One of the most obvious is a breakfast the day following the wedding reception with your close friends and family. This is a time for everyone to touch base with each other, check in on how everyone did and perhaps share memories of the night before.  You can meet your friends and family at a relatives house or restaurant.

One popular tradition for a post wedding celebration is to have the bride and groom open the previous night’s presents the day after the wedding.  This can be a easy gathering of friends and family or you can turn the present opening into an all-out activity, where each item is opened, demonstrated or displayed and discussed in great detail.  You might even Considermaking a game out of the present opening. Everyone has to guess what is in each gift prior to its being opened. (Of course, people cannot guess on their on gifts.) Someone can be in charge of keeping a tally and whoever gets the most right, wins a small prize.

How about planing a scrapbook party after the wedding. You won’t have pics back from the photographer, but you can scrapbook many other wedding events, such as pre-wedding events like manicures, parties or candid photos taken by wedding guests at the reception. More than being focused on the photos, this activity gives the ladies a chance toreflect on the events of the wedding, laugh at all the fun ties and journal.

Some brides and grooms plan activities the day after the wedding that are designed to help everyone calm down, relax and unwind after what has likely been a busy weekend. In this light, you can plan a picnic at the park and bring along games to play. You might pack a football, a volleyball net or items to play baseball. You might bring along water guns or a dartboard. Whatever it is, the idea here is to have some fun and blow off steam.

Post Wedding celebrations are a great way to getting all set for your honeymoon. It often helps wind down the wedding parties in a way that lets everyone gently move onto the next phase of your wedding without the crash and burn that often happens on the wedding day. Plan something fun and you will have wonderful memories to share for the rest of your life.