My SO and I are very early into wedding planning and still trying to decide what we want, food wise. We both love breakfast foods and I like the idea of a catered brunch buffet that will feed all of our picky eaters and relatives with medically related dietary restrictions.
I'm playing with the idea of doing pastries, eggs, bacon, potatoes, fresh fruit, a waffle bar, and beverages (coffee, tea, juice, mimosas.)
The wedding would be small, maybe 30 people tops, and we're on the hunt for a smaller venue with either a kitchen or space for catering to be laid out.
We're thinking we could start around 10-11am, have a short ceremony, feed people and have a breakfast-y kind of casual "backyard bbq" feel to the wedding.
Is this a weird idea? I'm not sure I've ever been to or heard of a breakfast wedding and I wouldn't want people to be disappointed but I'm so much more excited at the prospect of wedding waffles than I am a full dinner. And it would easily be half the cost!
Originally our plan was to have the wedding at 3pm and have an evening reception. However, my mind has changed on that and I’m more so wanting to have a brunch wedding that starts earlier.
However, I’m having a timeline issue. We don’t get the venue until 10am the morning of the wedding and from what I’ve been seeing most brunch weddings start at that time. Would it still be considered brunch if the wedding started at 12?
Should I scrap the brunch idea and go for a lunch wedding instead? I think a lunch wedding would be great too, however I’m a little lost on what to do for catering.
Any help is appreciated!
Hello! I’m in the early stages of wedding planning and have been thinking about potentially having a 10:30am ceremony and a brunch reception to follow.I was just curious if others have done this with success or if anyone had any pointers. I have never attended a bunch reception but feel that the laid back atmosphere would really fit with me and my fiancé’s style! I would love to hear if you have had or attended a brunch wedding.
I’m in the middle here: I found an amazing venue. Saturday is not an option because the venue is already booked for that day. Friday the wedding will start at 5:00 pm, but it’s $1,000 extra. If the wedding is on Sunday (it will be a brunch wedding), the wedding will need to start at 8:30 am. My fiancé and I love the idea of a brunch wedding and it saves us money but we also think it’s too early. Help! I’d appreciate some of y’all thoughts
Does anyone have any tips (dos and donts) for a brunch wedding? We will most likely have it in the spring/beginning of summer. Want to do it outside, have yard games, maybe some fire pits if we end up doing it around a time that is a little cooler. He does not drink so we are still debating if we want to serve alcohol, but that decision will ultimately be left up to him. Just want it to be a fun time but still classy and elegant. Some of my family seems to think it’s a bad idea but I was super excited about it.
ETA: He does not drink because he in recovery, not just because he doesn’t like to. So if he doesn’t want it there, we will have absolutely no alcohol served.
Hey all, looking for ideas for our cake. We are having a brunch wedding. The buffet is below:
Muffins/pastries
Fruit salad
Brocolli salad with craisins and sweet onion dressing
Ceasar salad
Scrambled eggs
Pork bacon and chicken sausage
Breakfast potatoes
Carving station (we can choose brown sugar ham or beef)
Waffle bar with toppings
Coffee bar with dessert toppings
I feel like there are a lot of sweet items on the menu - will people even want traditional wedding cake at 1pm in the afternoon? What type of cake should I get?
I'm considering a giant tiered cookie cake because I had one at a friend's wedding and it was divine. I also was considering like a big strawberry shortcake. Can you make those ahead of time?
What kind of cake would you want with this menu?
We want to do a farewell style brunch the day after the wedding for our family, bridal party, and out of town guests. We want this as a way to be able to spend a bit more time with some of these people who are so important to us, but we don't get to see often, without all of the stress of the wedding day.
This invitation will be extended to them when they RSVP on our wedding website, which will include all of the details.
The plan is to open an invitation for them to join us at one of our favorite brunch locations - but we can't afford to pay for yet ANOTHER set of meals and drinks for so many people.
Whats the right way to word that we would love for them to join us but we aren't paying for them?
Are there restaurants in Indy that are able to host private event brunches for say 30 people? Or offer catering for breakfast / brunch? Or a private lunch, if no good brunch options. Trying to plan for the Friday morning before my wedding next year. Thanks in advance!
I don’t wanna spend a lot but I want it to still look nice and not cheap. Ideas?
Any suggestions for a venue that will do morning weddings or a brunch reception? We’re using a couple sites to reach out to a lot of these venues but most of the info out there is for your standard afternoon wedding and dinner reception
We're planning on inviting our guests to a winery/brewery the day after the wedding but I don't know what to call it! We'll have charcuterie and drinks, but its not really a full-on 'brunch'. We're also reserving some pickleball courts. Any ideas?
Is it standard/necessary to do a post-wedding brunch? Our wedding sort of falls under destination. It’s two hours outside our city at an Inn. We do have some out of town/state guests coming. Some won’t stay the night and will make the drive back to the city, but some (out of state) guests will be staying at the inn or one of the near by hotels. We’re already really at budget for the wedding. And then I keep finding additional little things that I didn’t think of that need to be bought or added.
