S/O is alcohol a requirement for a wedding reception?
Poll
Question: Would alcohol or the lack of alcohol being the deciding factor on if you would attend a wedding/reception?
Total Votes: 142
Would you base your decision to attend a wedding/reception based solely on if there will be alcohol or not?
It is a plus for your adults. but for my husband and I we would of had to pay for 2 off duty cops, a licensed bartender, the Liquor, and a extra 2000 on the reception Hall, in total adding about $6,000 more to my wedding cost.
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We didn't serve alcohol at our wedding, but part of it was because the venue we chose did not allow it. Our primary concern though was there are more than a few people in our families that tend to over drink and make things into a drama fest.....I didn't want to spend our special day worrying about that on top of everything else. But I think it just depends on the couple and the people they have attending.
It should never be a requirement to provide alcohol for guests. It's a nice touch if you and/or the folks you hang out with like the occasional drink, but I've been to more than one reception where there was no alcohol and they were much nicer than those where alcohol was freely provided. You don't have to worry about someone driving home under the influence, or about fights breaking out because someone got drunk and wasn't thinking straight.
Quoting Anonymous:
Quoting Armymom134:
You don't need alcohol to have a good time and if you do, then you have a problem.
Who said you did?
Well obviously if someone won't go to a wedding because alcohol isn't being served then that says that person needs alcohol to have a good time. Really is it that hard to figure that out?
Quoting Anonymous:
Quoting Anonymous:
Quoting Armymom134:
You don't need alcohol to have a good time and if you do, then you have a problem.
Who said you did?
Well obviously if someone won't go to a wedding because alcohol isn't being served then that says that person needs alcohol to have a good time. Really is it that hard to figure that out?
Untrue.
I myself said I wouldn't go to a reception without booze because it seems like the hosts are going cheap and looking for a cash grab. I'm not giving someone $300 and have them tell me I can't have a glass of wine with my meal. It's rude.
I'd eat and leave. I don't need alcohol to have a good time, but it's rude not to at least give your guests the option.
Quoting Diamepphyre:It should never be a requirement to provide alcohol for guests. It's a nice touch if you and/or the folks you hang out with like the occasional drink, but I've been to more than one reception where there was no alcohol and they were much nicer than those where alcohol was freely provided. You don't have to worry about someone driving home under the influence, or about fights breaking out because someone got drunk and wasn't thinking straight.
I disagree. If your circle drinks, a good host provides. It's cheap not to.
Not a deciding factor for me but every dry wedding I have gone to seems to be really boring and no one stays very long.
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- Roxygurl
on Feb. 4, 2013 at 1:38 PM