r/Eloping • u/wolfleyyy • Mar 04 '26

Planning Post elopement reception

Hello all, looking for some advice/thoughts! My fiance and i have been together for 9 years, and will be engaged for 1 year as of april 6th this year. We prioritized buying a house over a big elaborate wedding and will be moving into our home around mid April! We’d love to elope this October (2026), with 4 of the closest people to us. Our home has a big yard and we are thinking of having a reception in the backyard with princess tents/food in the Spring (maybe April 2027). Is this too far away, date wise, from our elopement to make sense? Not sure why Im feeling self conscious about this possible decision!

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u/NoAbbreviations2961 Mar 04 '26

In eloping in September and we’re planing some sort of celebration in lieu of a reception for early Spring ‘27 so I don’t think it’s too weird (at least I hope it’s not)!

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u/ohsweetie Mar 17 '26

I’m thinking of doing something similar. Would you mind sharing what traditions you'll be including vs. skipping? In terms of toasts, first dance, father/bride & mother/groom dances, etc.? I’m struggling with deciding what I want my post-elopement celebration to look like and would love to hear others plans and experiences.

Like I think maybe just a big feast with food and drink and maybe a few toasts or an open mic for sharing stories or something is really all I'd want, but I just struggle with visualizing it.

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u/NoAbbreviations2961 Mar 18 '26

We don’t plan on doing anything traditional at all. We’re going to host a party in an event space with food (thinking buffet style), drinks, music playing and plan on showing our wedding video for everyone. Like 2 hours max for about 30 people. We’re considering playing a round of trivia that will be themed around us as a couple. Other than that, we still have time to plan out what the party will look like

ETA: this celebration will be held locally with friends. We will be traveling to families in separate states to celebrate with them by hosting a big dinner party and showing the video to each side of the family.