Brunch Wedding- After Party Ideas?

I would keep it really informal so you don't have to foot the bill (unless you want to). We are having two informal events our wedding weekend, they are on our wedding website & will be in the brochure in our welcome bags for our guests when they check into the hotel. Friday night at 7:30 PM, it says "Hotel Bar" then has a description saying something like "The bride & groom (and parents) will be in the hotel bar, hanging out for an hour or so! If you are in the hotel and want to stop by, feel free! We would love to see you before the big day." Then something similar for us being in the hotel restaurant eating breakfast the following day. We are having 70 people at our rehearsal dinner, because we have a ton of out of town guests and a huge wedding party, so we just feasibly couldn't afford a 150+ rehearsal dinner & morning after brunch.

We are having a lunch reception with a 4:30pm finish time. We are still working out how much we want to host the after party vs keep casual. One idea so far is a restraint/bar that plays music and has dancing in the evening. They have free room rental for $25/pp minimum 50 people.

Maybe see if you have anywhere nearby nearby that has cheaper options and work out how many people you think will actually come? Also think about what sort of atmosphere you want, we will have drinks and dancing at the reception so our biggest concern is not letting people realise their tired and have been drinking all day lol, how to keep the energy up even with a location change. So we’re actually thinking of going whole hog and getting a second DJ! If you do dinner only for family and your friends go off and do their own thing I can see them being done or making their own plans.

Hey Mallory! I think brunch weddings are so beautiful! Since you have out of town guests staying that night, I think it’s a great idea to have some sort of event to have everyone together and keep the party going!

As the pp’s mentioned, if you are planning something for your guests, be sure to let them know in advance so that they don’t make other plans! Something casual like meeting in a bar is a great option because there is no pressure for people to go if they don’t feel up to it.

I am having a brunch wedding ending at 3pm and we are having an informal meet up with out of towners or anyone that wants to come. We are letting everyone know it’s come and go and not on our dime. We are doing it at the hotel/restaurant bar where we are suggesting our out of towners stay...and also where we will stay on our wedding night before we leave for our honeymoon