Wishes Brunch Vs. Dinner?!

[DisneyLove321]

Hello Loves,

I'm having a hard time choosing between a Brunch Reception or a Dinner Reception!

We love Breakfast & the Brunch Menus..
There's something about Mickey Waffles!

But, on the other hand..
We have a Formal wedding with all the stops!

Did anyone else have this problem choosing?

 

[lurkyloo]

Brunch is SO much cheaper than dinner that we had no trouble choosing! It really depends on the feel you want for your day. We wanted something very casual and comfortable and tied to an early-morning ceremony in Epcot, not a nighttime party with booze and dancing, so brunch was perfect. If you have your heart set on a more traditional reception, there's nothing to stop you from adding brunch food to your menu even if it is dinner. Another idea would be to serve Mickey waffles as a late-night snack toward the end of the reception, or at the dessert party.

 

[Erzengel]

We thought about an earlier wedding and reception but we also wanted to do the dessert party and just having everyone go from one to another without hours of time in between just seemed like the better option for us.

 

[alyaki]

Hi! You can always make the experience as formal or informal as you wish.

I know we ended up deciding on brunch, but that was for a few reasons...

• Price (Brunch is $50 cheaper, which is important considering we originally estimated on a price that start $25 cheaper)
• We wanted an Epcot ceremony (hate ballroom backups for other outdoor locations)
• Still gives us the possibility of adding on a dessert party, if we decide to

We're still planning on having a fairly formal event - we'll be in LSS, dress expectation is semi-formal (not black tie, but that's due to the time and our locations), we really want some form of live musician (if we can avoid the DJ), and at least first dance. We're likely doing a plated meal, as well, but that has a lot to do with personal preferences.

Honestly, if we had been told we couldn't consider any form of plated meal (we've checked, they haven't) or been told we couldn't do lunch/dinner food as opposed to breakfast/brunch, I'd probably be doing at least a lunch ceremony/reception. But that is because I really don't like breakfast food, especially not the ones they like to list on any of their sample menus (not just the wedding ones), and so DF decided it's just easier to only do lunch food so I'm sure to actually eat something.

If you decide to go with a dinner reception, you can always use lurkyloo's suggestions of using Mickey waffles as a late night snack. Best of both worlds then!

 

[rrali33tt]

I thought about having a brunch reception because it was much cheaper than an evening reception. I love breakfast food! But I also really like the dancing and partying at weddings and it made more sense to me to have an evening reception.

We are having a welcome party/dessert party at Epcot the night before our wedding where we will be serving Mickey waffles. (I had to have them somewhere!)

 

[golightly]

I'm very early in my planning process but I'm having this same issue. Both have their pros & cons.

I'm trying not to get hung up on the money & just focus on the experience I want to achieve on my big day. I'd honestly like something more formal & plated but I'm not sure how into it everyone will be if the reception starts at 11am. & no matter how much I LOVE breakfast food, I never really pictured it at my wedding reception.
From what I understand Disney will give you what you want if you're willing to pay for it. So I just need to figure out what works best between my vision, the venue, & the cost.