Our wedding party threw us one! It was AWESOME!!!! we did not have an AHR, and did not plan on having one.
In the end we made about $800 -- but it was awesome...
We had over 200 people come out, a live band, games and a ton of drinks and dancing. It was more of a party and less of a money maker, but it was an amazing send off to our wedding in Cuba!
I do not think it is tacky at all -- the majority of the people that came out were local friends, many of whom weren't invited to the wedding -- it was nice to see everyone too!
In our community stag and doe's are attended by EVERYONE! it is just a great reason to dance and have a party (our community doesn't even have a local bar -- backyard parties are the norm, so to even have a DJ, it's a big deal....lol)
Our ticket -- created by my sister's friend
Our arrival
later we changed into tropical clothes
our massive painting -- it now hangs in our rec room
DH and I lookin' SNAZZIE!