My fiancé and I are planning a Saturday morning wedding and brunch reception for May 2016. I tend to be very practical and spending over $10k on one day, no matter how important the day is, is not me, plus we just don't have a lot of money anyway.
We're having a huge mostly breakfast (with a few lunch options) buffet following our 10:30 ceremony at the same location. The brunch will be from 11 to 3. We're just looking to have a nice, somewhat elegant meal, no dancing at the brunch. I doubt it would actually last until 3.
Later on, around 8:00 that night we're having an appetizer and dessert dance party at our local fire hall for our close family and friends that we really want to party with. This is the first plan we've come up with that I'm actually really excited about.
My issue is my dad seems to really have an issue with the fact that we do not plan on serving alcohol, other than Mimosas, at the brunch. I don't think having an open bar with breakfast food is necessary. I'm not a big drinker and neither is my fiancé. We will have beer and wine at the dance party later that night. Do most people expect there to be a full open bar at a brunch wedding? Are mimosas not acceptable?
I can't wait to marry my best friend!