Paying for "Survivors Brunch"

Re: Paying for "Survivors Brunch"

• RebeccaFlower member

  

  April 2015

  Don't put it on the itinerary, I would think you'd be paying for it and for $40, I'd be PISSED to be handed a bill. (There better be unlimited mimosas!) Just spread it word of mouth, saying "H & I will be having brunch at 10am the the hotel if you'd like to come sit with us. It's $40."

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• southernbelle0915 mod

  

  April 2015

  Don't put it on the itinerary. That will make it seem like you're hosting it and then when a family if four gets their $160+ bill they're going to be pissed.
  
  Invite people via word of mouth by saying something like "we'll be down at brunch around 10-11am to say bye to people if you want to stop by." That would make it pretty obvious you're not hosting. Plan to say bye to people at your reception.

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• JCbride2015 member

  

  April 2015

  mrkelsch11 said:

  Hello fellow Brides!
  
  I am having my wedding at a very  nice hotel on the beach. One of the perks of it being at this hotel is they have an AMAZING Sunday brunch. The problem is that it is $40/person (no discount... I checked). I do want to invite all of our guests to join us for brunch, but I can't afford to pay an extra $5000+ if everyone joins in (worst case scenario, I know). Is it OK to put the brunch in the "wedding itinerary" if it is at the expense of the guest? If no, how do I invite people while implying that they will be paying for it. Thank you beautiful ladies!
  

  You shouldn't put this on any kind of itinerary or invitation. Just spread by word of mouth that you and H will be having brunch at that place at X time. Then it's implied that it's up to the guests.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  "I'm not a rude bitch.  I'm ten rude bitches in a large coat."

  
  

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• lovegood90 member

  

  April 2015

  Agreed with others - word of mouth is fine but anything more formal (ie on an itinerary) and it implies that you are hosting.

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• mrkelsch11 member

  

  April 2015

  Thank you ladies! I had a feeling that was the case. Just wanted to make sure. All the best

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• novella1186 member

  

  April 2015

  If you have a designated family gossip, I would tell them and ask them to spread it around for you. For example, if I tell something to my mom, I know she'll tell my grandma, and between the 2 of them, all of North America will know about it in less than an hour. 

  
  

  One less thing for you to worry about  

  

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• indianaalum member

  

  April 2015

  Survivors brunch? WOW, I never heard it call that

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• RebeccaFlower member

  

  April 2015

  indianaalum said:

  Survivors brunch? WOW, I never heard it call that

  Yeah, I think that is really weird. Makes is sound like it's a cancer strength event. 

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• kaitlynmichelle member

  

  April 2015

  Exactly as said above. We told our family we would be having breakfast at x time, if they wanted to join us in the main lodge. Everyone assumed we weren't paying.
  FIL had ended up paying our reception dinner bill to my surprise, so I ended up hosting the breakfast anyway as a thank you.

  

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