Will you be staying to help clean up after all is said and done?

We had to clean up our venue, but had it Sunday morning also. So, the day after my wedding I was up at 7am to take down decorations and start folding linens.

Our cleaning up was taking the centre pieces, wall decor and table clothed down. We had to do it afterwards as well. I had tried to get the GM's to help, but they all sucked, so it was me and my two BM's, as well as our other friend who was getting a ride home with them. Even my new husband blew it off to drive his drunk father home (still a sore spot for me).

We have to make sure the venue is clean before we leave for the night. We are having our parents stay to do that for us. We have to take the guest book, gifts, leftovers, cupcakes, lanterns, and cake stands home with us. We're having a small wedding of 50 people. We could not afford to have a venue that would set up and clean up everything for us. The caterer is cleaning up after themselves though.

We had to clean up that night too. My family all pitched in and did it all, they are pretty awesome. My DJ stayed extra late and kept themusic and fun going while we were all cleaning. We stayed, but no one let us do anything.

We have to be out and cleaned by midnight. We're going to end the wedding at 10:30 to give up time to clean. Our wedding is over an hour away from Houston (where most of the guests are from) and there's no place to go for an after-party. I'm hiring some former students to help wait tables and help the bp clean.

I had to and I'd never do it again. Find someone to help, hire them and enjoy your wedding.

I'll be cleaning up the trash....but we're also having ours at a park...so I kind of have to be clean lol

We have to clean up the next morning, but even then my mom said FH & I can sleep in & the family will clean up. I'd do it for another family member!

Just like Amy and a few others have said.. we just have to take down our centerpieces and whatever other decorations we bring in ourselves. I would maybe look into hiring someone to clean after. That would stink.

I don't think we have to really do anything: we're going to be using a rental package for the centerpieces and most of the decor, so they're being paid to set up and tear down, and the venue is doing the catering and all the cleanup from dinner and in the ballroom itself. Other than that, I think we just have to like, take cake with us and stuff like that, but no actual cleanup.

I have to stay and clean up too, and I'm bummed about it cause I wanted the cool send off, but my card will be charged for clean up if I don't. but my whole wedding party agreed they would stay and help.. SO I'm thinking we will do a send off and then Fh and I will take a short walk under the stars, and come back for clean up. hopefully everyone will be done cleaning up at that time... ask your venue how much it would be if you could come back the next morning for clean up... ours is 260$ but I decided I wanted to be on my way to our honeymoon that day

I will be doing the cleanup the next day.

Having to have everything out that night really sucks. I would definitely be hiring someone for that. Not having to worry about that after a night of partying would be worth big bucks to me.

Our venue requires us out by that night

DON'T CLEAN UP!!!

Tell your parents that you know they want you to have the best day possible. And in order for that to be possible cleaning can not be involved. No chores for that day only great memories, and pampering.

Our venue is like this, we have to be completely cleaned and out by midnight. FH works at a hotel so the chefs are doing our food (bringing in and clearing out) and we are hiring a couple of guys who work events to set up and tear down and a DoC from the hotel so everything will be taken care of. Do you have a church youth group or maybe a highschool or college age sibling or cousin with local friends? Maybe hire the friends to clean everything up and leave a trusted person to supervise. Then the bridal party, you and the parents don't have to. I think thats kind of harsh though that your mom is adamant about making you clean after. Its like making the birthday person wash the dishes from their party.

I'll stay if I have to but if I can run away then I shall...lol...

Our venue are allowing us to clean up on Sunday. My family has volunteered to do it for us so we don't have to.

ETA: Our venue requires our vendors clean up. They have to take all the trash out. We only have to get what is ours.

Ours was at a country club, so they cleaned up most of the stuff. They even put aside our rented decor so our decorator could come pick it up the next day. Our DOC packed up all the stuff she brought in and all the gifts and cards went in my parents SUV and went back to their house. DH and I got to leave at the end of the night and enjoy it.

Yikes, my venue was full service and had clean up.

Don't put this on your bridal party, they will be exhausted too.

Hire someone to do this. Trust me, it is worth whatever it costs.

Our DOC, parents, siblings, and a few close friend guests stayed to clean up, while FH and I went into the hotel to de-compress a little before the after party began. It worked out really well. But we told them our expectations well before, didn't leave it to chance that it would get cleaned up.

But our reception was over at 9 pm, so it wasn't super late or anything. We had to be cleaned up and out by 10.