No Grand Exit

Daughter & SIL didn’t want to miss a minute or leave before their guests so they skipped an exit. They and their photographer were actually the last to leave the reception space. He got some stunning photos of them alone at the end of the night in the empty ballroom. The venue banquet captain told daughter that in 20 yrs there he’d never seen that and he thought it was really cool....

We just stayed until the last dance and left the venue with our guests. It wasn't awkward or weird at all! I wanted to spend all the time with my guests and let my photographer go home early!

I actually don't think I've ever been to a wedding with a grand exit. It's always been fun even without the grand exit, it leaves more time for dancing and celebrating with the couple. I don't think many people will notice if you skip the grand exit.

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That sounds wonderful!

We didn't have a grand exit. We just left with everybody when the evening was over and went back to the hotel. It was totally fine.

Skipping it isn't a problem. You can leave your venue when your guests leave!

We did not do a grand exit. We just partied with everyone until most people went home and we could barley stand anymore.

View Quoted Comment They loved it and the photos are amazing. Their DOC took care of packing everything up and moving it to the building lobby. FOB and I waited for them in the lobby. By the time they came to the exit all we had to do was give daughter her purse and call their Uber to take them to their hotel.


The reception was supposed to end at 10 and we needed to be out of the venue by 10:30. At 9:45 when the DJ announced the last dance (which turned into 3 last dances), about 75+% of the guests were still there. After the final dance, they probably spent another 10 min with guests & wedding party saying goodbye, but the venue staff was clearly clearing tables, etc., so people knew they needed to leave. Once everyone was gone the photographer got some last pics of them in the empty space and then the three of them came up to the lobby and we were out of the building ~10:25.

We just had a last dance. The dance started with just the two of us then we invited the guests to join us. After that, we had an after party at the bar within our venue.

We're skipping the grand exit because we're actually spending the night at the venue and that will allow to not have to rush to meet an exit timeline which I think will be nice

Many weddings skip the grand exit. You leave when the last of your guests do when the venue has decided it's time to clear out.

I don't think you need a grand exit if you don't want one but at least announce when the last dance is, so that it is kind of like a sendoff. We attended a wedding where the DJ never said it was the last dance or the couple was ready to say goodbye or anything, just started to play really crappy music so that people got off the dance floor and eventually left. The couple stayed to say goodbye to everyone as they left, but I felt it was not fluid to the guests to know when the event was actually over.

We didn’t have one, and there were no flow issues. The DJ announced and played a last song and then dancing stopped and we had some mingling hugs and a goodbyes and got people put on shuttles and hung out a little bit and then hopped on the last shuttle ourselves with everyone. It all just felt natural.

We didn't have a grand exit. We wanted to stay until the end of the party! I've actually never been to a wedding with a grand exit. Staying the whole time seems to be the norm in my area.

We stayed to the last dance, the venue packed everything up for us, and my MOH and her hubby drove us home. Hannah and I both live in an area where grand exits aren't really a thing.