Should the bride and groom exit the reception before it ends? In my head somewhere I think I recall that this is how it goes... but the reception venue we're looking at doesn't do clean up afterwards, and we need to make sure it looks like it was when we started at the end of the night. Since we're the ones who would be responsible I'm not sure I am OK with leaving it up to others to do... afterall, they won't be losing the deposit or paying extra fees. (It has to end by a specific time too, otherwise there are charges)
Should we just look into a different venue? How can this be handled? I really like this venue, but this is the only sticking point that I really don't like about it. Maybe there is a cleaning company or someone I can hire to be responsible for this... I can't imagine a wedding planner wanting to stay until the late hours of the night to clean up and bust up the party.