i think 11pm is too early to end the reception :(

Our ceremony is at 3:30, dinner at 5, and we’re leaving around 9:45. I’m more of a party person than my fiancée, so I’m sure she’ll be ready for bed by then.
If you need to be out of your venue at a certain time, an after party at a bar is always an option! It saves you money from needing to supply the music/drinks/space late into the night! I also saw someone mention brunch/lunch the next day, we’re considering that option to get to spend more time with family while they’re all in town!

Mine is ending at 9pm. It's also a weekday night and to be honest by the time we're up for hair and makeup etc.... I'll be ready to say goodbye to everyone. Luckily most of our guests are in town the whole week so we will still have 2 days after the ceremony to celebrate

It depends on how much you want to pay. I do not intend to pay more of that additional hourly rate (that goes up significantly after 6) than I absolutely have to.

Sometimes it just depends on the venue. My venue is kicking us out at 11, but we are inviting everyone that wants to to go to the casino down the street.

Our venue made the rule that we have to be out by 11. I think with all the emotion of the day and the fact that I’ll be there super early, I’m going to be exhausted and ready to leave any.

We're starting at 6 and ending at 10... Limited guest list (roughly 50), older relatives, and after party. We're keeping it simple.

AFTER PARTY.

We are renting a large hotel suite for the after party and that suite serves as our room for the night too.

Ours will end at 10 so no its not to early .... our entire wedding is actuallly from 6 to 10

Ours ends at 10pm and I suggested our favorite bar for afterwards but my FH is like “this is us. After a full day of being social, there’s no way we’ll be going out after.”

My wedding starts at 6 and the reception ends at 930. I'm trying to be considerate of those who are driving back home the same night, which for most is at least an hour or more. Plus, our venue only allows receptions up to 1030 because it's in a residential area. Our ceremony is going to be real short and it will go directly into the reception

I felt like that but then I thought about it. These days I can barely stay up to 930 without taking my vitamins and that’s just a regular day lol. So with all the excitement and me and my fiancé not having sex over the past 60 days 11pm is good enough for me lol

Ours is ending at 10:30 and then we’re doing an after party at 11 for those that want to get a night cap with us. It will give me an opportunity to change my clothes and relax with friends (as I’m sure most of my older relatives will call it a night).

Depends on when it starts like someone else said also on your preference. Ours is a brunch wedding so 11-5pm then afterwards we’re still planning but probably hit up some bars

Unfortunately, many individuals who don't have anyone or anything to take care of can party until the sunrises.

But for many individuals who do have someone or something to take care of, don't want to stay out late, because in the morning it's a date with either the toilet, the ER or who knows what can happen.

In all honesty, do what both of you want, remember that it's both of yours special day.

Know each others limits, that way there's an agreement and stick with the plan.

ENJOY and MANY BLESSINGS TO YOU BOTH!

My venue have has an out time of 11 pm. My family is upset about it , We’re trini so we love to party lol. But i don’t have a choice . It was what i found within my venue budget.

My sister’s wedding ended around 2 in the morning and my friends that I went to recently ended at like 1 or so. There are couples who go longer, and honestly I haven’t discussed time with my fiancé yet (we are longer than a year out), but I know we got the photographer for 8 hours. Given I’m not too sure when we will be starting the wedding and everything either yet, but I kind of have to agree that 11 is early for me.

So, we are having a destination wedding in Germany (my FH is from there). To them, the "reception" is really just dinner and drinks and when the formal dances are done. This goes from about 5-8 pm. After that is the "dance party" and let me tell you... these Germans can PARTY! Our venue has our room rental and the DJ going until 4 AM!!! Guys, I just don't think I can hang that long! I think we'll cap it at about 2 am, because I totally agree with you, soak up every minute you can! For all of the anticipation and money for this event, go as long as your heart desires!

I think it depends on what you and your fiance want. We are doing a later reception. our ceremony is at church at 3:30, but then there is a break so our cocktail hour starts at 7p then the reception goes until midnight. I have already told everyone staying at the hotel if they want to keep partying we'll meet them at the hotel bar which is open until 1a.

the other thing we are doing is having a happy hour after the rehearsal the night before so that anyone coming in can spend some time with us before the big day too.

It completely depends. We are having a small wedding (less than 40 guests and that includes 5 children) and are doing all our photos ahead of the ceremony so there is no cocktail hour. The ceremony is at 6, dinner and cake from 6:30-7:30 and then dancing until 10. We are totally fine with this arrangement, i want to enjoy some time with the hubby where I am not completely exhausted and just want to go to bed :-) The wedding venue is also only a couple miles from our home.

My reception is going to be over by 8 and honestly I’m thrilled about it! Our ceremony is at 3:30 (it’ll be after the time change and the sun will go down at 5, so we needed to do it before then), cocktail hour from 4-5, and then reception from 5-8. That’s PLENTY of time for me. Most of us are staying in a nearby hotel so I’m sure we’ll end up partying afterwards.