Farewell Brunch on 9/11

You could maybe have someone announce a brief moment of silence at the very beginning of the brunch.

People's experiences and memories of 9/11 are so different I think it really depends on the group you are with and where. My family lost a lot of friends and family on that date, personally its always a hard day for us. It is completely up to you though, do what feels right.

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We were thinking of doing that. People will be trickling in and out of the brunch, so we weren't sure on the timing.

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Yeah, I'm not from NY, but my fiance's family is from the NY metro area.

I don't think it would be weird at all. My birthday is 9/11 and I have looooong since thrown my birthday party on the actual day and have never felt weird about it, nor has anyone said anything....hopefully LOL. It is definitely a huge, extremely sad part of our history and it's important to never forget, but that doesn't mean you have to include it if you don't want to change the mood of your brunch.

Maybe "we would like to have a moment of silence for those who lost their lives at the Twin Towers....etc" before you eat. Break the silence with "thank you for taking that moment with us. Additionally, thank you for everything you all have done to make our wedding amazing, etc etc...please enjoy!"

You definitely don't HAVE to mention 9/11 if you don't want to or don't feel comfortable doing so. If you do want to mention it, I think a moment of silence would be perfectly acceptable. I like Bailey's idea of breaking the moment of silence with a thank you for commemorating the event and for being there for you over the weekend, etc.

I agree with Rosebud that everyone's experience and memories of 9/11 are different but if your FH' family is from NY I know their memories haven't faded. While you don't have to do anything to commemorate it, if you did want to do something maybe you could set up a donation box and donate that money to a 9/11 organization like Tunnel to Towers.