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if the people you know drink Bud Light, then I think that is your answer... as for wine..not sure about 2 Buck Chuck as I've never had it, but I've heard Bees mention it before so it can't be horrible..good luck!

I'd start with the higher quality stuff and then bring out the cheaper wine/beer for later, when people are a little saucy.  :)

And Barefoot wines are a great, cheap wine.  (in case you didn"t already know)

I would encourage you to use this as an opportunity to try out some beers and wines. Everyone's tastes (or palates) are different, especially with wine. Buying a locally brewed beer is a great way to find a fantastic tasting beer at a great price. Visit a local brewery. They usually give free or very low cost tours and have tastings at the end. That way you can try small amounts of multiple types of beers. Local brew pubs sometimes have beer flights where you can sample 3-6 types of beer for fairly cheap. Check out a wine bar where they have wine flights so you can sample different types of wine to see which kinds you are drawn to. You can also just start picking up bottles of wine from your local wine shop to try. If you are a new wine drinker, ask the shop owner for some recommendations. You can't know what is good to you until you try, so have tons of fun! I'm a server and a wine lover, so I can make a few recommendations to you. For white wines, first try a Riesling it is very sweet and light. Usually new wine drinkers will like the sweeter, lighter wines at first. Once your palate matures though, you may be drawn to drier, fuller wines. If you find a Riesling too sweet, try a sauvignon blanc (may favorite white). For reds start with a pinot noir, it's hard to go wrong with a pinot. If you are feeling brave, try a cabernet. Cabernet is bold, full, and usually dry (love!) For beers, try some different types. Wheat beers are usually crowd pleasers, EPA (extra pale ale) is bitter and is usually an acquired taste (soooo yummy). Good luck in your search!

We dont drink either but I didn't want to have "cheap" beer at my wedding cause it reminds me of frat parties, so I went with the more "upscale beer" and bottles instead of cans. I bought Heineken, Labatts Blue (Candian beer, I got married on the Canadian border so it fit), and Corona- cause my family is a Corona family. Once all that was gone people made beer runs and came back with cheap beer anyway. lol. PBR is a fave among our friends apparently. A friend of ours gifted us custom wine/wine labels so we had 25 bottles (Reisling) for 55 guests. Let me tell you almost 2/3 of the wine was still left. My advice would be to definitely buy more beer than wine and not to worry about having enough cause if ppl want it, theyll just run to the store. 6 cases of beer was also gone in no time flat and I had a lunchtime reception.

Although I can't stand 2 buck chuck, Trader Joe's has some pretty good wines for under $5/bottle under their own labels (like "coastal reserve" or something.)  Basically what they do is they buy the surplus from various vineyards with the agreement that they will sell under their own label at a much lower cost (I've got a friend who works there, he gave me the scoop).  Lately we are loving the trader joe's coastal zin, its tastes like a $20 bottle, but at just $3.99!  I would go and pick up a bunch of them and see which one you like the best, then get a few cases; I think they also have a buy-back policy, where they will buy back the unopened bottles.

If you want to serve cheap wine but are worried about being labeled as serving cheap wine just skip it and serve Sangria! No one will know what kind of wine you use and most wine snobs will be the first to tell you for Sangria the cheaper the better!