post-wedding party
J.Lo and Ben Affleck hosted a post-wedding barbeque for their friends and family three days after their wedding. Why? Because they CAN afford it, and most of their friends and family can also afford to not work for 3 or more days. Not like us pheasants, we attend a wedding on a Saturday, rest on a Sunday or do errands, and be back to work on Monday. We have to go back to reality, and just be thankful that we got a night of free food and booze. LOL.
Does that mean you’re not supposed to do a post-wedding party, or even just a small gathering right after the wedding? If you want to save money, yes you’re not supposed to. But it depends on what you intend to do or who you intend to invite. If you really want to extend the festivities to the next day, invite whoever you want to your home and do the gathering there. You don’t really need to rent another venue for that. This is just an informal post-wedding party, to kind of unwind and relax after months, and months of the wedding planning craziness. This is a time to chill and talk about what just happened, laugh at who got really drunk and pissed themselves during the reception, or maybe talk about future plans etc.
Do a small barbeque gathering in your own backyard - invite a few close friends, you know the bridesmaids and groomsmen, or maybe if your whole family is still staying with you, it’ll be just like a normal family gathering after the wedding. I mean, it’s not nearly the same level as the barbeque cookout of JLo and Ben Affleck at their mansion, but it’s the same idea. It can be very cheap, depending on what you’re grilling. You can grill steak, hotdogs, burgers, it’s not going to be that expensive.
Order pizzas - if you don’t want to cook or prepare anything, just order pizza or any food you want to serve, maybe some finger foods or sushi trays. I prefer pizza because it’s easy to serve, everyone just gets one themselves. Serve it with beer, and you’re good to go, and have a fun night.
Cheese party - order a cheese tray from your local supermarket and do a wine and cheese cheese party. It’s not hard to do a charcuterie board, there are so many tutorials online, especially in Pinterest on how do one a tight budget.
Serve a home-cooked meal - take advantage of your relatives, if they’re still there. LOL! You know for Filipino families, almost all of the elders are great cooks. So when they’re staying in some other relative’s house, we know that that house has tons of the best tasting home-cooked meals, like real authentic Filipino dishes. If they’re still in the area after your wedding, ask them to cook for you. They’d be glad to I bet. It’s like reunion of your family and friends.
Things to do
There ‘s really not much you have to do. Everyone, especially you and your husband, are so tired from the wedding, and you still have to prepare for your honeymoon, if you’re having it in a few days. For the post-wedding party, or let’s just call it a simple gathering, or maybe a thank you party, all you have to do is sit back and relax. Like I said earlier, it’s the time to unwind, have a few laughs, while reminiscing about the craziness of the wedding reception.
If somebody recorded a video from the wedding, maybe you can watch it. Or maybe look at pictures some of you have taken. Put it on the TV so everyone can laugh at one another. You don’t have to have a program or games or whatever. Just enjoy!
But if you want to do games, bring some board games, play Trivial Pursuit. Filipinos love playing Bingo, so if you have Bingo cards, it’s an awesome group game.
Also, another staple for Filipino household parties are Karaoke. SO you can do a Karaoke night, sing some songs, while the others are chatting.
Again, you don’t really have to have a planned activity, just see how it goes. Sit back, relax and enjoy.
