After-party
The shirt bar that takes over your after-party
Around 10 p.m. the formality breaks, and the best thing you can hand a guest is a soft tee with tonight’s date on it. The shirt bar is the most requested piece of wedding printing we do — because it works.
How the night runs
We load in during dinner, hidden behind pipe-and-drape or in a side room, and open when the party flips. Guests walk a short design wall — two to four designs you approved weeks earlier — call a size, and watch the press come down. About a minute later they are wearing it on the dance floor.
Pacing, honestly
One press moves 60–80 shirts an hour; two presses run 120–160. For 200+ guests we always spec two, because the rush is front-loaded: half the room lines up in the first twenty minutes. The line is part of the show, but only if it moves.
The shirt matters
We default to Bella+Canvas 3001 — soft, fitted enough to actually get worn again — with Gildan heavyweights as the budget alternative. Order to a size curve (roughly 10/30/35/20/5 from S to XXL), tuned to your crowd.
Venue logistics
What your venue will ask us
- Power: one standard 20-amp circuit per press. No generators inside, no drama.
- Footprint: roughly 10×10 feet per press plus a display wall — a corner of the ballroom or the foyer both work.
- Load-in: 90 minutes before doors, and we coordinate dock time and certificates of insurance directly with the venue.
- Teardown: quiet and fast after last press; your planner signs off on a clean corner.
Numbers for your guest count are on the pricing page, or ask for the plan directly.