Brunch wedding save the date

I actually think "brunch wedding" is fine. People understand that means a late morning event and can plan accordingly.

Agreed! I'm also having a brunch (well more like breakfast) wedding and want folks to be aware for planning and for those not so early risers 😊 I think saying something along the lines of "join us for brunch to celebrate our love/marriage" or "start your morning with us on ______, as we celebrate our love"

Any time that I have ever gone to a wedding I make sure the whole day is free. I think with the save the date they will know not to make any major plans on that date but if you want to just be extra sure then I would word exactly how you said it.

I wouldn’t worry about putting the time of wedding on the save the date. If you send your invites 8-12 weeks before the wedding I’m sure that will give people enough time to plan accordingly. Unless it is during the week and people will need to take off work. And if I was traveling or flying in for a wedding I would get there the night before anyway most likely.

View Quoted Comment Thanks! What time are you starting your ceremony for a breakfast reception?

View Quoted Comment 9:30 am ceremony
10:00/10:15am coffee/tea breakfast bites (mini French toast, mini chicken and waffles etc) and lawn games (replacing the traditional cocktail hour)
10:45/11:00am breakfast/brunch and mimosas2:30 that's a wrap!

View Quoted Comment Love that timeline. I'm thinking something similar, but we were wondering if 9:30 was too early for me and bridesmaids to get ready on time. Do you have a plan for when you'll start getting ready?

People frequently plan to travel the morning of a wedding. As long as you are giving advance info, definitely say time half hour before your ceremony starts, to half hour after it ends, with ( formal seated meal service or buffet) Brunch.

View Quoted Comment I actually had to work backwards from the 2:30 end time since there's another wedding in the evening st my venue. This was fine since we wanted a morning wedding anyway 😊 My day will start around 4 am just because I have to travel 25ish minutes to get my hair done. I'd be starting around 6ish otherwise since I won't be far from the venue.


If I were you, because this is a morning wedding, I would ask the gals to allow 1.5- 2 hours before start to come and get ready (depending on how many people there are). If possible, I'd have all girls with rollers, headpieces etc already prepped upon arrival or the night before so the most you're doing on anyone other than bride is take down and touch up. Morning weddings by nature tend to be more relaxed in hair and makeup (unless you want a full glam then by all means 😊 your day, your say, your way!) So I don't anticipate needing too much time for makeup.

View Quoted Comment Thanks! That helps me! Our venue also books morning and evening events but as of right now our evening is open, so we are contemplating just booking the whole day. This gives me some confidence I might not have to do that!

View Quoted Comment So glad I could help! Totally here if you have any questions!

I agree! I think you should mention it if you have out of town people. I'd assume the wedding was in the evening April 3 so we could arrive in the morning (if we had to fly there) so I think mentioning "brunch reception" or "morning reception" is a great thing to say.