Checklist

Brunch countdown checklist

The easiest party there is if the night before does the work.

2 weeks out

Send the invite; 11am is the sweet spot
Plan one baked main (strata, quiche, baked French toast) so you aren't flipping pancakes

1 week out

Confirm the headcount and dietary needs
Plan a drink bar: coffee, juice, and mimosas or a spritz
Buy pantry items and bubbly

1 day out

Assemble the bake and refrigerate it
Cut fruit, make any pastry or dip
Set the table and the coffee station; chill drinks
Pick up flowers

Morning of

Bake goes in an hour before guests arrive
Coffee brewing and juices out as the doorbell rings
Music on

After

Send any leftover pastry home with guests