Post-Wedding Brunch

SweetJessinia

Hey everyone,

We're getting married at a hotel and many people are staying over.  We reserved a room for brunch the morning after the wedding in case people want to go, but we are not paying for it.  I'm planning on including a note in the welcome bags letting people know about it and including the price so that people know it's not hosted.  Is this okay?  Any suggested wording?

Thanks! ~Jess

Summer2011Bride

If anything, I might do word of mouth. At the reception, you could casually mention to some guests, "By the way, H and I are going to brunch tomorrow morning at the hotel. If you're interested, we'd love to see you."

starrynight84

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_post-wedding-brunch-6?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:70881e97-903f-4621-9902-37b5287d858bPost:88505110-7219-4611-bfa4-8c5b7af1b6dd">Re: Post-Wedding Brunch</a>:
[QUOTE]If anything, I might do word of mouth. At the reception, you could casually mention to some guests, "By the way, H and I are going to brunch tomorrow morning at the hotel. If you're interested, we'd love to see you."
Posted by Summer2011Bride[/QUOTE]

<div>I don't think OP should ask people at the reception. She likely won't get to ask them all and it might come off as tiered. I would spread via word of mouth before the wedding or on a wedding website where and when the two you will be breakfasting.</div>

ILoveToRobot

Post wedding events that I've been to were spread via word of mouth before the wedding. However, I would not side eye a note or weekend schedule in the welcome bag to let me know that brunch would be taking place, what time and what an average meal would cost or a menu with prices.

Summer2011Bride

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_post-wedding-brunch-6?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:70881e97-903f-4621-9902-37b5287d858bPost:bc715553-698d-4d7d-9925-5ba799ea4350">Re: Post-Wedding Brunch</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Post-Wedding Brunch : I don't think OP should ask people at the reception. She likely won't get to ask them all and it might come off as tiered. I would spread via word of mouth before the wedding or on a wedding website where and when the two you will be breakfasting.
Posted by starrynight84[/QUOTE]

I don't think she HAS to ask everyone that attends the wedding. We invited some people to hang out with us the next day and have breakfast at the hotel where guests were staying, but were definitely not opening that invitation up for all 130 guests at our wedding. Many people have after parties where they just invite their closest friends or WP members, and it's very common to do that by word of mouth at the reception. And since it's not a hosted thing the next day, really anyone could end up showing up, whether they got invited by the B&G or not.

OP: If in your case you want to invite EVERYBODY, then I think a note on your wedding website with the price, etc would be fine.

jessicabessica

Do you need to reserve a room for brunch?  Does the hotel have brunch otherwise?  I think it's a little weird to reserve the room but not be hosting the brunch.