Has anyone had a wedding party years after the wedding?

[BlueCurtain]

So DH and I got married 3 years ago - VERY small wedding, just us, our young DCs and two witnesses. The reasons were mainly financial and we just really wanted to be married rather than have a huge wedding, though we always said we would have a big party to celebrate at some point.

We're now in the financial position where we could afford a big party but I just don't really know how to do it? Should we bother making it wedding-y, given that the wedding itself was so long ago? Will people want to celebrate? Obviously we don't want gifts at all and will make that clear but I would really like a chance to celebrate with family and friends even if it is three years later. Has anyone done it? Did people come? Or if you were invited to something like this would you go along?

Could you do it on your anniversary and make it a celebration of your marriage rather than of your wedding?

In my experience most people are always up for a fun party.

I’d do it near your anniversary, it would be a lovely get together

I'd turn up!! Call it an anniversary party (even if it's your 3years and 8 month anniversary or whatever). I would probably be  if you wore a white meringue, but other than that, knock yourself out!!

Having a party on or near your anniversary to celebrate your marriage is a great idea... just don’t send out a gift list with the invitations!!
People may well turn up with something anyway (a bottle of bubbly or similar) but asking for presents would be a bit much!

Great idea - call it ‘the party we never had’ party!! - I’d be up for it!!!!