Delicious and sometimes adorable options for your wedding brunch menu #Food#breakfast-for-dinner#brunch wedding#food#menu April 3 2012 | Megan Finley Horowitz meggyfin Source: austinweddingblog.com via Anne on Pinterest We got a request from an Offbeat Bride reader for us to feature more offbeat menu ideas that aren't about desserts. We've covered wedding cakes and cake alternatives, but what else should you feed your guests? I thought I'd start off our menu feature roundups with my favorite of all the kinds of menus: BRUNCH! Ah, the brunch wedding — budget-friendly and delicious. And don't get hung up on tradition… brunch can take place at ANY time. (Breakfast-for-dinner, anyone?) How adorable are those mini pancakes!? At the risk of getting even hungrier, let's keep looking at MORE delicious options for your wedding brunch menu: Cinnamon rolls Big plates of mini cinnamon rolls and fruit and pretty and yummy. Muffins Fruit Fruit salad flanked by Sabre flatware © by Dinner Series, used under Creative Commons license. Classic American breakfast A classic brunch fair of scrambled eggs, country potatoes, bacon, toast, etc. Add champagne and you got yourself a party! Waffles Waffle irons and fresh toppings for the waffle bar at Dawn and Chris' wedding. Photo Susan Helgeson Breakfast burritos They also had a build your own breakfast burrito bar. Photo by Susan Helgeson. Pastries Home-made pastries from this cave wedding were lovingly contributed by guests. Photo by Andrew Kung Fruit tarts Fruit tarts are gorgeous and delicious. Photo by Ruby Sky Photography. Doughnuts Perfect sweets for a brunch menu are doughnuts like these from Voodoo Doughnuts. Photo by Jessica Watson Photography. Omelette bar Source: camillestyles.com via Andrea on Pinterest French toast Individual french toast squares over cups of syrup. This idea is perfect for a non-seated brunch. Also, gotta love the milk! Source: hostessblog.com via Julie on Pinterest Coffee Speaking of milk, what about drinks? I love these funky coffee thermoses from Lucy and Travis' wedding. Photo by Jessica Watson Photography Hot chocolate This couple set out marshmallows for the hot cocoa. Orange juice and mimosas This dawn wedding featured an orange juice station with fresh fruit. Add bottles of champagne to turn this into a mimosa station. Photo by James Lykins Smoothies Fruit smoothies are also a great drink option. Make 'em fresh or pick up a batch at a local smoothie joint. And the bride and groom from the photo note that these were easy to carry with them from table to table while they greeted guests. Photo by Ruby Sky Photography. Bloody Marys I dig this make-your-own Bloody Mary bar. Source: marthastewart.com via Bunny on Pinterest I know there are other brunch brides out there — so, what's on YOUR brunch wedding menu? Related Post Food festival-inspired finger foods for your wedding menu I recently went to a big food festival featuring the best restaurants in LA. Because it was a festival, all the bites were of the... Read more Psst: We'd love to do more menus. If you'd like to share YOUR menu with us, leave a comment! Even better, let us know where we can see pictures… we'd love to feature your wedding food. Email us. Reporter Name * Reporter Email * Original text Enter the original text here. Edited text* Enter your suggested copyedit here. Notes You can add a note for the editor here. * Required information. Fix Typo Megan Finley Horowitz When Megan's not writing, traveling, and sleeping, she's eating like the fate of the world depends on it. (You're welcome, world!) You can snoop into her personal life over on her website The Dash and Dine! @meggyfin @thedashanddine @meggyfin PREVIOUS Jessica & Eric's West Coast music festival-meets-traditional wedding NEXT The antique engagement ring style guide from Brilliant Earth Show/Hide comments [ 20 ] Awesome! I love me some cheesey hashbrown casserole – a great addition to the brunch menu. Now I need someone to invite me to a wedding where they serve brunch… 7 agree Reply I did this for my wedding, along with biscuits and gravy, country ham, eggs, and mimosas. It rocked. 8 agree Reply We did a brunch menu, and it was fantastic! My favorite part was the espresso bar we rented in the lobby instead of "cocktail hour". It was actually not too expensive, because it was already on-site. We served huge pans of baked eggs with different fillings, roasted sweet and new potatoes, fruit platters, muffins and quick breads, homemade jams (well, everything was homemade), ham, green salad, and wild rice salad. Something for all tastes and diets! Pics URL in my name, scroll about 2/3 down for a few food shots. 13 agree Reply I was JUST looking at tiny food also! On "Oh Happy Day" blog, & trying to think of a reason to have tiny foods for dinner http://ohhappyday.com/2012/04/styled-eats-mini-grilled-cheese-tomato-soup/ Could look so cute in any sandwich/soup combination. Turkey with cream of leek. Ham with cheese & broccoli. Pastrami with Italian Wedding. 1 agrees Reply We're doing a lunch menu with possibly some brunch/breakfasty stuff on it. Let me tell you – it is SO MUCH CHEAPER! And there are so many crowd pleasing options! 