Wedding Tips, Wedding Trends
The Pros and Cons of Having a Post-Wedding Brunch
Jan
For most couples, the moment they do their exit after the wedding reception is the last time they get to see everyone at their wedding day before they head off to the honeymoon. In modern weddings, however, couples plan to have their holiday a week or a month later and would rather spend their time as the new Mr & Mrs with their family and friends.
A post-wedding brunch is a small gathering of the bride and groom’s closest friends and family usually done to put a formal close into an awesome wedding day or wedding weekend. For destination weddings, the newlyweds usually invite everyone to join in the post-wedding brunch which serves as a farewell party as well before everybody travels back home or to their next destination. For local weddings, however, the couple can opt to only invite the bridal party and the immediate family of the couple for a quick and simple get together before everyone heads home.
After planning for so many months and spending thousands of dollars on the wedding day, you would think that there isn’t any need for a post-wedding get-together, right? Is having a post-wedding brunch for you and your new spouse? Should plan one after your big day or will your wedding guests not need another party to wrap up the party the night before?
Pros and Cons of the Post-Wedding Brunch
Pros
Everybody gets a proper goodbye.
Especially for wedding guests who had to leave the reception early because of the kids’ bedtime, a post-wedding brunch gives everybody the perfect opportunity to bid the bride and groom farewell before they head to their honeymoon. Also for destination weddings, the day-after brunch is the last item in the wedding weekend itinerary before all the guests get to their own vacation plans or the plane ride home. The couple gets to thank everyone for such a wonderful weekend and the guests also get to thank the newlyweds for sharing the special milestone with them.
You can all recuperate together.
From hangovers to aching muscles, a rad party can never truly be great without suffering the unforgettable aftermath. Groan together and recover together as with a post-wedding get-together, you can have a hearty brunch and a bloody mary to battle the party blues away.
The newlyweds get to thank their team.
As a special way of thanking the bridesmaids, groomsmen, siblings, and parents of the bride and groom, having brunch together the day after the wedding is fitting. Any thank you gifts or heartfelt thank you notes that the couple might have prepared can be given out to sincerely thank the key people who supported the wedding day’s success.
A perfect time to give out extra favours and other wedding items.
Give out your extra wedding favours and let your bridesmaids take home any of the extra cupcakes or desserts from the reception. The day-after brunch is the perfect time to hand out anything that you would want to give out to the bridal party and the family members. Also, they can turn over other items that you have left with them, such as the envelopes from the wishing well, cash gifts, rental car keys, etc.
Cons
Too expensive.
After dropping thousands of dollars on the entire wedding day, another brunch would be an extra expense on the side of the couple. Especially if they have splurged on a scrumptious buffet dinner and an open bar, having a post-wedding brunch would be too much already. For couples under a tight budget and planning on having a small and intimate wedding, there is no need for another meal right after the wedding day.
Too many gatherings surrounding the big day.
Think about it: there is the engagement party, the bridal shower and bachelorette party, the wedding day itself are all celebrations. It is the same group of people gathering together to celebrate joy, family, and love. Having another gathering right after the biggest and most important one isn’t really that important for some couples. What matters most is that they were able to share their wedding day with the people they love and care for.
Too time-consuming for the guests and the newlyweds.
For weddings during the weekend, there isn’t enough time to hold a post-wedding brunch anymore come Monday morning. The guests need to get back to their family and jobs and the newlyweds also have to catch a flight for their honeymoon or take the much-needed breather right after such an exhilarating occasion.
