Brunch vs Dinner

I'd say that if you want drinking and an after party then dinner is the way to go.

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Hey Kristen, that's true. Thank you for your feedback!

It’s hard to be ready for a 2 pm wedding.....I couldn’t do earlier personally.

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Hi Christine, thank you for your input. I know a lot of people have early mid day weddings, but it's definitely not for everyone.

I am jealous of those who can!! Lol I felt rushed for 2 pm

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I know what you mean! It also depends on what sort of wedding it is. My wedding is only 35 people including me and FH and it's super casual. I feel like we could have an early afternoon wedding, but we like to turn up, I guess you can say, and I feel like we would not be doing that if it was brunch. However, a thought just came into my mind that perhaps FH and I can just go somewhere in the night to turn up, perhaps a night club, you know?

That would be a fun night!

If you want drinking & dancing, an evening wedding might make sense. But I would love to attend a brunch wedding (a mimosa bar would be awesome) and maybe white wine and/or beer? Brunch is a lot less money. And if you had lawn games or interactive food stations guests will still have a great time!

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Hey!

I know, it's so true. I personally LOVE mimosas. I guess I don't want to disappoint guests, you know? But it would most likely be doable, if we could find an awesome buffet restaurant that offers those sort of drinks, work with them to make a limited hosted bar, or something similar. Thank you so much for your input.

We’re doing a 10:30am ceremony followed by brunch. Unlimited mimosas, champagne, and bloody Mary’s included. So much cheaper than other options and breakfast is our thing. I’m excited! It’s my day, doesn’t matter to me what others think!

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Hey Amber,

That sounds absolutely lovely!!! Are you having your brunch at a restaurant?

We are! It’s about 15 mins away from our ceremony which is a farm/brewery. I’ll be paying for my 50 guests what some people pay for 10-15!



My thought was if you need something more than those drinks that’s early.. then that’s on you lol

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WOW! That seems like an absolute steal! I am so happy for you that you were able to find such a great restaurant. I'm really starting to become more open to the brunch idea. It's more cost efficient and seems less, ... stressful if that makes any sense.

Haha it does! We had no desire to do a big party, so We’re keeping it simple

I think Brunch is a great idea!! Amber’s plans seems like a great way to go! I think The best part about it is that everyone can have a great time and still have the night left and you could even go take a nap lol and party later at night with those closest to you!

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Hey Kayla!! Thank you so much for your input!!! Have you already gotten married??! If you have, congratulations!!!!

I do agree, earlier weddings have less drinking/dancing/partying. I think just because it's light outside, it seems more weird to be drinking that much. If that's the vibe you want, I'd just keep your time. An after party will cost more anyway, and people will be tired after the ceremony/reception.

I think this is a know your crowd thing. We had an 11am ceremony followed by lunch and everyone drank and danced and had a good time. Did they get as drunk as they would have at night? Maybe not, but everyone drank.

We're having a lunch reception, but we won't have dancing. We will have beer and wine but it won't be a crazy amount of drinking. Were thinking we'll go out after since it should all be done by 4 or so. I'm sure some of our guests will still drink a fair amount but I don't think itll really be a party vibe. I think if that's what you want a later time would make more sense.

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I wouldn't be disappointed with brunch! Waffles, bacon, eggs, maybe a fun omelette station and crepe station. If you wanted a little more protein/lunch you could do fried chicken for those waffles or maybe a ham-carving station (or dish if carving station is too much). Or you could have finger sandwiches on the table so it would like a fancy tea party (I'd still offer eggs and other breakfast buffet items). So many options! With just a mimosa bar I don't think guests will consume much, which will also keep costs down (probably keep the reception shorter too--3 hours instead of 4 which may also keep costs down).

If you really want to dance with your guests though and "party it up" an evening wedding does make more sense.