Reception a different day from wedding?
My future husband and I are getting married privately at his Aunt’s house. The reason for this is:
1. We wanted a very small ceremony with close family only
2. His Grandmother is 95 and she can’t really go many places due to wheelchair access. It’s important to us that she be there.
So, Some time after the wedding ceremony (unknown as of yet) we want to have a reception to celebrate with our extended family and friends. My question is, How would this reception be structured? Do you still do the traditional dances? Obviously there will not be a garter or bouquet toss. Any ideas?
Also, If you intend to post about how it’s rude to have a private ceremony save your time and don’t. 
We do not intend to register for gifts or anything of the sort, it’s not about the presents, it’s about the celebration of a special moment in our lives.Thanks!
I did my reception two days after my actual wedding because we got married out of town and we wanted to be able to celebrate with all of our friends and family. We were married on a Thursday and I wore my wedding dress and got pictures and all that. Then we had a small get together afterwards where I changed into a party dress. Two days later we had a reception back in the town where we live and everyone in the bridal party dressed back up and we did the reception as if the wedding had just happened. We had the traditional dances and we didn’t do a bouquet or garter toss but we did an anniversary dance instead. Then the couple who had been married the longest was given a bouquet of flowers and a bottle of wine. It was structured the exact same way as a “normal” reception would be. As far as pictures go, instead of having to hire a photographer for both days, we just asked a few family members to go around and get lots of pictures throughout the reception. That way we had the professional posed pictures from the day of the wedding as well as lots of different pictures taken throughout the night.
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