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I think morning after brunches are a fairly new idea. We aren't doing one because we feel as though it isn't necessary. And we would would rather put more money into the reception than a brunch. Plus we are leaving the wedding night to go on a mini-moon (not taking the honeymoon until December when we are both off of work). Really it's all in your personal preference and what you guys want to do. If it's in the budget and you think you won't be too exhausted then I say go for it!
We're doing one with whoever is staying over at the hotel, so that will be the wedding party, immediate family, and a couple OOT guests. My mom is arranging it all, I've just told her what I want, and my parents have offered to pay for it (thankfully!). I think it's like you said, a nice chance to catch up, talk about the night before, have a few laughs without all the pressure. I think you'd likely enjoy it and you could get to know your FH's family without all the pretenses.
Oh and as for budget, we've been looking for a restaurant with a brunch buffet for about $15-20/head. That's not awful. Maybe you could find a place and talk to them about a pre-set menu and work out something in your price range?
We are doing one the next day around 11-12 since our wedding is on a Friday, a lot of people will be in town for the whole weekend. Our caterer for our wedding night is throwing in extra food so we can serve the next day at this brunch
It also depends on your location. In Boston, the only places that do Monday breakfast/brunch (we're a Sunday wedding) are hotels or fast food places. We definitely don't want to go the fast food route, but in hotel breakfasts in I've literally found 2 real restaurants (not hotels) that offer a decent weekday breakfast and they're totally out of the way for our guests. Unfortunately, the hotel breakfasts are $25-30/head, so with our large out of town guest count, I think the morning after brunch is too cost prohibitive. We estimate it at up to $1,000 just for breakfast, which seems like a waste of our resources. So, sadly, we've decided to most likely skip it.
We’re doing one! Most of our guests are coming from OOT, and we don’t see them often, and we thought it would be nice to keep the celebration weekend going as long as possible.
It will be very laid back and non formal. It will be at a local breakfast landmark – sort of a step-up from a greasy spoon, but not a big step. I am looking forward to the hash, eggs and cheese with an English muffin already!
We won’t host the brunch, but anyone who wants to join us will be invited.
We're doing one as 95% of the guests are out of town. My grandmother and aunts graciously said they'd like to host it but I've done most the planning. Luckily it's been the easiest thing to plan, we selected a menu ($15/person about) and added it to the website and invite info.
We wanted more time to relax with our guests and thank them for traveling so far so this was the perfect way to keep the fun going. It's at the clubhouse of a golf course, it'll be outside on the patio and fairly casual.
FMIL wants to do one but that is all on her. I dont really care either way. I dont think they are necessary really, but it can be nice. I dont think guests would be offended because many people will probably be leaving town anyways or would rather sleep in so I think you will be okay
We're doing one! We're inviting both FI's and my extended families as well as our bridal party and their guests. It is being jointly hosted by my parents and my FILs in the hotel were we got a wedding block (so it will be conveniant for guests). It will be very casual and laid back.
I think it will be a great opportunity to see everyone for a little longer (we live really far away from everyone in TX). Plus, my mom really wanted to have the opportunity to see us open some of our presents (again, since we live so far away).
We're doing a picnic lunch since our venue is out of town and a lot of guests are family from out of state who we don't see very often. The guests are staying at either the B&B where the wedding is held or at a neaby inn and both include breakfast with the room rate, so we have decided to do a lunch at a winery before guests leave to go home and will just be serving somethign simple like heros.
I think brunch is a nice idea esp if your family has never met--with the craziness of the wedding your families may not have an opportunity to talk. If you are paying, you should probably just invite immediate family. Otherwise, you can invite all the guests to join. Personally, I am not comfortable inviting people and then handing them a bill...
@Mrs.KMM: How are you going about inviting people? I want to make sure everyone who is staying at the hotel gets invited, but I feel like leaving a note/invitation when they check into the hotel is too late of notice. What if they need to leave by 9am for a prearranged something or other? Maybe like put it on the website or something, but not everyone will check that... ugh I don't know! How are you handling that part?
