What are people doing for welcome parties? Ideally I’d like to do something casual in the afternoon with Costco food and a cooler full of beer and wine but the beach and parks don’t allow alcohol and the biggest party house I’ve found on VRBO maxs out at 75 ppl.

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We didn’t do one. We put on our wedding website and spread via word of mouth that we’d be at a certain local bar the night before at X times. We bought appetizer/light bites for everyone and made it known that additional food and beverage was available for purchase. There is a huge brewery facility near us with tons of space, so we were fine showing up without any notice. I wouldn’t have done this at some random local bar because of size constraints.

We’re so glad we did it, because it was such a great time to catch up with friends/family before the wedding. During the wedding, everything is a blur, so this was the better time to hang out with everyone. Worth noting that we did not do a post-wedding brunch or anything so we knew we weren’t going to see people then.

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We didn't do an official party. Didn't want anyone over indulged st the rehearsal dinner. Gave info on stuff to do and picked a venue with music near the hotel and said we would be there after the rehearsal dinner come join us. We bused the bridal party to it and then everyone ubered back when they were ready

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Pretty much all our out of town guests came.

We went to a brewery

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If it's a family centered event with lots of little kids, why do you need alcohol,?

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I would call it child friendly not child centered. I personally don’t drink but I also wouldn’t throw a party without alcohol.

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Brewery!

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We didn't have alcohol at our wedding.

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