Moms do so much for us and they deserve the best! In order to host a fabulous Mother’s Day brunch, you need some lovely decor, fresh flowers, and a make ahead menu that can be prepped the night before. This way, you don’t have to be up at dawn to spoil her.
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In this blog, you’ll find a few suggestions for each category, depending on your budget and time constraints. Mix and match to create your perfect Mother’s Day brunch!
- 🌸 Tabletop and Household Decor
- 🍽️ Place Settings
- 🍸 The Bar
- 🧑🍳 The Menu
- 🎁 Gift Ideas for Mom
Tabletop and Household Decor
The vibe: pastel florals everywhere for Mother's Day Brunch
Stick to the pastel floral theme. It’s cute and perfect for springtime, when your Mother’s Day brunch is happening!
Simply put, fill the house with fresh flowers.
If possible, cut stems from your garden or work with a local florist for what you need. Otherwise, a high quality grocery option always works in a pinch!
Pro tip – if you’re planning to buy florals from Trader Joe’s (or Whole Foods or other chain), stop in when they open on Saturday morning. Our local TJ’s is swarmed with people buying flowers Mother’s Day weekend, and you don’t want the sad leftovers!
Bud vases make the arranging easy. A few sprigs per vessel, with a bunch of them lined up in a row, makes for a chic and elegant arrangement without having to call in the pros!
Tablecloth
This lavender tablecloth is the perfect “base layer” for a Mother’s Day brunch tablescape.
If the full tablecloth feels a little too bold for you, this linen runner would be perfect! The photo is a bit deceiving, since it’s only 36″ long. One down the center of the table would be nice, or two flanking the centerpiece florals would work to have the draping effect off the ends of the table, like the photo.
Napkins
Add a pop of added floral with a petite print! There are great disposable options, as well as reusable cloth selections to add an extra punch of color.
Place Settings
Placemats to keep the floral theme rolling!
Each person’s seat becomes another opportunity to showcase a pastel flower.
These watercolor pattern floral placemats are cloth and machine washable. Reuse each spring!
These dainty patterned disposable placemats have a super cute scallop edge detail.
These adorable, disposable daisy placemats are so cute at each person’s seat. Don’t set out plates — put them in a stack on a buffet to make things even easier on yourself! Bonus that you can see all the flowers on the table.
Same concept, cute watercolor peony design!
Place cards to assign seating
For a little bit more oomph, you can purchase acrylic blanks and a paint pen (just make sure you get one that works on plastic)! These wavy-edge blanks are adorable and add just a hint of that feminine pop. Go over your own writing – two coats will give the best results.
PS – If you have a larger group and don’t feel like a project, get these done FOR you.
These gold polka dot place cards are neutral and come in a bulk pack, so you can use them over and over again. Cute to add to each person’s place setting or a nice addition to the buffet, calling out what each item is!
Plates perfect for a Mother's Day brunch
Whether you want to add a pop of vintage “tea party” style or more modern and clean, there’s a perfect plate out there for your party! Here are some disposable and reusable options for both looks.
If you lean more vintage...
Silverware
Whether you want to have disposable options or machine washable, you can still lean into the theme!
The Bar
Drink personalization
No easier way to up the cute factor for your Mother’s Day brunch!
These floral stir sticks come packaged in a cute, hostess gift set of 4 different designs. They’ll immediately elevate your Bloody Mary or mimosa station.
These floral drink charms add colorful flair to your cocktails and help you keep track of each guest’s beverage. Drink tags make any party more festive!
Pitchers for mixing and serving
For a party in the morning, make things easy on yourself. Don’t individually mix drinks – make a pitcher of mimosas and a pitcher of bloody marys. Add some festive personalization and glasses, and you’re all set!
Drinkware
Lean into the theme with pastel colored glassware, or cute disposable cups that coordinate with the vibe! Mom will just be glad you’re hosting.
Make-Ahead Mother's Day Brunch Menu
I love to host, but admittedly hosting in the morning is hard — even for a morning person! When hosting a brunch, my goal is to set the table the night before, and get as much food prep done in advance as possible.
I found a sample menu from the queen herself, Ina Garten, that would work well for a completely made-ahead meal! This cookbook has a breakfast section AND a pre-done menus section.
The menu:
- *Bloody Mary: Ina obviously does hers from scratch but it’s hard to argue with the McClure’s spicy mix. Add that to ice-cold vodka (in the freezer the night before) and spend more effort on some fancy garnishes!
- *Fruit and Yogurt: Here’s a video of her jazzing up some yogurt into a more festive sauce.
- *Banana Crunch Muffins: (or blueberry or chocolate chip or poppyseed – you get the idea). Here’s the recipe for hers!
- *Marmalade Butter: mix together room-temperature butter and orange marmalade. The end.
- *Smoked Salmon Frittata: This is the only part you’d have to do that morning, but it’s mostly inactive time. Throw it in the oven and then go shower! Serve it straight out of the pan for one less dish to wash. Get her recipe here.
Easy - and fabulous - gift ideas for mom!
If she's sentimental...
You can create a custom recipe cutting board, engraved with a family recipe — in your loved one’s handwriting! All you have to do is take a photo of a recipe card from above and then it’s magic.
If she's in need of a pick me up...
Why not a gift of confidence? Get her a color consultation — she’ll learn which colors make her natural features shine extra bright. She’ll get insight for clothes, makeup, jewelry, and hair that will enhance her beauty. You can purchase it online, she gets to enjoy it, and it’s not just another *thing* collecting dust in her house.
I had my color consultation done by the amazing Created Colorful team and I can’t say enough about them! Use code LEAHEMOSS to score a discount on a consult for yourself or as a gift.
And you don’t even have to wrap it 🔥
So that’s it! I hope you found this post with Mother’s Day brunch ideas to be helpful. Go spoil your mom — she deserves it. And if you ARE a mom, thank you for all that you do! You’re a rockstar and are doing a great job.
xoxo, Leah