I’m now just reading how it’s customary for a brunch. I’ve seen a few people on the wedding threads talk about it and I read on a few wedding blogs. My fiancé doesn’t think it’s necessary, but I also don’t want to be rude to our guests.
What is everyone’s thoughts on it? Are post-brunches necessary? Did you have one, if so, what did you do?
Tbh I’d rather spend the morning with my new husband alone, in bed and enjoying a private breakfast. Especially since we’re both introverts and will be needing to recharge after 2 days of family events. I also just don’t want to worry about one more thing to plan. But I also don’t want to be rude to anyone.
I’m planning to have a brunch wedding and would love to hear about those who did the same. I’m curious what your timeline was, why you chose to have brunch, entertainment ideas, etc. any info is helpful. Or share your experience attending a brunch wedding. was it fun? What was it like?
So my fiancé and I have been engaged for over a year now and have booked our venue for Fall 2022. We’re finally getting serious about wedding planning now! We’re leaning toward having a morning ceremony and brunch for the reception, but I need help with a timeline!?! Anyone else doing a morning wedding and willing to share your timeline? Thanks in advance!
I know what my fiancé and I love, but then I started talking to my cousin and now I need to narrow down our potential options 😅
My fiancé and I are considering having a Sunday late morning brunch wedding.
Anyone who has done one instead of a traditional ceremony or been a guest at one- what did you like about it? Any dislikes? What did you wish you knew before planning?
My fiancé isn’t a big dancer and I don’t care for the dance floor party light aesthetic anyway so other than maybe a first dance that part won’t be an issue.
As if it is not enough to have to book off my time and travel out of town, now I have to waste most of the next day prettending to be happy while hungover. At least at the wedding I get hammered, dance and maybe cry if its someone I care about at the altar. Unless you are my close friend or sibling, I have no interest in spending the next day with you. Let me get on my flight and get back to my life.
TLDR: one day is enough, this social expectation of two days celebrating you is bullshit.
Maid of honor here. How popular is a post-wedding brunch? Is it to be expected?
Has anyone had experience with doing a brunch wedding, or attending a brunch wedding? I’d love to hear more about it. What time did you start? What time of the year was it? Did less people attend because it was early?
My fiancé and I are considering having an 11am ceremony, followed by breakfast/brunch for the reception. If we go this route, we most likely will not be having a DJ & dancing. We probably will make a playlist to have some background music. I feel like we need something else possibly for entertainment and for guests to have fun. Does anyone have any entertainment ideas for a brunch wedding reception?
Hello! Has anyone had or attended a brunch wedding?
I'm considering it because of the laid-back aspect, cost, and we just love breakfast food. We would likely host it in the Chicago area so any recommendations would be much appreciated too. We were originally going to elope in Ireland in June 2020, then pushed back to this fall, now are considering other options lol.
Thank you!
Kate
My partner feels that because we are doing a brunch wedding, we need to arrange an evening activity for out of town guests. He has his immediate family coming over from the UK and is hoping a friend or two might join.
My feeling is...we are doing a rehearsal dinner for out of town guests, and something the day after the wedding. I'd rather just do something special with the two of us, instead of spending three full days with his family (nothing against his family! It's just a lot of family time, when I'd like to include some "us" time during the weekend).
For others with brunch weddings...did you do an evening activity? If you chose to do something in the evening, did you also do a day after activity?
Edited to add that this is a small wedding - no more than 50 guests. We are doing a bigger celebration in the UK two months later, a more traditional evening reception with dinner and dancing.
We have a year to go, but I'm getting ready to send out save the dates and create our wedding website, so feel like I need to have what the weekend looks like decided on by now!
Hey all!
First of all- shout out to this community. The crowd sourcing you get from here is truly invaluable and you all are so supportive!
I know there are beverage calculators out there, but none seem to be focused on mimosas. My family (and friends!) LOVE brunch and mimosas and could easily go through 15 bottles of champagne over 4 hours across 10 people. We’re Irish catholic and like to drink haha I know you have to plan for non-drinkers in your guest list, but has anyone actually done a wedding where the majority of your drinks were the mimosa bar? We’re going to have beer and wine too, but knowing my crowd I wouldn’t be surprised if 70% of what’s drank is mimosas. I would just feel awful if we ran out- especially since the whole theme is brunch!
After a few hours in the air, the salmonella symptoms started to appear.
Does anyone have any tips (dos and donts) for a brunch wedding? We will most likely have it in the spring/beginning of summer. Want to do it outside, have yard games, maybe some fire pits if we end up doing it around a time that is a little cooler. He does not drink so we are still debating if we want to serve alcohol, but that decision will ultimately be left up to him. Just want it to be a fun time but still classy and elegant. Some of my family seems to think it’s a bad idea but I was super excited about it.
