Post-wedding brunch

I think it'd be nice to but I wouldn't say it's rude if you didnt if you at least made some suggestions on things to do there. I do think itd be nice since people travel there to be with you, so a little extra time with you wouldn't hurt

I’m having this same dilemma. I’d like to have one but we can’t fit it in the budget-but if we send out an invite and then don’t cover the tab it’s considered rude.

It’s not rude not to, but I think that destination weddings require a higher level of hosting than local weddings. If it’s in your budget, I would host a welcome party and/or day after brunch. As a guest I would prefer a welcome party over a day after brunch.

Usually there is a higher level of hosting for DWs. We hosted a welcome dinner at ours. As a guest, I’d prefer a welcome dinner than a day-after brunch.

We leave for ours this Friday! We decided to plan an activity the day before the wedding which is optional and at each persons expense. We haven’t had any push back and then that evening we are hosting a welcome party. Since it’s a destination wedding, people want to spend more time with you than just the wedding.

Our wedding wasn't a true "destination wedding", it was in Denver. But more than half our guests fly in from out of state and all our in state guests had to travel at least an hour, so over 80% of our guests were in our blocked hotel. We had a big rehearsal dinner (still couldn't include everyone) with 70 people. After the RD, we hung out in the hotel bar for a few hours with any guests that wanted to come down. The Sunday after, we were in the lobby/restaurant for breakfast for a few hours too. All our guests were aware of that so we got time to talk to everyone more than just the wedding. Neither the bar or breakfast was hosted though.