Thanks I just feel like we're being tight arses or something, but thats why we always put off getting married cause always think money better spent elsewhere like mortgage.
Place on the invite that alcoholic beverages will be available to purchase on the day. That way, people are aware in advance and in writing. If it is family and close friends only, when you hand out the invites tell them you do not want any gifts as it is such as small gathering and you would rather they came to share your day with you.
2pm Ceremony 4pm Afternoon Tea (sandwiches, sausage rolls, vol au vents & scones, mini cakes etc) - champagne round for toasts. (With 40ish guests I think we bought 6-7 bottles)
We kept it a small family affair and it was perfect. I don't care how cheap people thought it was - we did it to get married! It was nice that they could all join us and I am thankful for every person that did.
We would have put it off forever if family hadnt of contributed so it was the best gift we could ask for.
I did wedding photography for the best part of 8 years, and many, many weddings have no alcohol. Some had alcohol for the bridal table & parents. Most had beer & wine only. For mine we had pre-dinner drinks, I bought premix ****tails (cosmos) and served them with ice, it was $7.95/bottle which served 4 drinks, and I got a discount from the off-licence for buying and bulk, and returned the unopened for a refund A couple of boxes of bubbly is more expensive than this, and my ****tails just as good for toasting, and a bit of a talking point (and cosmos!!!!! Pink!!!!)
I do agree with having something for toasting though, and if you put it on the invite then people are prepared.
Ours had a couple of bottles of champers and a bunch of soft drink for people, but no alcohol was provided. I recently attended a wedding where I had to buy every drink I consumed. Only kids drinks were free. No dramas at all.
I hope people don't think it's rude, there was no free bar at our wedding! We had a few bottles of fizzy wine for toasts and provided wine at the meal, but after that they paid for their own. If anyone was offended they certainly did not tell me
Personally I would shout at least one round of drinks for toasts... as it would be a thankyou type thing to your guests for attending your wedding.
I only had 15 people at my wedding and the whole wedding and reception .. food ceremony everything was abouit 2500 .. pretty good value if you shop around!
i've been to heaps of weddings with "drinks at bar prices" - as long as it's on the invite so people are prepared, not rude at all
i do agree it's nice (but not essential) to have some bubbles or something that you shout for toasts, but that doesn't have to be excessively expensive.
we put on beer, wine and softdrink (but the venue were ok with people bringing their own red so that they had what they wanted!). everything else was at bar prices, and when our tab ran out, everyone would have been paying their own. we had over 130 people, and because the venue put on top shelf at respectable bar prices, everyone drank top shelf and we ended up using less than 75% of what we'd put over the bar - the rest we ended up giving as a donation to the football/netball club we had the receptionat
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A couple of boxes of bubbly is more expensive than this, and my ****tails just as good for toasting, and a bit of a talking point (and cosmos!!!!! Pink!!!!)
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