Brunch wedding

They're becoming more popular, it wouldn't be my choice but I'm not a breakfast/brunch person. I would aim for a slightly later start, maybe 11am so anyone traveling that morning doesn't need to leave super early to get there, then it's close to lunch time too.

That's what I was thinking. I just wasn't sure if brunch starting around 12 would be too late?

I think you can go even later, maybe an 11:30 - 12:00 start time and a 12:30-1 pm brunch start. All of the Sunday brunches around me typically go 11-3, so I don't think starting 12:30-1 for food would be too late. Also, if they are traveling 2 hours, then you have to factor in travel time. A 11:30-12:00 start of a ceremony would mean they could leave around 9:30 which gives them a little more time in the morning.

Brunch weddings are great, so long as you understand that it's a brunch wedding and will have a different vibe than a party that goes until 2 am.

As far as food, you should hire a caterer.

Awesome!

If you start too much earlier you're cutting into your time to get ready as well. If you were planning to do any pictures before the ceremony you'll have to start getting ready SUPER early, which if you're ok with is all that matters. I would guess most guests will have a small breakfast ahead of time anyway, or they would plan to with that schedule.

I've been to a wedding that started at 10:30 a.m. FH and I thought it was weird before we attended. But we had a wonderful time. The couple served a regular banquet style meal around 12. Also not weird. They had a dance floor, DJ, and open bar. We had fun, just didn't party as hard as we would have on a Saturday night.

I go to brunch at 1-2 pm a lot of times, so I don't think 12 is too late!

We are planning on catering we just were wondering what some popular food items would be! I am perfectly fine with getting ready extra early, I'm a morning person. And also, our wedding is all family minus the bridal party so a brunch time works better than a late night party.

We are having a brunch wedding with the ceremony starting at 10am. We are having an omelet bar, a waffle bar and buffet style bacon, home fries, salad, and chicken. We are also having a cupcake bar for dessert!

We are definitely doing cake and cupcakes and considered doing a candy bar with individual bags as favors. We definitely had said we wanted waffles but we were unsure of what else to include as an entree that would be widely popular

Yum!!

You could do biscuits and gravy, fried chicken and waffles, maybe a hash of some sort as mains. Then have all the eggs/meats/breads/potatoes/etc. I think mimosas, beer and a signature drink is totally fine.

Biscuits and gravy sounds amazing! I hadn't even thought of that! Now to decide on a signature drink. FH and I are both huge whiskey drinkers so if we could come up with something whiskey that would be amazing

Luckily I am not too worried about people not coming due to time. Like I said, it's all family who loved the brunch idea and luckily we have no dietary restrictions! (:

Shrimp and grits yum, Quiche, blueberry french toast casserole, chocolate croissants, frittatas, huevo rancheros, anything with bacon, so many yummy options. Mimosa bar, I love poinsettias also which is cranberry tangerine juice and champagne, could also do a build your own bloody mary bar. Now I am wishing I was doing a brunch wedding but FH and I love breakfast foods.

Emilee, we are the same way. We absolutely love breakfast and knew that a party vibe reception would not be the best fit with our guest list. Brunch reception will fit our guest list the best and will also allow us to have some time to spend with people afterwards (those that choose to hang around for a bit) seeing as we aren't leaving immediately for a honeymoon

Our brunch weddings all start at noon, with an 11:30 ceremony. They ARE breakfast foods, but there are also things like carving stations, pasta, etc.

We do them every single weekend day in season.

@FutureMsHampton, I am totally inspired to throw a brunch the day after the wedding now lol. That's a wonderful idea to be able to spend more time with your guests. FH and I also aren't leaving immediately we will be going on a mini-moon the Monday after our wedding to a BB a few hours away. So brunch on Sunday is totally on now lol.

Im biased because I am having a intimate brunch wedding but all our guests love the idea! Our ceremony start time is early 10am but majority of our guests are staying at the hotel the night before so they will already be there

We have not yet met with a caterer yet, that's why I'm getting ideas on things we want as we search for a caterer. We are getting married in the smallest big city haha. It's the biggest city in the area but still doesn't have much as far as catering and vendors go.