At home Wedding party?

Question

We're getting Married at City Hall.Then a party at home.We will have a cake and champagne toast,should we still do the boquet toss,garter toss and 1st dance?Any and all ideas will be greatly appreciated-Thanks

Answer 1

Hi.  I agree with the first poster.  It's really your decision.  I have been to two "home" receptions, and neither of those did a bouquet/garter toss or a first dance.  Will there be enough single females and males for the bouquet/garter toss?  If so, then there is no saying you can't do one!!  Same with the first dance.  If you don't feel it awkward in your living room/family room, backyard or outside....then go right ahead.  Really, it's whatever you want.  

Answer 2

You cand still do all of the very same things as a general church wedding. My husband and i did the whole thing in our yard july 8 th. I have a good friend who does wedding planning, parties and it was beautiful. I purchased torches that you put the oil in for yards and baught silk ribbons matchig our wedding ccolors wrapped the ribbon around the poles and for an added touch put beautiful artifitical flowers matching around the base of the posts. I had maybe a dozen or two of those through  out the yard. On the tables I had the long tables (8) for guess and 2 for food. I placed four small decorated clear glass fish bowls like things with colored stones just enough to cover the bottom with water filled an inch or two from the tops so that i could put matching floating candles. around the trimming of each dish was the smal matching wedding ribbons with a small pieces of the plastic flowers. Ribbons and flowers trimmed the backs of the chairs and the food tables. the DJ station and bar area. The great part was i am most certainly a budget shopper and we couldn't afford to waste nothing. The wedding pictures weren't professional, but turned out better than we thought with disposable cameras. but if you have a family member or friend that's willing and have a digital camera asked if they'll do you the honors. express you are looking for pro work but to capture your special day with digital it can be down loaded on to a DC and all the copies we did right at home with out having to pay an arm and leg to develop.  The aonly real money we spent was for tux rentals and even then , renting two or three we got a deal plus now get discounts should my husband and sons need a tux later for someone elses wedding or school events.

Most of the items i got right at DollarTree, where everything is only a dollar. The artifical flowers i got from walmart arts and crafts sewing department. and ribbon.  Floating candles, colored stones,glass dishes, colored foam plates, cups, bowls,wedding knives , table clothes all from the dollar store. outside lighting i called around to home improvement stores and checked with family dollar, dollar general for lighting that matched our wedding colors. if nothing else you can always go with while lights soft white so it's not extra blinding bright. My dress i was lucky enough to find a extremely beautiful full lenght gown at the thrift store for 45.00 snowball white with a train three times the lenght of the actual dress it self.  Have fun, i hate sharing all this information and can't actually be present to help seriously at best to get everything all decorated and set up. It was just fun and excited to do. In total we spent 300.00 to 350.00 and the preacher came to our home didn't charge us but 25.00. We appreciated him and his wife coming to our home so naturally we gave them more than what he charged with a gift and card of thanks.

Answer 3

I agree with the first responder.  It's totally up to you.  I don't really see why whether or not you choose to do a bouquet/garter/firstdance would be of any real consequence to anyone but you.

No one is going to go home from your party saying "What a great garter toss".  Just do it if you feel like it.  If not, no one will miss it.

Answer 4

If you want to do that, it's fine. However, it's not necessary if you feel uncomfortable. Your choice.