Is a post reception required?

Absolutely! That is a destination wedding and people do it all the time. There is no requirement to later host people who were invited but chose not to attend the wedding

One reception is sufficient. It generally follows the ceremony on the same day and guests do travel without issues. Multiple receptions are not necessary and can tend to come across as attention-seeking/gift grabby, even if that is not your intention. Save your money and send announcements to anyone you wish who doesn't make the guest list

A destination wedding is when no one is local to the area it is held.

Of course! If they’re getting married in Tennessee, it’s more than okay to just have that one wedding there. There’s no need to have a second reception in Texas. If many people are traveling outside of the TN area, just be sure to send save the dates a little earlier.


Looking at your profile it looks like your (or your daughters?) wedding is Sep 2022. You would want to send save the dates maybe 9-12 months before the wedding, then send invitations at the normal time frame.

Of course! My fiancé and I talked about an after party (if for some reason we were not able to have our wedding like we plan), and we kind of decided we wouldn't be able to justify spending that kind of money AFTER we were already married. I would say you could even have a small get together with your daughters closest friends and family after her wedding in Tennessee and that would be just fine! No need to have two large receptions, in my opinion! She may want to celebrate big in both states!

Yes, I would go that route

I'd just invite everyone to the wedding in Tennessee and if they decide to come, great, if not so be it. People travel for weddings all the time! Texas to Tennessee is a super easy flight. You definitely do not need to to host another event!

They should just have one reception. They can invite who they would like and those people can choose to come or not. You could host a shower in Texas and many invited guests might love to attend that, even if they are unable to travel for the actual wedding.

I would just do 1 reception! If you give people enough notice (9 months is plenty), they should be able to make it work if they want to attend.

My FH's family is almost entirely in Oklahoma and Arkansas and we have recently moved to OK, too. But we are having our wedding in GA, where our parents live and where we grew up. We are not doing 2 receptions because we want everyone to celebrate with us together, not separately. And we can't afford to throw 2 receptions either. 1 is plenty!

I'd just have the one wedding + reception in Tennessee.

It is more than ok to only host one reception! We plan to have a DW and everyone who is invited can either come celebrate or not, but we won't be holding another party later. It isn't in our budget or something we really desire to do.

TX to TN is a short and affordable enough flight for many- if there's any guests you truly want to attend who can't afford it, I would offer to fly them up, it would still be cheaper than another reception

Yes of course! One event is the norm and it's totally unnecessary to have another party.