Cleaning up after wedding

FH and I are the ones cleaning up after our reception. Its your day, so completely up to you and FH, nothing wrong with either way

FH and I decided right away that we can't go on a honeymoon right after the wedding and that we did not want to clean up. So with this being said our venue cleans up for us and that is one of the reasons we chose to have our reception there. If we didn't have it there we would have stayed and helped clean up.

Sounds okay to me. don't forget to change into something more comfortable (especially shoes).

If that is what you want to do, go for it. My caterer cleaned up after the food, but she left at 10:00 p.m Therefore, DH and I cleaned up the next day. The owner of the B&B we were married in was totally fine with that because she is just like family.

Thanks, I didn't know if that was okay to do or not, but now I know.

We didn't "clean up," as our caterers took care of cleaning and packing everything up for us. We did stay til basically the end though and were the last people to leave. (At like 5:30... daytime wedding)

Honestly, I wish we hadn't. I wish we would have just assigned other people to know what to do with all the items that were ours because I was a zombie by the end of our wedding. People were asking me questions like what stuff was going into what car and who was taking home what leftovers, and I was like "I don't know. I can barely think right now. Go ask someone else" I wish we didn't have to deal with any of that.

Try asking family to help instead, you shouldnt have to do this, but theres nothing against it...

Where is your reception being held?

If it is at a hotel, or resort, many times the rate you pay for the space itself includes a 'tear down' - meaning the staff will break down all the tables and chairs, and anything left behind will be thrown out.

Now of course if you want to keep some of your decor you'll either need to work something out with the venue, or have someone of your friends and family collect those specific items.

My wedding planner is aunt, so everything she is doing is no charge for me. We have people to clean up, which are family members. My FH and I just don't feel right leaving my family clean up by themselves, so we are going to stay and help out also.

Trust me, this is the LAST thing you'll want to do. Hire someone.

We will be going back the next day to clean.

Fh & I are going to the beach for sunset pictures at closing time.. I feel BAD not being there to help clean up, but its taken care of so no need to worry.

If you dont mind then go for it

I was like MrsOhler. We didn't do a "clean up" at all, but we stayed until the very end just hanging out with people, so we grabbed some stuff to take home (family pictures, the card box, that kind of thing). People were asking me questions and I was just blankly staring at them.

If you plan to do this, especially that night, I would make some very detailed lists of what goes where and with whom, and make sure several people have copies of that list - like your mom, aunts, or whoever offers to help you.

My husband, MIL, and SIL and the bridal party cleaned up.....I just walked around remembering how fun my day was, lol..occasionally I would pick something up, but not really.

I don't see any issue with it. Maybe ask a few people beforehand if they would be able to help you...that's what your bridal party is for! to support you the entire day

Jasmine, this is your WEDDING day! NOT the day for you to be cleaning up anything!

Enjoy your wedding, and leave BEFORE your reception is over! Go spend some quality time with your new husband! Even if you just get a couple of hours away to yourselves, it will become a precious memory that you will have the rest of your lives.

Tuck away a special bottle of wine or champagne, some really good cookies, or whatever, and just BE the only people in the world for a little while! You deserve this!