anyone doing a brunch wedding? or something that is not your typical ch and then reception type wedding?
That was our original plan, but the earliest wedding my Church does is 11...so we turned it into an afternoon buffet instead
I posted this on the other thread. We are doing the 4 month plan. We planned a quiet destination together and then my mom was dx with stage 4 cancer. Initially we figured a dinner with immediate family. His side was 50 people. So I went to look at ONE venue just to see and the rest is history. It's only because it's unbooked and close that they are doing it but we are having a Sunday wedding at de Seversky Mansion. 12-5 sit down lunch (3 course). I added a cocktail hour but we're only doing passed items not the whole shebang. I also added a chocolate fountain for dessert. I avoided the site fee by not using the ballroom and having complete run of the rest of the mansion. I guaranteed 50 but we're now at 115 invited so we ARE moving to the ballroom but since it remained unbooked I'm just changing rooms. Lunch or brunch includes unlimited red/white wine, beer, soda, coffee, tea, etc but not open bar. I am fine with that. It depends what's important to you. I can tell you that I am pulling off a REAL wedding at a beautiful venue with great vendors in less than 4 months at a fraction of the cost if we planned it ahead of time. HTH
