Post Wedding Brunch?

We were thinking of doing this and what I gathered is that I'd just invite me and my FH's immediate family and then the bridal party. If your parents are looking to host it you can get them to work at contacting the family members you want to attend the brunch, closer to the day of. I don't think they need formal invitations, that's just an added cost. How many people are you looking to have? Maybe make a list of them, get the numbers, make the reservation and tell the invitees closer to the date so that they don't tell many other people about it?

I really want one, FH and I were thinking of hosting it at his favourite restaurant in city, it would be Dim Sum instead of a North American brunch.

We're having one for all out of towners. On the out of towner RSVP card, there's a separate line where they can RSVP for the brunch.

We're doing one and I just included it on the wedding website then on the little welcome cards for OOTers and the BP.

We are doing one. a super casual one. my out of state family rented a big farmhouse that they're all staying at and we're having it there. just planning on getting some breakfast casseroles we can throw in the oven and just hang out with them for a few hours before FH and i leave on our mini moon.

We are doing a post wedding BBQ with catered (delivered) BBQ from an awesome place that gives sides, and drinks etc as well as alcohol! We are having it at our house so that way our family can see the remodel that we are doing as well!

We're doing one as well. I agree with Valarie, we're doing casseroles and buying the makings for continental breakfast at Sams Club. Those muffins are huge and very inexpensive. Plus I want to hang out with the family before everyone has to go on their merry way. Hang out by the pool, relax, and reminisce about the wedding!

Our hotel serves breakfast and we hope guests will take advantage of that, and we can socialize with guests in an informal way then...but we aren't hosting anything (can't afford it!). I've attended a few weddings with brunches the next morning and they were wonderful!

We did one, but it was in the hotel where most of our wedding guest stayed. I had it listed on the website and included in an insert in the welcome bags everybody received in the hotel room.

My fmil is doing one for us. We aren't inviting everyone-just bridal party, immediate family, and out of town guests. I made up a cute little invitation to slip in the invite envelope with an RSVP date to my fmil. It'll be nice to see everyone because we are leaving right afterwards to drive up to the San Francisco airport headed to Jamaica!

Yes, my parents are hosting for our OOT family at the hotel, it will probably be less than 30 people...

As for the "invite", I put a note on our website under the accomodations section and will put it in the "welcome note", really that is all you need.

I've done many of these as a caterer. My best advice is to plan a 'drop in' kind of thing because a lot of people will want to get on the road home or catch flights; they won't stay for a long time.

You do need an invite card and a way for people to RSVP.

We're having a BBQ the day after. We thought about doing a brunch but most people will be in town until Sunday and our wedding is Friday so we figured a pool party BBQ would work better.

My in-laws came by the hotel the next morning to have brunch with their OOT family. DH and I didn't have anything planned, but after our wedding we decided to get breakfast with all our OOT friends at IHOP. It worked out well, and it was nice to see everyone one more time before we left for our HM.

I wish we had-- how often do you have all your favorite people in the world together? Sadly (as far as I'm concerned, but probably not DH) we were on a plane for Hawaii the next morning.

Ours will be a combination of brunch and gift opening. It well be close family and bridal party. Bridal party is their choice not a mandate.

My aunt and uncle offered to host a brunch for all of the guests the next morning. I will be including this event, plus the welcome dinner and wedding itself, on the RSVP card because we need to have actual headcounts for each event.

Thank you for the info and suggestions ladies! We are only including the bridal party, immediate family (parents/siblings) and out of town guests. I think I am going to include a small invite with our wedding invitation.

@Future Mrs 27 - my parents are hosting a brunch the next day with the same guest list. I went to one recently for a friend's wedding and it was a great time to catch up with the bride in a more casual environment/when she wasn't running around like a crazy person trying to see everyone at the wedding. I'm totally pro-brunch, especially if someone is offering to host it!