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convince the padres it would be way more convenient FOR THE GUESTS if you hosted the breakfast at the hotel. 1 point of argument = the guests would have to arrange for transportation to the house and find a way back after the breakfast etc.

I can understand your parents’ “hospitality” angle about hosting at your house. Is this something that you can hand off to a family friend or relative? Maybe even your parents?

If you have a Whole Foods in your area, they have great breakfast platters.

Depends how fancy you want it. We did a day-after open-house style brunch at the ‘rents house with costco platters and party finger food (mimosas, too) and had a blast. Very low maintenance. There are undoubtedly a few aunt/cousin types who volunteer to lend a hand setting up in the morning.

I agree, as someone who has been an out of town guest for many a wedding I would try to convince you that when people are packing and preparing for a trip home they will be less happy about leaving the hotel to find your folks’ place and then go back to check out or something. They came out of their way already for the big event, don’t make them drive around again. I vote for the brunch/breakfast at the hotel. Plus adding that list of stresses of a home-event doesn’t seem like a healthy thing. Make life simpler.

We’re having a home wedding, so a home brunch isn’t going to crimp the hosts’ style that much, but I really really hope people have been paying attention when I tell them that a charity 10K race is passing the brunch site. I mean, directly passing. Road closures, the whole bit. Brunch starts at 10, and if people are still there at 12 (my side won’t be, but his probably will), they’ll be trapped indefinitely. And I will laugh, and I will dance around singing “I told you so.”