Wording for afterwedding brunch, that's not complementary

mybooboos

IWe'd like to have a day after wedding brunch with our guests, but finances may not allow for us to host it.  How do I word this...and where, in which I invite them to join us, but at their own cost?

squirrly

You don't print anything.  In conversation with people, you mention where you're going to breakfast and when.  If they want to join, they will.  But, that means you can't book a private room. 

If you have a hotel block & they have a restaurant, it's really easiest to just have it there, for everyone's sake. 

But, seriously - you can't write it out in the invites, because you're not really able to invite people to something you're not hosting (paying for).

loop0406

I agree with squirrly. If you are not hosting an event, you shouldn't make a formal invitation. In this case, word-of-mouth is the best bet

drkswifey2b

I was thinking of just hosting one amy house and making pancakes, bacon,and eggs. All very inexpensive to purchase and easy to make. Just a thought though.

M

Karen's MOH

If you are doing it in the hotel where people are staying and you are doing out of town bags, one way around it might be to include it in the note, something like,

The bride and groom will be having breakfast at XYZ restaurant from 10-12. We'd love to see you one last time before heading off on our honeymoon.

Or something-- that's not quite right but sort of the idea. However, I agree that it would be better not to have it in writing at all.

hz80408

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[QUOTE]If you are doing it in the hotel where people are staying and you are doing out of town bags, one way around it might be to include it in the note, something like, <strong>The bride and groom will be having breakfast at XYZ restaurant from 10-12. We'd love to see you one last time before heading off on our honeymoon.</strong> Or something-- that's not quite right but sort of the idea. However, I agree that it would be better not to have it in writing at all.
Posted by Karen's MOH[/QUOTE]

Just because how you word it...we have wording very similar for the post-wedding brunch that we <em>are</em> hosting

Maybe something like "XYZ restaurant serves breakfast from 10-12.  The bride and groom will be stopping by to say bye to anyone who's eating"...ugh, but the wording of that is a disaster.