Unpopular Opinion: We should bring back formal dress codes at brunch because it makes the whole experience feel like an event and I remember one time my sister insisted we all wear cocktail dresses for a pancake breakfast in upstate New York which so

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I actually kind of agree with this because brunch has become so transactional lately -- you just show up in sweats, eat a plate of eggs, and leave without any sense of ceremony about it. My cousin Sarah did exactly what your sister described for her engagement breakfast last year where she made everyone wear something that felt 'intentional' and I have to say the energy in the room was completely different when everyone looked like they were supposed to be there rather than just stopping by on their way somewhere else. It gives you permission to slow down which is everything because brunch should be an event not a fuel stop.