Wedding after-party invitations
When the reception ends, the night doesn’t have to. An after-party moves the dancing to a bar, a hotel lounge or the backyard, and its own invitation tells guests where to go and keeps the count.
When to send it
Send the after-party invitation with the wedding invitation or a few weeks after, so guests can plan their night and their ride home. If the bar or venue needs a number, ask for answers by the wedding’s RSVP-by date, three to four weeks before.
Who to invite
Often the whole guest list, though some couples keep it to the wedding party and close friends. If it isn’t for everyone, send it only to those invited and don’t announce it at the reception.
Wording to borrow
The party doesn’t stop at the last dance Join Sam & Alex at the after-party right after the reception
Not ready to go home? After-party for Maya & Jordan Late-night snacks provided
Keep dancing with Elena & Ray at the hotel lounge after the reception Shoes optional
More ideas, with your names filled in: wording ideas.
Tips
- Put the walk or the ride from the reception in the parking and getting-in notes; letsparty shows the address and notes only on each invited guest’s own link.
- Put the photo wall’s QR sign on the bar: everyone’s late-night photos land in one place, and you can hide any you’d rather not keep.
- New bar or later start? letsparty sends one update to everyone invited, by email, text or both.
Designs for it
All after-party designs →
How letsparty helps
RSVPs by name, with meal choices
Each guest says who’s coming and picks a meal; kids are counted on their own, and plus-ones can be limited, turned off, or given to one guest at a time. How →
No app for your guests
Every household gets its own link, texted from your phone or emailed. It opens in any browser, greets them by name and takes their answer in a few taps. How →
A head count the venue can use
Set the room’s limit and late yeses join a waitlist; give the caterer a live link with the head count and meals, no names. How →
Every guest’s photos, together
A QR sign on each table puts everyone’s photos on one wall, with a slideshow for the reception screen. How →
For couples
One price for your whole wedding
The Wedding plan is $199. It lasts from the day you start until three months after the wedding, however long the engagement, and moves if the date does. It covers the wedding, any party you make around it, and every other party you host until then, with no limit on invites. After that it renews as a regular Host Pass at $99 a year; cancel any time before it renews.
- The wedding$199
- Engagement party, if you have oneIncluded
- Shower, if you have oneIncluded
- Bachelorette or bachelor party, if you have oneIncluded
- Rehearsal dinner, if you have oneIncluded
- Farewell brunch, if you have oneIncluded
- The wedding websiteIncluded
- Thank-you cards afterIncluded
Launch prices are being finalized.
See the Wedding planQuestions
Do you have to invite everyone to the wedding after-party?
No. It’s fine to keep it to the wedding party and close friends, as long as the invitations go only to them and it isn’t announced to the whole room.
Who pays for a wedding after-party?
Whoever hosts usually covers the snacks and at least the first round. If guests are buying their own drinks, say so kindly on the invitation.
Should the after-party be on the wedding invitation?
A separate invitation works best, since not every wedding guest may be invited, and it lets you count who’s coming. If everyone is invited, a line in the wedding details is enough.