Wedding After-Party Guide: The 11 Biggest Tips to Throw a Legendary Bash

Let’s cover the basics and a few eccentric ideas to organize the most legendary wedding after-party ever.

A fab after-party at a NYC rooftop. Definitely on fleek.

The wedding after-party trend is steadily growing into a nuptial delight for newlyweds. Wedding rockers know that the real, wild celebration only begins at the post-wedding celebration.

Nobody wants to go home at the venue’s cut-off time, so instead of trying to sort out where to go after the reception – and we know how that usually goes – why not plan an out of this world’s wedding after-party?

What is a Wedding After-Party?

It is a basically a post-wedding get-together: an informal way of prolonging the festivities into after hours and beyond.

More of a post-wedding reception party when you don’t want the last dance to remain the last dance. Amiright?

Why Organize a Wedding After-Party

Besides being a great way to let loose the party animal in guests, a wedding after-party gifts the revelers amongst them with a memorable event. A wedding after-party provides a converging point for all-night excitement and reunion. Sure, you’d want to stretch your most memorable day to its limits with the people that matter most.

In fact, a post-wedding celebration is a lovely intimate affair. Since you were too bogged down with chatter at the reception with several guests, you barely had time for your “real ones.” Thanks to a post-wedding reception party, you can reconnect and show your gratitude with all-night fun, snacks and drinks.

After all, more and more couples are opting out of the traditional departure at the end of the reception to continue the party at the wedding after-party!

Disco wedding after-party a classic by Revelry Event Design.

Following the reception, the after-party.

How to Invite to the Post Wedding Reception Bash

Here’s how to set to the ball rolling.