Brunch invitations
Deceptively simple, and the one occasion where getting the time wrong ruins the event.
$65
Your details set by hand, usually back the same day. $145 to rebuild it in your own colours.
Brunch is a specific window and everybody interprets it differently. Ten in the morning and one in the afternoon are both technically brunch and they are completely different events, one of which involves people having already eaten. A brunch invitation that just says "brunch" with a date is doing half its job.
The design can afford to be bright and simple, because these are relaxed daytime events. Warm light, clean type, plenty of air. It should feel like a good morning rather than an evening event moved earlier.
Brunch is also the format of choice for the day after a wedding, for baby showers where the guest of honour is tired, and for graduation weekends when everyone has somewhere else to be by three. In all three cases an end time matters as much as a start time.
What changes for this one
The time window is the most important element and gets stated precisely. An end time is worth including, because brunch events are almost always bracketed by something else in the day.
When to send
Two to four weeks. Brunch is a lower-commitment ask than dinner, so people accept later, but weekend mornings fill up fast.
Colours that work
Bright and warm. Cream, soft yellow, a fresh green. Something that reads as morning light.
Questions people ask about brunch invitations
What time should brunch start?
Eleven is the safest, and whatever you choose, be explicit. Ten reads as breakfast and people will have eaten less. Noon reads as lunch and people will have eaten more. The invitation should state a start and an end so guests can plan their day around it.
Is it too casual for a shower?
Not at all, and it is often the better format. A brunch shower is shorter, easier on a pregnant guest of honour, and cheaper to host than an evening event. The invitation can still be beautiful.
Day-after-the-wedding brunch?
Very common and worth designing properly. Send it with the wedding stationery so guests can book travel around it, and make the end time obvious since most people have flights.
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US searches a month for brunch invitations, measured rather than guessed. Nearly every page here targets a term almost nobody is defending properly.
How to have this made
Digital and paperless invitations
Designed to be texted, emailed or posted. Not an Evite template.
From $225
Custom invitation design
Designed from nothing for one event. No template underneath.
From $285
Day-of event paper
Menus, place cards, table numbers, programs and signage.
From $95
Start with a First Look
$45 for one finished concept designed for your event, back in three days. It comes off whatever you book, and if you do not love it you keep the file and owe nothing.