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An '''afterparty''', '''after-party''', '''after party''', or '''after partay''' is a gathering that occurs in a week after a [[wedding]],<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Bridesmaid Handbook|first=Sharon|last=Naylor|publisher=Sourcebooks|year=2005|chapter=Chapter 19: The After Party}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=The Essential Guide to Wedding Etiquette|first=Sharon|last=Naylor|publisher=Sourcebooks|year=2005|chapter=Chapter 36: After the Wedding}}</ref> an event<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/confidential/liza-minellis-requirements-for-myer-after-party-on-derby-day-include-carton-of-cigarettes/story-e6frf96o-1225788740924|title=Liza Minelli's requirements for Myer after-party on Derby Day, include carton of cigarettes|publisher=[[Herald Sun]]|date=2009-10-20|accessdate=2011-04-15}}</ref> such as a prom<ref>{{Cite book|title=Prom Night: Youth, Schools, and Popular Culture|author=Best, Amy L.|publisher=[[Routledge]]|year=2000}}</ref> or ceremony,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/27/movies/27part.html|title=The Best After-Party? Sorry, There's No Competition|first=Sharon|last=Waxman|authorlink=Sharon Waxman|first2=Eric|last2=Wilson|date=2007-02-27|publisher=2011-04-15|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|location=[[West Hollywood, California]]}}</ref> a music [[concert]],<ref>{{Cite book|title=Tommy Land|first=Tommy|last=Lee|authorlink=Tommy Lee|first2=Anthony|last2=Bozza|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]|year=2004|page=102}}</ref>  a [[premiere]]<ref>{{Cite book|title=Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2010|first=Roger|last=Ebert|authorlink=Roger Ebert|publisher=[[Andrews McMeel Publishing]]|year=2009|page=26}}</ref> or the closure of a [[nightclub]].  The atmosphere is generally relaxed.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary|author=[[Cambridge University Press]]|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=2008|page=26}}</ref> Afterparties are sometimes exclusive events with only select members being invited.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Exceeding Expectations: Reflections on Leadership|author=Looney, William R|authorlink=William R. Looney III|publisher=Enso Books|year=2009|page=101}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Apr27/0,4670,PeopleElectraHilton,00.html|title=Carmen Electra, Paris Hilton frolic at Coachella after-party|date=2008-04-27|accessdate=2011-04-15|author=Lang, Derrik J.|publisher=[[Fox News Channel]]}}</ref> Related colloquialisms include "after the party there's the afterparty," referring to the necessity of a party before the afterparty. <ref>{{cite video |people=R. Kelly |title=Ignition Remix |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O29YcBHpH5E}}</ref>

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