Wedding welcome party invitations
A welcome party greets the guests who traveled, usually the night before the wedding. It’s relaxed by design: drinks, snacks and a first hello before the big day.
When to send it
Send the welcome party invitation with the wedding invitation or right after it, six to eight weeks before the weekend, so travelers can plan their arrival. Set its RSVP-by date with the wedding’s, three to four weeks before.
Who to invite
Every out-of-town guest, and often the whole guest list if the space allows. When the rehearsal dinner is small, the welcome party is how everyone else gets a night-before hello.
Wording to borrow
You made it! Join Sam & Alex for drinks the night before the wedding
Welcome to town Come say hello to Maya & Jordan Beach casual, sandals encouraged
Before the big day, a little party Drinks and bites with Elena & Ray All wedding guests welcome
More ideas, with your names filled in: wording ideas.
Tips
- Make it a weekend: put the welcome drinks, the ceremony and the brunch under one invitation, and each guest sees the ones they’re invited to and answers each on its own.
- Hosting outdoors? letsparty shows the forecast on the invitation the week of the party, and one update reaches everyone if you move inside.
- Guests coming from other time zones see the time in their own zone, with map buttons for directions from wherever they’re staying.
Designs for it
All welcome 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
What is a wedding welcome party?
A casual get-together, usually the night before the wedding, to welcome the guests who traveled. It’s common at destination weddings and weekend-long weddings.
Is a welcome party the same as a rehearsal dinner?
No. The rehearsal dinner is for the wedding party and family after the rehearsal; a welcome party is for all or most of the guests. Some couples hold both on the same night, with the welcome party after dinner.
Who pays for a wedding welcome party?
Whoever hosts it: often the couple, sometimes a set of parents. Guests shouldn’t be asked to pay.