we might go out for a drink after our reception.

We’re having ceremony, cocktail hour & reception all at one location. Doing hair/makeup at my parents but putting on my dress @ the venue. We don’t plan on an after party - by that point we’re gonna want some private time!

We are having a Destination wedding within the US. We decided to have the ceremony and reception at a hotel in order to make it easiest on ourselves and our guests. We can all just get ready in our hotel rooms, then walk downstairs for the ceremony and reception- no Ubers, shuttled, etc. needed. We are having our ceremony outdoors, then a cocktail hour with hors d’oeuvres and open bar for our guests while we take pictures, followed by our reception. We are getting married in New Orleans, so we definitely plan to go barhopping on Bourbon Street after the reception is over!

Our wedding was postponed to 10/30/21. It’s a destination wedding in Las Vegas and everything is the same as originally planned, besides the date (plus a few elements will be added in now, as a nod to new our “Hallowedding” date). We’re getting married at a former nightclub inside one of the hotels on the strip. So our ceremony, cocktail hour and reception will all be in the same venue, but each in separate spaces/rooms. I’m not a fan of the ceremony and reception reception being in 2 locations and having to drive in between. So that was never an option. As for an “after party”, we aren’t formally planning one, but it’s Vegas soooo... 😉

Our ceremony and reception will be held in the same inside space. FH didn't care for the outside area. After the ceremony, we will have cocktail hour on the 2nd floor while the ceremony space gets flipped for the reception.

We decided from the start eloping. As of now we are doing an minimony or microwedding however you look at it. Mostly for budget purposes and I decided long ago not worth spending thousands on one day and I would rather put more money towards a honeymoon. Would have done a small wedding but FH has social anxiety and does not like a lot of attention on him so I knew long ago no first dance and probably no dancing at the reception. I would have made it like a games type chill party lol. Although I do not regret what we are doing because with the money we are saving having even an intimate wedding I am able to splurge on veil, cake, photographers, venue, 5 star resort for honeymoon etc... My big bro will be at the ceremony, my MOH and her husband will be our guests. We are taking them out for dinner afterwards as a thank you and the plan is a rooftop canopy lounge over looking the bay in our downtown.

Tell me about your wedding, did / will you be having a ceremony / cocktail hour / reception/ after party?
We will be having a ceremony, first look of our changed outfits during cocktail hour, reception and the after party will be a 3 day event celebration since our wedding will be on a Thursday. Our final send off will be on Sunday. Thursday will be wedding, Friday will be brunch day with our I-do crew to thank them and all members that helped contribute, Saturday will be an event of the recently said I-do bbq/ family movie night backyard style, and Sunday will be a day of activities with all of our out of town guests and our send off will be around sunset from our closest family and friends ❤️

Same location / separate location ? What impacted that decision ? How was travel if you did separate location

We were fortunate that our venue is fairly big and our ceremony, cocktail hour, photos, children's are, and reception will all be in different parts of the venue but same location 🥰

The only thing is that most of our family including myself live an hour and 20 minutes maybe 40 min with traffic away from the venue.... So for most of our guests we will be doing a block hotel close to our venue the day before the wedding since it is on a Thursday. I'm still very much nervous about a Thursday wedding but due to Covid-19 it was our only option 😭 FH is in the military so we only had a period of 2 week leave to find a date next year during summer.

For us, everything was at the same location. This was not our original plan, but, um, long story short, the Church and I didn't get along. (...Fine by me.)

A lot of that will be dictated by what kind of ceremony you want (do you want a religious ceremony? Does your religion dictate it being in a specific place?), what your budget is, and what venue you choose.

Our wedding went until 11PM, and we did not do an afterparty.

We’re all in one location with two different rooms. Smaller room for the ceremony, larger for cocktail hour and reception. Everything will end by 9:30pm.
We’re not doing an after party or next day brunch because we’re leaving super early the next morning to go on our honeymoon.

Our wedding is a "domestic destination" wedding as we are having it in North Carolina, we live outside of DC and our families are coming from Michigan and Illinois.

Due to Covid and moving our wedding from June to December, we made a couple changes to our locations. The ceremony will take place in one large room, cocktail hour will be on the patio that wraps around the building (with heat lamps, the average temp in the area that time of year is 55-65) and our reception in the large room the patio wraps around. We were originally going to host an after-party but I think now with all the covid rules, we will look at a super casual "we are going to this bar, come with us if you would like" kind of situation.

Our wedding ceremony, Cocktail hour and reception will be at the same place in St Augustine, FL.


6pm ceremony6:30-7:30 Cocktail Hour 7:30-11:00 Reception
Originally we were leaving for our Honeymoon the morning after, but it got canceled for the 2nd time 🙃. We're leaning towards going downtown after the wedding for some drinks. No bar hopping, just one place low key where whoever wants to go can go.

We're skipping a rehearsal dinner for an I Do BBQ at my parents' the night before the wedding with family and guests that arrive Friday evening. We will be doing ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception all at our venue, so one location. The ceremony is set to start at 5:30, cocktail hour starts at 6 while we do photos, then we'll go right into the reception. Our venue is mostly outdoors, but they do have a gorgeous draped tent that is a permanent structure that has bistro lighting and a rustic wood floor. However, we are considering moving the entire reception outdoors because of covid to allow our guests to spread out more. The ceremony will already be outside in a different space at the venue right next to the water. Our reception will end at 10 because of venue rules and then FH and I will be staying the night in the hobbit house at the venue. The next morning my mom will be hosting a brunch for all of our guests that traveled.

Everything will be at one location. Ceremony/cocktail hour/dinner and dancing. We're not having an afterparty at another venue because we're making sure to book a venue with no curfew. Guests can leave when they want but we want to make the party last as long as we can.


Nearly every bride says they wish the party lasted longer than just 4 hrs..and most I've attended were over after 2 hrs max. That's just too much money and planning to be done that fast.
Also I've been to a few weddings with a ridiculous 4+ hr gap in between that there is no logical reason given for. Even the Catholic masses didn't have a gap beyond driving time. Having everything in one location is easier and less expensive. We looked at a few outdoor areas for the ceremony but they have so many restrictions with start times, insane pricing for the amount of time you're there, etc so it doesn't seem feasible, unless some hidden gem pops up.

We're having ceremony & reception in one location, this was my original plan as I prefer things to be a bit more simple & felt it would be easier on everyone. We're also foregoing a cocktail hour since the reception is at the same location & after speaking with the coordinator, it's just extra money not worth spending (for hors d'oeuvres). The reception space is set up during the ceremony & the ceremony space is converted to a bar while we take pictures. No after party either because reception ends around 10-11 and at this point, that is the after party lol

What's also great is that there's at least 2 hotels walking distance from our venue & we got some group rates for our guests who are staying in town.

View Quoted Comment I’ve never been to a wedding but I can’t imagine my wedding only being 4hrs, I was thinking atleast 6

We are doing everything at the same venue. The ceremony will be outside in the formal garden, dinner will be inside in the dining room and then dancing will be back outside on the front patio. Cocktail hour will also be outside on the patio as well. We ended up falling in love with a mansion on a ton of acreage that is now owned by the city. No after party though, we have to start getting ready at 8am and the event will go until 11pm lol

Tell me about your wedding, did / will you be having a ceremony: We had a Ceremony. / We had a bar at the Reception just beer, wine and soda that was paid for. Just a reception no after party


Same location / separate location ? Seperate locations. Chapel at the Park and Park Vista hotel. What impacted that decision ? We love love love Gatlinburg, TN. How was travel? GREAT! Almost 4 hours away from home and the ceremony location to the reception was not far.