Are you having a brunch type of thing the morning after the wedding?

lstruggles · June 2012

We are thinking of just spreading the word amongst the bridal party/close family/friends about meeting at a casual local breakfast place the morning after for bloody marys and breakfast.

Are you planning anything?

naomikb · June 2012

Yes, we had one. It was a separate card that we included with the invitations that we sent to people from out of town who were staying in a hotel and our wedding party. My parents hosted it at their house, it was catered brunch food. People stopped in for breakfast and a chat before they drove home.

If you aren't hosting (aren't paying) then I wouldn't do a separate invitation, spreading the word by mouth that you will be at restaurant X at 10:30AM is perfect.

cwaggoner07 · June 2012

We are spreading the word that we will be having brunch at the restaurant connected to the hotel we are staying at the wedding night.
That way, we only have to walk downstairs, and anyone who wants to come (and pay for themselves) can do so.

ermjdecember2015 · June 2012

Most of my FI's family and guests are coming in from out of his state. So his parents are hosting a breakfast the next day for their out of town guests before they head on the long drive home. Its a nice idea to do if you'd like. My FI and I are leaving early for our honeymoon so we will not be there for the morning after anyways.

snuff9861 · June 2012

We're having a later afternoon meal at my parent's house. Most of our OOT guests plan on staying another day so my parents are having a BBQ. We'll be spreading by word of mouth once we get RSVPs back.

JadziaDax · June 2012

No, we just overslept- we were exhausted.

cmhutchison22 · June 2012

No. I find the morning after brunch awkward. Would you really want to be sitting across from your grandmother and know that she is thinking that her granddaughter had sex the night before? This is just how I feel.

I know a lot of other people do the morning after thing, but I just find it awkward.

Avion22 · June 2012

We hosted a casual breakfast/brunch thing the morning after in one of the hotel meeting rooms. We brought in bagels, cream cheese, cinnamon rolls, fresh fruit, coffee, tea, etc. It wasn't fancy, but it did give people the option of stopping by on their way out of town, saying a quick goodbye before check-out, etc. Literally ALL of our guests were out-of-towners, so it was nice to have another opportunity to see everyone and give people a chance to chat and hang out.

mcskatcat · June 2012

Our hotel had free breakfast, so we just met everyone down there and hung around until most people had left. It was nice because we got to say goodbye to most folks before they left.

newenglandorr · June 2012

My mom and dad are hosting a brunch for 80 people the day after the wedding! She's crazy, but really wanted to bring the out of town guests from both families together one more time before everyone leaves town. She sent out separate invitations for that since not everybody was invited.

angelsong21 · June 2012

No. My mom offered to host something but I could only imagine how exhausted she would be that morning. We decided to pass on it, and its a good thing because we definitely overslept. Just like PP, we were exhausted.

achiduck · June 2012

We thought about it but ultimately decided to spend the morning alone. My relatives that are flying in from Germany are staying with my Dad so we'll drop in on them on our way out of town.

gaiajuliacaesar · June 2012

Where I am from, it is common to have a Brunch the next morning where the couple opens all the gifts. I find it both interesting and a little awkward. Awkward I suppose because I always find myself wondering "Don't they just want to be alone?" At the same time, it is usually just close family and somebody is usually making a list of all of the gifts and who got them so the couple has that for the thank yous. Honestly, I should think it really would boil down to what you and yours want to do. As a lot of PPs said, they just wanted to crash or get out of there.

GoodLuckBear14 · June 2012

We had our immediate families with us in the B&B we rented for the weekend so we had breakfast with them both mornings - nothing awkward about it. The day after the wedding, in addition to the incredible breakfast that the innkeepers made, we also had leftover wedding cake and mimosas with the leftover wedding champagne.

Annas2013 · June 2012

We aren't doing anything the next day for breakfast since I'm pretty sure we'll be sleeping as much as possible before we leave for the honeymoon.

Summer2011Bride · June 2012

All we had was the next day, we invited both sets of parents to our hotel suite for a casual lunch and to watch us open gifts (they asked to be included in that). We enjoyed sleeping in, lounging around and using the hotel pool the next morning. I have heard of day-after brunches and I have no issue with a get-together; just make sure to word it right if you don't intend on paying for everybody.

librababy · June 2012

I wasn't going to and still am unsure. But I will have family members staying with us from oot so it would be nice to do something right before we leave for the honeymoon. Check in for the resort is 2pm and it's only 2 hours away, so we could squeeze in a day after breakfast/brunch.

whitneymarie504 · June 2012

My Mom is hosting a day after brunch/gift opening for close family, WP & out of towners. It will just be spread by word of mouth and whoever comes comes.

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