FOOD

court476

We are having a brunch reception, my question is what would you serve for not only the food but the drinks as well? also if you had a brunch reception was their much dancing or did people tend to sit down most of the time?

jessicabessica

Are you having alcohol?  If so, I would have beer, wine, and maybe a few sig breakfast cocktails, like mimosas and bloody marys.  For non alcoholic drinks, tea, coffee, juices, soda (if your crowd is big into soda)--if you want something fancier, what about a smoothie bar?  

We had an afternoon reception (wedding began at 1) with lots of dancing.  What time are you planning on?  Are you having a band or DJ (we had an awesome band, which was probably part of it)?

ETA: I didn't realize you were also asking about food (despite the title of your post).  For brunch, I think you can have a few breakfast things, but then also include some more substantial things.  Brunch seems to lend itself well to stations in my mind: omelette station, pancake station, carving station, pasta sautee station (for example).

sparent2010

JB answered well.

I would serve drinks like mimosa, bloody marys and maybe a Mint Juelup- depending on when you wedding is. It seems like a brunch drink

Foods- On the west coast you have awesome seafoods and my favorite brunches are: breakfast foods- toast, waffles, omlettes, scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, hashbrown/home fries. Lunch foods- fruit, salmon, prime rib, clams/mussels, potato or pasta ,and salads.

If you have a good DJ and friends mixed with some alcohol I would think there would be dancing.

Depending on if your reception starts at 10:00 am or 1:00 pm then I would debate having beer/wine.

jessicabessica

Good call sparent on the seafood!  OP, if your wedding is in Alaska, definitely have seafood.  We flew in halibut and salmon for our Maine wedding (DH is from Alaska).