Mimosa's Only Acceptable at Brunch Reception?

Tell you dad what it cost to have other options at the brunch, if he wants it maybe he'll pay for it. If not tell him it's not in your budget.

I love brunch and I love mimosas. Can I come?! Lol

I don't think you really need an extensive open bar, but adding plain champagne and wine will probably not add to your cost, especially if you go with modest brands. I know it's horrifying, but you could do boxed Pinot Grigio in carafes, Verdi and juices and I bet it wouldn't add to the total bill at all. Although I don't know anyone like this, some people do not like champagne or champagne based drinks....

Brunch and mimosas sound great to me. But maybe you can add wine to please him. If you're allowed to bring in your own alcohol, it isn't too expensive and will give another option to those who don't like champagne

ETA: I like Celia's idea

I don't think it's bad, who doesn't love a mimosa?! You could also do a little more without going to a full open bar. Bloody Mary's are a brunch favorite too!

I think just mimosas are fine if adding other options would be too much. Tell dad he can drink later!

Open mimosa bar?! Where is my invite?? That sounds awesome. If you have an open bar at night, the people can just drink other things then. I wouldn't worry about it.

Just to clarify the mimosa's come with the package and they're served from a punch bowl. It's at a golf course that has a bar downstairs so we can't bring our own alcohol.

Mimosa's are great, but i love a good bloody mary too

I agree, Bloody Mary's would also be awesome. If I were attending a brunch wedding I'd expect mimosas and bloody Mary's with perhaps a champagne toast.

The mimosas sound great! I'm totally crashing your party :-)

I think that, with the open bar at the evening party, that's plenty. If your dad wants extra options to be available for brunch, perhaps if you explain that it's not in your budget, he'll offer to pay for it. If not, hey, it's YOUR wedding, YOUR budget and YOUR vision for your celebration. Don't cave if you don't want to.

We are doing the 10:30am wedding with a brunch reception, and a party later in the evening 2 weeks after you! We are doing mimosas and bloody marys. I think it is perfect for the day time! In the evening we will have an open bar with everything.

We're having a brunch reception too, one week after yours. We're having a sangria station. My fiance was not sure he liked the idea of only having sangria since he thinks only the girls will want to drink that. We don't think an open bar is necessary at a brunch, and we were looking to keep our costs down too. Our coordinator first suggested that we could have a cash bar. Then she told him that he could choose an amount of money like $200 to put on a tab, and just offer draft and domestic beer, with an option for people to buy other things if they want. He seemed to be happy with that option so I think that's what we're going to do.