5 agree Reply Oh, I love brunch items! I'm doing some semi-brunch items in cocktail hour. I love a southern grits & toppings bar. Think cheese, shrimp, sausage, fruit jellies, etc. I also consider pimento cheese to be somewhat brunchy and perfect served on a crostini with a fried green tomato on top. (Or is that only okay in North Carolina? Either way, it's cheesy & delicious!) 4 agree Reply OMG prosciutto cups. This makes me want to experiment with bacon-wrapped quiches… I'm not having a brunch wedding, but hellz yeah bacon cups! 8 agree Reply We had little cups of tomato bisque with small squares of grilled cheese sandwich suspended over them with toothpicks. Great for walking around, and super fun and delicious! Also, at the same table where you got your coffee, we had whipped cream, chocolate shavings, and chocolate and caramel syrups. People loved it! 1 agrees Reply Grilled cheese sandwiches – especially cut into a fun shape – are always popular for brunch. a make-your-own station can work too. add mugs of soup and it's complete – super-budget-friendly too, as long as you stick to affordable cheeses. when we did this for the kids, the adults all got in line too! 2 agree Reply So cool! I did a waffle bar for my friend's baby shower; it was easy, cheap, and a big hit. I also did a lower-brow take on the quail eggs in prosciutto cups for my Atkins-y husband — regular old deli ham & chicken eggs work just fine too for a fun breakfast treat. 1 agrees Reply We're doing brinner (breakfast for dinner)!! It's what's made it possible for us to have a caterer due to budget restrictions so it's SUPER affordable. We're having bacon, egg & cheese biscuits, pancakes with wild berry fruit topping, hash browns, fresh fruit, fruit infused water, and sweet tea. I'm super excited. It's going to be delicious and awesome. 4 agree Reply Here's an awesome bread pudding recipe that would be great for a brunch: Nigella Lawson's Caramel croissant pudding. http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/caramel-croissant-pudding When I made it, I substituted rum for the bourbon, and it was amazing. 1 agrees Reply Frittata muffins would be cool! 3 agree Reply We are looking for alternative ideas, especially as wedding cake is so expensive. A normal 3 tier cake is enough (I calculated around £90) but then if you mention it's for a wedding the price goes up even more. I want cupcakes or something original – the doughnuts look impressive. A sweet idea. 2 agree Reply Sometimes the batter for a "wedding" cake is denser and sweeter than regular cakes. It depends on how traditional the bakery is. Shop around. 1 agrees Reply And don't forget – quiche!! The caterer we hired for the wedding also had a cook's special baked oatmeal, it was divine with cinnamon, raisins, and real cream over top. And when tasting wines and beer to go with the meal, think about what will taste good with eggs, which are an integral part of most brunches. We ended up with a syrah, and peach sparkling wine, both were BIG hits! 1 agrees Reply We are planning to have a "breakfast tea" with caramels rolls before the ceremony and then after the ceremony a "brunch" with fritatta, a greek yogurt bar with honey, berry compote and granola, and lots of mango and strawberries. 3 agree Reply Man this is totally making me question my evening wedding. It's a Halloween wedding so I wanted it to be at night so we could give it the appropriate creep factor. But I LOVE breakfast! NOM! We're doing a chili bar. With all the fixings and toppings and corn bread along with some appetizers, buffalo wings, and chicken fingers for the kidlets. 3 agree Reply We had a brunch for dinner wedding. We originally chose it for sentimental reasons (our first date was over pancakes), but it ended up being a very practical choice, too. It's super easy to accommodate meat eaters and non-meat eaters at the same breakfast, and it's SO MUCH LESS EXPENSIVE than dinner. We had a full brunch buffet, a hashbrown station, an omelette (egg or tofu) station, and a crepe station for less than our caterer would have charged for lunch or dinner without "specialty" stations. We and our guests were all very happy with the choice. 3 agree Reply We've settled on a brunch for a few reasons, mainly price, and also variety. I can't wait. Who doesn't like brunch? You really can't go wrong with all the choices. The facility we chose has brunch regularly, so they know how to do it well. Now I am just saving up because I really want an omelet station and waffle bar. Now I am hungry. Reply Join the conversation Cancel Reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Sign me up for your offbeat awesomeness newsletter! No-drama comment policy Part of what makes the Offbeat Empire different is our commitment to civil, constructive commenting. 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Awesome! I love me some cheesey hashbrown casserole – a great addition to the brunch menu. Now I need someone to invite me to a wedding where they serve brunch… 7 agree Reply
I did this for my wedding, along with biscuits and gravy, country ham, eggs, and mimosas. It rocked. 8 agree Reply
