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I think it's nice to host a variety of alcohol at your reception. Maybe do beer, wine, and a signature cocktail? Or are you planning on having an open bar? (in which case you can just drink what you like and not worry about what other people might like).
You could also have beer and certain types of liquor, or maybe do a hard cider instead of wine?
Wine/champagne is pretty popular among the masses... why don't you want to serve it to your guests? I don't really drink beer but we're still having it as an option for our guests. I really think you should offer it since a lot of people don't drink hard alcohol... plus it's cheaper than hard alcohol.
I would think hard alcohol only would be a bit odd, especially with dinner. After dinner, fine but most people will expect wine/beer with food.
I think it's also reasonable to consider that some people get buzzed a lot more quickly on hard alcohol than on beer (and sometimes wine) and you may have guests who would like to be able to have a couple drinks without feeling the effects of them too much, so I think it's nice to provide them also as a lower alcohol content option. DaneLady's suggestion of cider would be a nice option for that, though some wine/beer drinkers might perfer to have something less sweet than most ciders.
I'd probably go for one wine at a minimum so that people who don't want something really alcoholic or sweet (not that there aren't not-sweet mixed drinks but they are usually pretty boozy) feel like they have options.
Personally, I don't think that just because you and your FI don't like wine or champagne doesn't mean you shouldn't serve it. I think you need to recognize that the vast majority of adults would like to have wine with their dinner at a nice event, and unless you have moral or financial opposition to it (doesn't sound likely, since you're considering liquor!) you should at least offer it as an option.
My husband and I both like chicken, and yet we offered our guests the option of a pasta dish, which neither of us would have ever ordered.
I think at the bare minimum you should offer beer and wine for your guests, as most (if not all) of them would choose one of those to have with dinner. What about cider? Usually wine comes as a part of a package anyway, so if you and your FI don't like it, you have the option to drink something else instead, or you could get a special drink just for you both to have that night.
thanks for your comments... now im feeling guilty about not wanting to serve wine.
we are trying to save money on stuff that we dont really want/like. we dont want to be pressured into doing things at our wedding just because it is expected of us (unless other people were paying for it, like parents, then of course they would have more of a say in it). now i'm really torn.
i'm not serving any alcohol. i don't like it at all.
but... i have a VERY small guest list and know that only two of my guests even like drinking at all, so it's not a big deal.
either way... we are serving sparkling cider instead.
Whether or not you like it, you should offer it to your guests during dinner. Most people will probably want wine with their dinner, but during cocktail hour and the reception they will drink beer or hard liquor if it is offered. So you can probably limit wine to the dinner service, but not eliminate it alltogether. I do think you can totally skip the champagne.
Being a good host is not about serving only what you and your FI like. I don't eat seafood, but I knew crabcakes would be enjoyed by the vast majority of our guests (and they absolutely were). I love chocolate, but the largest tier of our wedding cake was vanilla because that is what most guests would prefer. Nobody is forcing you our your FI to drink wine, but you shouldn't expect your guests to drink hard liquor with dinner just because that is your preference.
I would be really disappointed to not have wine at a wedding. If it were a dry reception, that's one thing, but if you're planning on doing other alcohol, you should include wine (or at least one red, one white, one champagne). Or even just (cheap) champagne would be acceptable.
If budget is your concern, just do beer and wine. I don't think it would be that much more expensive to do wine with beer.
Have to agree with the other ladies here, I would be disappointed to not be served wine at a reception. I would understand if you were a non-drinker (or if it was against your religion), otherwise I would expect it.
Maybe a good compromise would be to have wine and then just enough champagne for the toast. That would save money over having champagne all night long. I'd be okay with a wedding with no liquor, but with wine and beer; the other way around would seem really, really weird.
i think you could skip champagne, just have people toast with whatever they are currently drinking. skipping wine wine would be like skipping salt and pepper shakers. they are fairly common and expected, and their absense will make people upset (if you are having other alcohol).
perhaps you have a selection of light and fruity wine that would complement dinner but not be too expensive.
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I don't like wine/champagne and neither does my fiance, so we don't really want to serve it. what else could we serve instead? could we just do all hard alcohol or is that bit odd?