As long as the rest of it is nice (good food, cool dj) it would be kosher. I went to a reception where it was stacks of plastic cups, 3 liters of Faygo, and a bowl of ice for a "bar". But I must say the rest of the place was about as trashy as you could get. They had to clear about 10 of the dinner tables out of the way to make a dance floor. Hi-lari-ous!! Who's gettin hitched???
Well I was questioning because I'll be the one getting hitched shortly. Joseph is going to buy my ring sometime in August. We had a discussion about alcohol consumption at his parents wedding anniversary party tomorrow and I voiced my opinion that I didn't think it was necessary to purchase the alcohol he is for it because too many people require alcohol to have a good time. He got short and testy with me about it, and I decided that I don't want alcohol at my wedding reception...so I was getting opinions. I'm out of here though -- workout is calling me! :D
P.S. Shoot for something fun in the evening for the mixer -- it's the day after my birthday and I'll be at the Renesance Festival during the day and can come at night! :D :D :D
My friend Dave recently got married he has mild epilepsy (sp?) and cannot drink at all they had 3 kinds of wine, and draft bud and bud light for free if you wanted liquor drinks, there was cash bar (just like at formal) but if you were in the wedding party, you got to drink for free that way you would save some money on the alcohol part by only offering wine and beer, but if people felt the need to get plastered to have fun the option was there. i have other thoughts but i will tell you about them later.
oh, and pre-congratulations on the "gettin hitched" see you sunday :-D
Well, to be classy, you could offer wine or champagne. Often it's the type of alcohol that sets the mood for any drinking engagement. For example, you wouldn't serve Tosti's Asti sparkling white wine at a Superbowl party. Conversely, you may not want people crushing cans of bud light at your wedding reception.
When my cousin got married in June, they had an open bar with top shelf liquor. I didn't get wasted, no one got puke-ass drunk either. I was drinking because it was free, but I didn't need it to have a good time. But to relate it to your situation, I don't think the people you'd invite to your reception would NEED the alchol to have a good time, but it enhances the experience. When I get dressed to the nines for a wedding, I wouldn't mind a nice martini in my hand.
Also, on a side note, in my family paying for the alcohol was part of the whole 'dowry' thing, in a sense: My mom's parents paid for the wedding/hall/food, etc... and my dad's parents paid for all the alcohol.
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P.S. Shoot for something fun in the evening for the mixer -- it's the day after my birthday and I'll be at the Renesance Festival during the day and can come at night! :D :D :D
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he has mild epilepsy (sp?) and cannot drink at all
they had 3 kinds of wine, and draft bud and bud light for free
if you wanted liquor drinks, there was cash bar (just like at formal)
but if you were in the wedding party, you got to drink for free
that way you would save some money on the alcohol part by only offering wine and beer, but if people felt the need to get plastered to have fun the option was there.
i have other thoughts but i will tell you about them later.
oh, and pre-congratulations on the "gettin hitched"
see you sunday :-D
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When my cousin got married in June, they had an open bar with top shelf liquor. I didn't get wasted, no one got puke-ass drunk either. I was drinking because it was free, but I didn't need it to have a good time. But to relate it to your situation, I don't think the people you'd invite to your reception would NEED the alchol to have a good time, but it enhances the experience. When I get dressed to the nines for a wedding, I wouldn't mind a nice martini in my hand.
Also, on a side note, in my family paying for the alcohol was part of the whole 'dowry' thing, in a sense: My mom's parents paid for the wedding/hall/food, etc... and my dad's parents paid for all the alcohol.
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