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07-24-2008, 08:07 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008 Age: 24 Location: Chaska, MN Wedding Date: Sept.12 2009 Wedding Location: No more DW..but thats ok!
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karma: 1 |  Re: Do We need to have a reception at home after?
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Originally Posted by Maura  you absolutely dont have to do one. i'm not. we are having ONE wedding, and its in mexico, and if people are too lazy, cheap, or whatever other BS reason to go, why should i shell out money to throw an extra party just for those people  | WELL SAID MAURA!!
At first we were thinking to have an AHR, but the more and more we thought about it it wasn't really worth it! We are inviting 150 people to our wedding, and I bet 50-70 people don't come. We are having a reception after the wedding in Mexico, and to have all those people again at our AHR plus only those extra 50ish people doesn't make sense. An AHR isn't in our budget...the party is the most expensive part! We are having our legal ceremony in my parents back yard before we leave for Mexico, and the only people who will be there are our parents,siblings,and grandparents who aren't able to fly to Mexico.
Best of luck in your planning, don't feel obligated to have a reception for the people who can't make it to your wedding!!!!!!
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07-24-2008, 09:43 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008 Age: 34 Location: North Carolina Wedding Date: November 10, 2008 Wedding Location: Puerto Vallarta
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karma: 1 | Re: Do We need to have a reception at home after?
I like the idea of a party at your home after the DW. I was thinking of having an AHR but after reading the suggestions on this thread I am thinking otherwise. It's just more work and I really want to start looking for a house and just enjoying being a newlywed after the wedding. Chips, pretzels, beer, and some board games sounds good to me.
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07-28-2008, 05:55 PM
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#43 | | Full Member
Join Date: Apr 2008 Age: 25 Location: St. Louis, MO (living in South Bend, Indiana) Wedding Date: June 14, 2008 Wedding Location: Riu Ocho Rios
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karma: 1 | Re: Do We need to have a reception at home after?
So...the AHR was fun, kinda overrated...but at least we got some cash from the family. It actually paid for our trip down there so I guess we came out on top. We did get a cake which is great seeing how when we got married in Jamaica, we weren't able to bring the cake back so that we can eat it next year on June 14th, now we can!!!
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07-28-2008, 06:15 PM
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karma: 2 | Re: Do We need to have a reception at home after?
NO WAY DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE ONE! Like others have said, I had ONE wedding, and if they couldn't make it...too bad sooooo sad!!!
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