@rachelm1083 - We sent out separate invitations for the brunch that went out right around the same time as the wedding invites (a few days after). That way people would get them before making travel plans and could account for the event the next morning.
We weren't able to invite everyone at the hotel (almost all of our guests are OOT) so we really felt the invites had to be totally separate from other wedding things.
We did one because the hotel where we had our wedding does amazing Sunday buffet brunches.
However, we did not host it. On the info card that was included with our invitations, we told everyone that we would be there at a certain time, and if they wanted to make reservations, I provided the phone number, and the website for pricing information.
We really only had immediately family attend, and some extended family as well. But we also had a small wedding of 75 total. It was fun, though! I don't think anyone would expect you to pick up the costs of a Sunday brunch.
We're doing one! My aunt and uncle graciously offered to host :-) We're doing it at a local hotel, and actually got a really great deal on it. It will be pretty laid back -- buffet style bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, toast, assorted pastries, juice, and blueberry pancakes (it is Maine afterall). Oh, and they also threw in one mamosa per guest for free!
I got the cutest (Maine themed) dress to wear to the brunch too! It's the Anthropologie lobster dress:
My mom is insisting on a brunch at their house. We're inviting wedding party and immediate family. It will be very casual, an open house for whoever wants to come, really. We are not opening gifts per my request, but that is often an activity. We're using it as a send off for our out of town guests, and then FI and I will be getting ready for a day-after photo shoot.
We are having one. We are getting married over a holiday weekend and have a lot of OOT guests, so we wanted to be sure that everyone stayed entertained and well-fed. My parents live within walking distance of the hotel where most people are staying, so we are having it in their backyard. FH and I had planned on just getting bagels and coffee, but then my grandparents offered to host because they wanted to have a bigger spread. I am not sure what we are having to eat, but I am sure it will be great!
We are not leaving on our honeymoon until the day after the brunch, so I am looking forward to a relaxing day.
I wanted to do one soo bad to visit with my OOT family but we are leaving at like 6 am for the airport so, no-go lol.
My parents are hosting a morning after brunch at their house. I think we'll probably use a lot of the random odds and ends of china that we're using for my Alice in Wonderland bridal shower. It'll probably be pretty informal... I just want to show up in a cute sundress, have breakfast with everyone and relax! The people that are invited are our close family and friends... so there will probably be around 20 or so people there.
havent really decided on this part - most folks are staying to make the weekend a long weekend since its a holiday weekend so lots of folks will be in town. once we get closer to the date we will decide so we can see where our finances are....
Our hotel came with free hot breakfast, so all we had to do was tell everybody a cretain time to meet so that we could eat breakfast together and say our goodbyes. It worked out fairly well and we were able to see almost half of our guests before we left.
We did a brunch the day after our wedding. My MIL and FIL organized it and had it at their house. It was a great chance for us to catch up with family and friends that we hadnt been able to spend much time with at the wedding or the few days prior to the wedding. We invited all out of town family, our bridal party and some close family members. Out of 220 guests for the wedding, we invited about 75 people to the brunch the day after.
We are having one at 1:00 and using the leftovers from the wedding. I want it to be immediate family and the bridal party but my FMIL is very persisent to have her own "Calgary Day' and is keeping my FH's family at her place instead....grrrr
Litte off topic...but yes we are doing one...
I like the idea of the morning after brunch. Not sure where to have it, though. It isn't obligatory for all guests, but since we'll be having such a small guest list (40 including attendants), it would be nice and everyone will be from out of town. I was thinking in someone's hotel suite where we are having the reception. It would have a full kitchen and folks could pitch in to prepare it. Something casual, with stuff like eggs, bacon, fresh fruit, lots of toppings for the eggs (sort of inside out omelette) and some nice muffins, toast, pastries...
We are meeting our guests at 11 am after the wedding to go to a local Chili Cook-Off. Should be cheap and FUN, and gives us more time with all of the people who have traveled so far to be with us. My best friend is flying in from Brazil and my FBIL is coming from Europe.
