Pros and Cons of Brunch Weddings — Colorado Wedding and Elopement Photographer

Who doesn’t love a good brunch, am I right?! As a brunch lover myself, I’ve heard a lot of buzz about brunch weddings! Breakfast food? Mimosas? Celebrations of love? Sounds promising, right? Although it initially sounds like an awesome idea, there are also some cons associated with morning weddings that you should think about (hello, getting up at 4am to do your hair and makeup).

I wanted to compile some pros and cons for weddings that are held in the morning so that if you’re thinking about a brunch wedding, you can make the right choice for you and your boo!

PRO: Morning weddings can save you money.

This can be very dependent on the venue, and some venues only offer one exclusive event a day. However, some venues can offer discounts for morning weddings because they have the ability to book two weddings in one day.

Catering a breakfast buffet or make-your-own waffle station is also generally cheaper than serving a three-course dinner! Not to mention the potential savings at the bar: most guests won’t go ham at the bar early in the day when they have to drive home in the early afternoon!

CON: You might have tighter venue constraints.

If you select a venue that is able to schedule a morning wedding, they very well might have an afternoon wedding right after you. This means you will have a hard deadline to get your guests, decor, personal items, etc. out of the venue before the next event comes in.

This isn’t necessarily a big issue, because even evening weddings usually have the same constraint. However, it can make things feel a little bit rushed! Just make sure to talk to your venue and your vendors, and they can make it work.

PRO: You’ll have the whole rest of the day to spend with your boo!

Picture this: a morning wedding in Estes Park. You spend the morning and early afternoon surrounded with friends and family, celebrating your love. The party wraps up around 2 o’clock, and you and bae take off and head back to your cute cabin in the woods. Maybe you spend some time in the hot tub relaxing, or maybe you decide to spend the afternoon at a spa. Perhaps you guys are more adventurous and want to head into Rocky Mountain National Park to hike. Here’s one more idea: you get to enjoy your afternoon and evening together in your newlywed bliss, and then you can head into town to have an intimate dinner with your closest friends and family to keep the celebration going.

Morning weddings give you that time, when a wedding that goes late into the evening means you might roll up to your cabin and pass out until noon the next day.

CON: The party might not be what you’re envisioning.

If your dream wedding has always included a LIT reception, with your and your besties getting down to Lil Jon, then maybe a morning wedding isn’t your best option. Guests may not feel like cutting loose that early in the day, but hey, I don’t know your friends! Just keep that in mind if a raging party is on your must-have list.

PRO: Better venue availability is a possibility.

Is your dream venue already booked on the day you want? If it is a venue that does book multiple weddings a day, ask them if they have morning availability! You might just get that dream venue after all, thanks to the brunch wedding.

CON: If you aren’t a morning person, this might be a challenge.

In order to accommodate a morning ceremony time, more than likely you’ll need to get up EARLY to start preparations. For example, let’s say you set your ceremony time for 10am. If you are factoring in a first look for your photography (which you should definitely consider), you are realistically looking at a 4:00am alarm so you can shower, eat, and start your hair and makeup.

To be fair, I don’t know too many people who aren’t up early on the wedding day with nerves anyway.

PRO: BREAKFAST FOOD.

Do I really need to elaborate on this one? Let’s just be honest for a second: breakfast food is the best food. In the iconic words of Leslie Knope, “Why would anybody eat anything besides breakfast food?”