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Noelle
Devoted March 2016

Day After Brunch Invitations?

Noelle, on November 6, 2015 at 2:52 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 13

So, my parents want to host a brunch for out of town guests the day after our wedding. I think it's a great idea, and I'm really excited for it (even though my dad thinks we should leave for our honeymoon right away and not see guests after the wedding.. sigh). My question is, when/how do we send out invites? My dad insists that we have an invitation to the brunch included with our invitations (on a separate card). My mom thinks we should send out invitations to the brunch on their own, before the RSVP deadline is due, especially since not everyone on our guest list is invited to the brunch.

What is appropriate? Is there etiquette for this? Thanks!

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Latest activity by KT to be, on November 6, 2015 at 5:17 PM
  • Samantha
    VIP August 2015
    Samantha ·
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    I'm not sure that there is etiquette for this. We did a brunch but it was just through word of mouth we never did an actual invitation. I think if I did I would have probably sent them out right after the RSVP's came in because then you know what OOT guest are coming to the wedding.

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  • Mrs. RATR
    Master September 2016
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    Send a separate invitation. You don't want to risk accidentally stuffing the wrong person's invitation with an invite to the brunch if they're not actually invited. Send them after you send formal invites.

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  • Julia T
    Master August 2015
    Julia T ·
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    If everyone not invited you can't put it in/on the wedding invite. You can send out separate invites for the brunch.

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  • Jennifer
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    Jennifer ·
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    We are just doing a word of mouth invitation for ours.

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  • LindseyC
    Super October 2015
    LindseyC ·
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    We included a separate brunch card that we sent out with the invitations. Everyone we invited to the wedding was also invited to the brunch so there was no concern with putting them in the wrong envelope.

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  • VWCat
    Master October 2015
    VWCat ·
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    I think including the brunch invitation on a second card could work as well as save postage. You could just slip the brunch invites into the OOT guests wedding invite envelopes. You could even have a second smaller RSVP card for the brunch included in the invitations that guests could put in the return envelope with the RSVP for the wedding.

    Honestly though, you could do these any way you want as I don't think there is any set in stone etiquette for invitations to the brunch after the wedding.

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  • NowASeptMrs
    Master September 2015
    NowASeptMrs ·
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    I'd said word of mouth/phone/facebook etc. We did just a coffee/donuts thing the day after and just spread the word to OOT guests... "Hey if you're staying in town for a bit the day after the wedding, we are going to have coffee and donuts at mom and dad's so we can talk to everyone again. Please let me know if you can make it!"

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  • Jeanne
    Master August 2015
    Jeanne ·
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    I would send separate invites after you receive your RSVPS, similar to the rehearsal dinner. We had a brunch but everyone was invited so we included the information on our website as well as on the weekend schedules we put in the welcome bags. I recently attended a wedding where everyone was not included and the couple quietly invited people at other events throughout the weekend/via text reminder the morning of.

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  • FFW
    Master August 2016
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    I'd do what your mom suggested that way if ppl have flights but still want to attend the brunch they can pick a flight that's after the brunch.

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  • EatKnitRun
    Master May 2016
    EatKnitRun ·
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    I would invite people after RSVPs cpme in or put the invitations in welcome bags. I've seen day after brunches done both ways, and also by word of mouth. I sort of felt like we were afterthought invites with the word of mouth method. Now I'm sure that wasn't the case, but at the time it seemed really last minute, and we had already made plans to leave town too early to attend.

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  • Noelle
    Devoted March 2016
    Noelle ·
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    Thanks, everyone! I didn't want to send them with our wedding invitations since not everyone is invited, so I'm glad I am not alone in thinking that way.

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  • Sunni
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    Sunni ·
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    If it's more informal, perhaps an evite

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  • KT to be
    Dedicated August 2015
    KT to be ·
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    We put them in the hotel welcome bags.

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