Morning Wedding???

What about brunch

I thought about a morning wedding and decided it wouldn't work for me and the FH. Also, i thought about my guest and how that may not fit with them. Michelle's idea of brunch is a good compromise and the food cost wouldn't be as expensive as dinner.

Early afternoon weddings can be nice, abut you should still use a caterer and serve lunch or brunch since that would be a meal time. You’ll also have to consider that probably means getting up around 5 am to start getting ready, earlier if you have a large bridal party.

As a guest, I would hate this. I'm not a morning person as is, and having to get up early to go to a wedding. Acccck.

I was in a early afternoon (noon?) wedding once. We had to start getting ready at 4am. Just think about those kinds of things. Is that how you want to spend your wedding day?

You could have a brunch wedding that will cut cost, have a smaller wedding at not meal time. Have a meal, but no dancing. There are ways to cut cost.

I am having a morning brunch wedding. The ceremony starts at 10:30 and our grand exit is currently scheduled for 3:30. In my experience, it does not help you save money unless you are planning on having a dry wedding.

We are planning a morning wedding.. we are not “party people” so what’s the point of an evening wedding for us? Lol here is what I will be following

As a guest, I wouldn't want to drive an hour to a wedding at 10am. That means we'd have to be up, breakfast, everyone showered and ready by 9am. With kid(s), that's easier said than done..and weekends are my only chance to sleep in. I think you could do a brunch heavy meal and be fine but I'm not sure it would really save you any money. If your ceremony is over at 11, say an hour for pictures, that puts you at 12 and that's lunch time. People will probably expect a meal, not just snacks (like fruit and bagels). As a member of the wedding party, that's really early to start getting ready.

If you're looking to save on costs, cut your guest count. That's less to invite, less to feed, etc. Hire a DJ who isn't super well known. Don't use a coordinator. Use minimal decor. Find a venue for budget friendly or all inclusive.

If budget is a concern, what about a 2 pm wedding followed by a “cake & punch” reception? Nobody has to get up early, and if at a non-meal time cake is perfectly acceptable! 🍰

I've never seen it done but it sounds very creative and exciting! I mean it's different, which isn't a bad thing. Especially if you both enjoy that type of food. I'd say go for it!

Yup I’m having a brunch wedding on a Sunday morning. It is more affordable and I’m excited to be able to have the evening just me and my hubby!

I am sort of doing this - entirely to cut costs. I shaved of $2000 from my food just by going 2 hrs earlier. Ceremony starts at 11, so I am still serving a full 4 course lunch at around 1 at a restaurant that I'm using for my reception venue! It's not the perfectly ideal situation, but I'm not much of a party person, and the amount of money I'm saving is amaaaazing!

We’re doing a 10:30am Sunday morning ceremony followed by brunch. I have a toddler so mornings are rough but this is what we wanted. Not doing a bridal party or anything so it’s easier from that perspective. If people don’t want to get up a little bit early,
they can RSVP no 🤷🏻‍♀️

I went to a sunrise wedding on the beach once, it was beautiful. Most of the guest came in the night before and stayed at the hotel so they were already there. They served breakfast, cake, and had dancing. I’m not sure if saved them money or not. The guest who want to be there will be there regardless of the time.

I would hate this.. I am not a morning person at all and I can only imagine people with children.

I decided not to do this because I’m not a morning person. It would’ve worked just fine for maybe FH. A bride I know who did this had to pay extra for HMUA because it was so early, otherwise it might save money.

We are getting married at 11:30am. It gets it out the way instead of having nerves all day. We are pretty excited

We went to a brunch wedding not too long ago and it was a BLAST!!

The time wouldnt bother me because I’m up at 5am everyday. But I’d be upset going to an early morning wedding & just getting bagels and fruit. That reminds me of what my company gives us for special occasions- not really a real special occasion spread.

A brunch wedding reception would be amazing!

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We also had a brunch morning wedding beginning at 11am and ending at 6:30pm. It went amazing and even though 80 of our 100 guests were from out of town/state/country/hemisphere everyone was there on time.

11:30am was when everyone arrived and had passed food and drinks. Brunch stations available half an hour in. Ceremony at 2pm. Dancing at 2:30 though 6:30.

Things to consider:
An early start means early for everyone especially if you have a bridal party. If you're getting hair and makeup done. We opted to have all our photos and portraits done before 11am so we could spend the entire situation with our guests. Which meant we had to wake up between 5-7am to get ready and have our photos at 8:45am - 11:30am.
From a guest perspective it can be great. One of the reasons why we chose at earlier time is that you're just waiting all day for the wedding and parrty to start, why not just start it? We had a lot of great feedback from our wedding, loving the timeline and brunch.
Cheers!