Hosting a welcome party for daughter's wedding

[Anonymous]

There is no minimum or maximum, just what works for you and feels welcoming for your guests. You don't need to impress anyone with extravagance.

[Anonymous]

We went to a destination wedding at Four Seasons Scottsdale. They had restaurant suggestions for open nights, a welcome party the night before the wedding, and a brunch the morning after. The welcome had passed bites, places to sit or stand to eat, and bars.

[Anonymous]

I just went to one. It was at a wine bar and was 2-3 hours long. It wasn’t a huge wedding. I would guess 50-60 people came to it. It was at the beach in the south so they had a local place serve heavy apps:

Fried shrimp skewer
Little tiny thing of mac and cheese
Chicken and waffles (small amount on a skewer)
Some sort of goat cheese tart
Tiny little thing of shrimp and grits
Tiny little banana pudding
Some kind of cake

Bar was one white wine, one red wine and a few types of beer. There was tea and water over by the food.

It was lovely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most welcome parties I've been to were post-dinner and just had an open bar. Some had snacks and/or dessert.

I’m no expert, but the ones I have been to were like this, and usually held after the rehearsal dinner (which was a restaurant dinner for a much smaller group) so maybe 8-10pm. My favorite ones were basically an open bar at the hotel where most guests were staying, they were very easygoing and a nice way to start the weekend.

[Anonymous]

I had a welcome party. I served dinner and had drinks. You are right, it was a mini reception. I limited it to immediate family and out of town guests.