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 was going to say the same as BG - it's not rude at all as long as it's on the invite or you let your guests know beforehand so they are prepared. I have been to heaps of weddings where we had to buy our own drinks and it doesn't bother me unless they don't tell us but I always take cash with me to a wedding now just in case we have to buy our own drinks. At our wedding, my parents paid for softdrinks and juice for all our guests and we had punch on the tables. Alcohol was available and people could buy their own. We provided drinks for toasts.
I went to a wedding a few years ago where we were given drink tokens - the B & G paid for three drinks each for everyone and after that we had to pay for our own. They put them under our placecards on the tables. It worked okay too as another option.
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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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