Wedding Blog

Miss Kiwi just posted a poll asking about day-after brunch plans, so I thought I’d share ours!

We’ve gone back and forth on the brunch thing–do we want to have one, how big will it be, what will we serve, will it be at home or at a restaurant, etc.

Ultimately we decided it would be most cost-effective to have it at my parents’ home. We also decided to limit the brunch guest list to pretty much the same people as our rehearsal dinner list: everyone in the wedding party, close friends, and extended family we’re really close to. The invite list is at about 30 people.

Since it’ll be the day after the wedding, and brunches are so uncommon in the Midwest, we’re trying not to turn it into a big deal. We worded the enclosure “A casual brunch and gift opening party will be held on Saturday, May 26th at 11 am, at the home of Mom and Dad Blueberry”. We’re doing minimal decoration to the house, and overall it will be really casual–Dad is going to pick up fruit and bagels and stuff from Sam’s Club, we’ll have coffee and orange juice, and of course leftovers from our dessert buffet!

We’ll have the entire first floor of the house open, the bad dog will be at the kennel for the weekend (Maxie will be upstairs sedated, and Mr. Blueberry’s parents’ dog Molly will have the free run of the house), and after a while mingling and talking, Mr. Blueberry and I will open wedding gifts for anyone who wants to stick around and watch (we understand that many may not). Then, when things are starting to wind down, anybody left will see us off on our minimoon –stand at the end of the driveway and wave!!!

I think it should be a fun way to end the wedding celebration, and we’re excited that we’ll have the chance to get to wind down and reflect with our closest friends and family.