Brunch Wedding?

TwilightSparkler

Hey all!

What do you think of the idea of a Brunch Wedding? My FI and I are looking to keep things simple, and since we're not really interested in having a DJ/dancing, we thought this might be a good way to keep the tone lighter (and the cost down).

Thoughts? Anything logistical or etiquette that we should be aware of going with this plan? Do you think Saturday or Sunday would be easier on guests? For locals, I'm thinking it probably won't matter much, unless we end up having a casual afterparty - in which case, Saturday would surely be easier. For guests that are traveling, this does remove the possibility of flying in the morning of the wedding, but they *could* still fly out same day after, if they were so inclined.

Has anyone done this? Any advice? Any concerns?

AddieCake

People have brunch weddings all the time. It's simply a question of whether or not you want a party atmosphere or something more low key.

jacques27

Go for it.  Breakfast food is delicious. 

ETA:  However, my advice is to remember that brunch should also have a combination of more savory lunch foods, too (as much as I love breakfast foods).  I often see people here post proposed "brunch" menus, and they almost always tend to be very heavy towards carbs and sweet items and they tend to forget the lunch part of brunch.

JennyColada

I love me a Bloody Mary!

wrigleyville

I love love love love love love love brunch!

I've been to a few brunch weddings, and I've always had a good time. Generally, the bar will serve Bloody Marys and Mimosas along with a light beer. Most people tend to drink coffee, tea, juice/punch, and milk, though.

As others said, if you go this route, make sure to offer a lot of protein options along with the carbs. You could have omelet stations, crepe stations, meats (ham, sausage, bacon), quiche, waffles, mini-pancakes, biscuits & gravy, fruit platters, cheese platters, veggie platters, toast (white/wheat/whole-grain), jams, etc.

downtondiva

I think this sounds very nice, especially if you want to have a more low key atmosphere for your wedding. One thing a lot of people have mentioned on here in the past, though, is that daytime wedding receptions without dancing tend to be a lot shorter than the usual dinner and dancing reception. Just be sure you're okay with that before going ahead with it.

atlastmrsg

Love brunch.  It's sunny and bright, the food is good if you do things like croissants, eggs bene, omelets, quiche, fruit, fresh salads, latkes/hash brown cakes, bacon, bacon, mimosas, bacon, pastries, bacon, smoked salmon, mimosas...  I once went to a reception where one dish was a pasta alfredo with scrambled eggs in it.  I was a little scared--scrambled eggs!  But it was hella good.

You can also score better rates during the day from many vendors.

Send me an invite.  

tj&cw

I am having a brunch wedding on a Sunday! And there is nothing low key about our wedding! 

We are having a coffee bar with little breakfast pastries when the guest show up. During our cocktail we have a Frank Sinatra (he's a friend) impersonator...a Bloody Mary and Bubble Bar. And there will be dancing.   

Our friends are looking forward to something fun and different. We went with a Brunch because that is our favorite thing to do together. What ever you do...remember it is what you want.

PrettyGirlLost

I'd love to go to a brunch wedding if I was local.  I probably wouldn't fly out of town for one on a Sunday though.

I agree with a PP that make sure you have a combination of breakfast foods and lunch foods.  Our reception venue does Sunday brunch and items on their brunch menu range from a made to order omelet station, a meat carving station with salmon, lamb and roast beef, bacon and sausage, fresh seasonal fruits, fresh salad, short rib raviolis, crab mac and cheese, made to order pancakes and crepes, breakfast pastries, and a variety of desserts.

I'm not saying you have to do anything that shi-shi, but just an example of the mix of foods you can do.

Gotta have Mimosas and Bloody Marys ;-)

CMGragain

Just to make it clear, you are not having a brunch wedding,  You are having a brunch wedding RECEPTION.
This is the most traditional kind of reception.  Until the 1960's. most weddings were held in the daytime, and the "wedding breakfast", held just after the ceremony, was the reception.  The current practice of dinner and dancing is relatively new.  None of my contemporaries did it unless they were very, very wealthy.
No tuxedos!
My daughter had a brunch reception.  It was beautiful and formal at a country club, and it cost half of what a dinner reception would have costs us!