I hosted a day after brunch for my sister (it was our wedding gift to her). It was held in our backyard from about 11am onwards - we had tea, coffee, juice, punch and baked goods available and fired up the BBQ about 12. I made things in advance (muffins, pastries) and also delegated - my sister has a group of girlfriends who were excited to help and between them they coordinated half a dozen or so salads. The most popular item was the punch, which my mother made - I think she made 10 batches during the day, it was exactly what people wanted after a big night :) I think most people headed off by about 2pm, and they opened their wedding gifts then (with immediate family and a few friends) and left by 3.30, so they had lots of time at home together as newlyweds on the day too.
Invites went out as an insert with the wedding invitations to all guests, but not everyone came. And some came for just a short time, which was fine - we organised it that way. I've also seen invites being given at the actual wedding, with the program. Sometimes this is fine (like when you're a local guest and/or had already been told) and other times it's annoying (like when you've already planned to be on the road at 9am) - I've been in both situations!
I want to have something VERY informal at our house (if we have one by April). My plan is for it to be mostly just family and our wedding party since we don't have many out of town guests anyways. And just plan a really simple menu ask my mom to bring some bagels and pastries and his mom to bring some fruit and juice and then I will make an egg casserole and potatoes. Just a simple fun get together for us all to unwind after all the wedding stress. And have everything plastic (silverware, cups, plates) so no clean up! Like I said VERY informal :)
we are inviting anyone that stayed at the hotel (or anyone in the area that wants to come..). I think its just a casual buffet 9-11. Our hotel offered certain specials if we booked a certain amount of our room blocks.. i think its 10 rooms to get a free buffet in a private room. sounded good to me and will give us a chance to see people one more time that maybe we didnt get to spend as much time as we would have liked to at the wedding.
I really want to do one mostly because we're getting married on mother's day weekend. I really think it would be a nice way to honor our mom's and grandmom's. I also think the family would like to see us open presents. I'm hoping that someone will pick up the tab on it. . but if not it really won't break our bank. We're thinking a deli tray from the grocery, tea and soda. Something really laid back. Possibly in the same location as the wedding (a tent at the FIL's).
We'll probably just invite close family and the OOT guests (all 5 of them). I think it would be a nice way to spend more time with the guests that I'm closest to, since I doubt I'll have that kind of time with the large guest list we have.
we're doing one but not hosting it, that is a good way to get around the budget concerns. i think it's pretty common and i don't think anyone will be offended (i hope not!). the key is to just spread the word and not send out invites or anything
Yes, we are doing a morning after brunch. We are inviting anyone who has stayed over the night before. We are telling them to please be our guests at a brunch and the times we are having it. By saying "be our guests" I hope it implies we are paying. I think it important to offer your guests breakfast and pay for it. It should be included as your overall wedding coat. I feel it is in poor taste to ask them to come and then tell them they have to pay for it, or let them be suprised when the bill comes. We went to my cousin's wedding and assumed they were paying for everyone's breakfast, because they told us to come and the time they were having it. When the bill came for 15 people, no-one said anything, including the bride and groom. My dad jumped up and paid for it because he felt embarassed. They didn't even thank him!
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Are you doing a morning after brunch? How are you organizing it? Fancy/not fancy? Are you inviting all of yours guests or just close family? My pros and cons so far:
Pros:
I've never met most of my fiancé's non-immediate family, so it would be a good way to keep getting to know them.
Brunch will be even more relaxed than what we're hoping will be a pretty relaxed wedding, so no one should feel under any kind of pressure (except me, see 1st con)
I don't want anyone to feel like we're rushing them off. i.e. "Ok, you've come and we've fed and entertained you once, now skedaddle!"
Cons:
I've never met most of my fiancés non-immediate family. Will I be too tired after meeting ALL of them at the wedding to have a repeat performance the next day?
If we only invite some guests to the brunch, will others feel grossly excluded?
Budget issue: After a rehearsal dinner, lunch on our wedding day for the bridal party, and our fabulous dinner that I'm already hungry for, will this break the budget?