We did a brunch menu, and it was fantastic! My favorite part was the espresso bar we rented in the lobby instead of "cocktail hour". It was actually not too expensive, because it was already on-site. We served huge pans of baked eggs with different fillings, roasted sweet and new potatoes, fruit platters, muffins and quick breads, homemade jams (well, everything was homemade), ham, green salad, and wild rice salad. Something for all tastes and diets! Pics URL in my name, scroll about 2/3 down for a few food shots. 13 agree Reply
I was JUST looking at tiny food also! On "Oh Happy Day" blog, & trying to think of a reason to have tiny foods for dinner http://ohhappyday.com/2012/04/styled-eats-mini-grilled-cheese-tomato-soup/ Could look so cute in any sandwich/soup combination. Turkey with cream of leek. Ham with cheese & broccoli. Pastrami with Italian Wedding. 1 agrees Reply
We're doing a lunch menu with possibly some brunch/breakfasty stuff on it. Let me tell you – it is SO MUCH CHEAPER! And there are so many crowd pleasing options! 5 agree Reply
Oh, I love brunch items! I'm doing some semi-brunch items in cocktail hour. I love a southern grits & toppings bar. Think cheese, shrimp, sausage, fruit jellies, etc. I also consider pimento cheese to be somewhat brunchy and perfect served on a crostini with a fried green tomato on top. (Or is that only okay in North Carolina? Either way, it's cheesy & delicious!) 4 agree Reply
OMG prosciutto cups. This makes me want to experiment with bacon-wrapped quiches… I'm not having a brunch wedding, but hellz yeah bacon cups! 8 agree Reply
We had little cups of tomato bisque with small squares of grilled cheese sandwich suspended over them with toothpicks. Great for walking around, and super fun and delicious! Also, at the same table where you got your coffee, we had whipped cream, chocolate shavings, and chocolate and caramel syrups. People loved it! 1 agrees Reply
Grilled cheese sandwiches – especially cut into a fun shape – are always popular for brunch. a make-your-own station can work too. add mugs of soup and it's complete – super-budget-friendly too, as long as you stick to affordable cheeses. when we did this for the kids, the adults all got in line too! 2 agree Reply
So cool! I did a waffle bar for my friend's baby shower; it was easy, cheap, and a big hit. I also did a lower-brow take on the quail eggs in prosciutto cups for my Atkins-y husband — regular old deli ham & chicken eggs work just fine too for a fun breakfast treat. 1 agrees Reply
We're doing brinner (breakfast for dinner)!! It's what's made it possible for us to have a caterer due to budget restrictions so it's SUPER affordable. We're having bacon, egg & cheese biscuits, pancakes with wild berry fruit topping, hash browns, fresh fruit, fruit infused water, and sweet tea. I'm super excited. It's going to be delicious and awesome. 4 agree Reply
Here's an awesome bread pudding recipe that would be great for a brunch: Nigella Lawson's Caramel croissant pudding. http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/caramel-croissant-pudding When I made it, I substituted rum for the bourbon, and it was amazing. 1 agrees Reply
We are looking for alternative ideas, especially as wedding cake is so expensive. A normal 3 tier cake is enough (I calculated around £90) but then if you mention it's for a wedding the price goes up even more. I want cupcakes or something original – the doughnuts look impressive. A sweet idea. 2 agree Reply
Sometimes the batter for a "wedding" cake is denser and sweeter than regular cakes. It depends on how traditional the bakery is. Shop around. 1 agrees Reply
And don't forget – quiche!! The caterer we hired for the wedding also had a cook's special baked oatmeal, it was divine with cinnamon, raisins, and real cream over top. And when tasting wines and beer to go with the meal, think about what will taste good with eggs, which are an integral part of most brunches. We ended up with a syrah, and peach sparkling wine, both were BIG hits! 1 agrees Reply
We are planning to have a "breakfast tea" with caramels rolls before the ceremony and then after the ceremony a "brunch" with fritatta, a greek yogurt bar with honey, berry compote and granola, and lots of mango and strawberries. 3 agree Reply
Man this is totally making me question my evening wedding. It's a Halloween wedding so I wanted it to be at night so we could give it the appropriate creep factor. But I LOVE breakfast! NOM! We're doing a chili bar. With all the fixings and toppings and corn bread along with some appetizers, buffalo wings, and chicken fingers for the kidlets. 3 agree Reply
We had a brunch for dinner wedding. We originally chose it for sentimental reasons (our first date was over pancakes), but it ended up being a very practical choice, too. It's super easy to accommodate meat eaters and non-meat eaters at the same breakfast, and it's SO MUCH LESS EXPENSIVE than dinner. We had a full brunch buffet, a hashbrown station, an omelette (egg or tofu) station, and a crepe station for less than our caterer would have charged for lunch or dinner without "specialty" stations. We and our guests were all very happy with the choice. 3 agree Reply
We've settled on a brunch for a few reasons, mainly price, and also variety. I can't wait. Who doesn't like brunch? You really can't go wrong with all the choices. The facility we chose has brunch regularly, so they know how to do it well. Now I am just saving up because I really want an omelet station and waffle bar. Now I am hungry. Reply