Brunch For Midday Reception

Re: Brunch For Midday Reception

• JaxInBlue member

  

  April 2012

  In my opinion, a reception that starts at 1:00 is a little late for just the breakfasty portion of brunch.  Could you add a carving station - maybe ham or roast beef?  Maybe some roasted potatoes?  I'd also think a vegetable - green beans, aspargus, even a salad.
  
  Don't get me wrong, I love brunch, but there's no way you can ask your guests to not eat breakfast if your ceremony doesn't start until noon.  If you want to do only breakfast, you should think about moving your ceremony to 9:00 or 10:00, with the corresponding earlier reception.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Beverly8

  

  April 2012

  I agree with PP, I think it is a tad late to serve only breakfast food. If you could add a few lunch items to your menu I think it would be a lot better. As for telling your guests not to eat before hand, that is a bit difficult to do when your reception isn't until noon anyways. I love breakfast don't get me wrong, but at 1pm, I'd prefer more lunch type foods.

  

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• AdeleDazeem member

  

  April 2012

  I would say "Brunch reception to follow" so people know a full meal will be served.
  
  I also agree with the others - try to add some lunch food in with the breakfast options!

  
  

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• magogo01

  

  April 2012

  I wasn't going to have them to not eat. Just have them to know that we are going to have breakfast food at lunch and they can eat breakfast but just know that we would have breakfast for our wedding reception

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• GoodLuckBear14 member

  

  April 2012

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_reception-ideas_brunch-for-midday-reception?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:5Discussion:30a42c13-d7dd-46c4-a532-8e1c30aede24Post:b3843f23-a315-40fa-8e75-d22fd0fda820">Re: Brunch For Midday Reception</a>:
  [QUOTE]I wasn't going to have them to not eat. Just have them to know that we are going to have breakfast food at lunch and they can eat breakfast but just know that we would have breakfast for our wedding reception
  Posted by magogo01[/QUOTE]
  
  We understand what you are saying.  What everyone who has responded (and i agree with them) is that 1:00 is too late for breakfast food.  Serve food that would be a luncheon. 

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• magogo01

  

  April 2012 edited April 2012

  Okay that makes sense. What about a fish and grits type addition? It's more of a southern type of thing, and since we live in Georgia. This way it incorporates a little bit of the breakfast food and also the lunch. But I believe it still would have to have a few more items for what we are looking for to make it complete. What about a pasta bar? We first thought about having a pasta bar. We would have three meats; meatballs, chicken, and sausage. for the pasta we would have been a pasta, spaghetti, and bowtie pasta. We would also have your basic salad with the dressings and sauces for the different meats. We would also have your basic fruit and cheese tray. At first we thought that the pasta deal would be a little too much. That is why we thought about going to the breakfast menu because it would be a little bit cheaper for our budget. What are your thoughts?Thank you.

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• NOLAbridealmost member

  

  April 2012

  I think shrimp n' grits, a pasta bar, and either a basic salad bar OR a carving station would be more than enough to round everything out.

  
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• JaxInBlue member

  

  April 2012 edited April 2012

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_reception-ideas_brunch-for-midday-reception?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:5Discussion:30a42c13-d7dd-46c4-a532-8e1c30aede24Post:c17b592d-3e4f-4aff-a1b5-bbce9b0c2317">Re: Brunch For Midday Reception</a>:
  [QUOTE]Okay that makes sense. What about a fish and grits type addition? It's more of a southern type of pain, and since we live in Georgia it's kind of fading. This way it incorporates a little bit of the breakfast food and also the lunch. But I believe it still would have to have a few more items for what we are looking for to make it complete me. What about a pasta bar? We first thought about having a pasta bar. We would have three meats; meatballs, chicken, and sausage. for the pasta we would have been a pasta, spaghetti, and bowtie pasta. We would also have your basic salad with the dressings on dressings for the different meats. We would also have your basic fruit and cheese tray. At first we thought that the pasta deal would be a little too much. That is why we thought about going to the breakfast menu because it would be a little bit cheaper for our budget. What are your thoughts. Thank you.
  Posted by magogo01[/QUOTE]
  
  I think a pasta bar with salad would be very nice and still might be able to do done cheaply.  I personally am a picky fish eater so the fish and grits is less appealing to me, but only you know how it would go over with your guests.  In my opinion, the pasta bar offers you a lot more flexibility, particularly if you also offer some veggie add ins (peppers, mushrooms, broccoli, squash or zucchini, etc.), a good grated cheese and a couple of sauces.  People can really take and make what they like.  Depending on your circle, you might want to think about offering one of your pastas in a gluten free option (either a rice or corn pasta, for example), in case of allergies.   
  
  ETA: The above is if you substitute a pasta bar for the brunch.  If you are simply adding pasta dishes to your previous brunch menu, I think you be okay with just a couple of options - a meat, a couple of veggies, maybe a one or two sauces, one type of pasta. 

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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