Hosting a welcome party for daughter's wedding
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Anonymous
| Tell me about welcome parties that you have attended or hosted. 1) Did you limit drinks? The venue suggested giving each attendee two tickets for drinks and after that it's self pay. 2) Did you bring in decor, if so, what? 3) Did you have appetizers passed or set out? * We are trying to limit the cost and it seems like it could turn into a mini reception. |
Anonymous
| What is a welcome party? |
Anonymous
It's a get together the evening before the actual wedding to kick off the weekend and specifically welcome out of town guests. |
Anonymous
| Is this the same as rehearsal dinner the night before? |
Anonymous
I've never heard of this. Some people include out of town guests in the rehearsal dinner, or have gift bags at the hotel or something. This sounds different. |
Anonymous
| I'd keep it simple. Set out appetizers, put some nice flower arrangements out, and keep alcohol limited to wine or beer as choices. I would not expect guests to pay for anything, but you also need not offer a full bar for hours on end. Set a specific time frame for the event so that it has a defined ending . . . if guests linger, then they are on their own. |
Anonymous
| I have been to welcome parties where the bride just tells everyone what had to go to. |
Anonymous
| I think tickets are a bad idea. Maybe just do a champagne toast or limit to beer/cider/wine. I think passed rather than set out is better for food and easier to serve less of it that way without having it look paltry. |
Anonymous
Agree . . . a big NO to tickets. That's just tacky. |
Anonymous
| Don't do tickets. I have been to welcome parties for out of town weddings and they had small bites and refreshments but these were in places with bars so people could buy alcohol if they wanted |
Anonymous
We are at the age when many of our friends' kids are getting married. Welcome parties seem to be a relatively new thing. They are different than the rehearsal dinner because all guests are invited. The few that we have attended have been at a brewery or hotel bar and have been a couple hours in length. |
Anonymous
| If you’re also doing a rehearsal dinner and don’t want to blend the two crowds do something simple like cocktails and canapés. Soda beer wine and maybe one mixed drink. Do it as a hosted bar no drink tickets. Hold it at 5:30-7:00 and then go off to your rehearsal dinner |
Anonymous
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We had one..I don't know why people are saying it's weird. I've been to many. Nice for out of town guests and an opportunity for the bride and groom and family to talk to people with less chaos than the wedding.
We had the bar free for 2 hours and then it was self-pay for people who wanted to keep handing out and linger. We had apps and then hot food out the whole time..non alcoholic beverages free the whole time as well. |
Anonymous
| This is normal for out of town weddings. Absolutely no to drink tickets, and yes you should have heavy appetizers. |
Anonymous
I like this idea. Well done |