My venue contacted me yesterday to let me know that their full liquor license did not come through as expected and they doubt they will have it by our wedding next Saturday. This is not a disaster and opens up the door to save some money, but it does cause us more work.
Option 1: We allow the venue to furnish our liquor, we tell them what we want and how much and they buy it, serve it and we get to keep the anything left. We will pay a convenience fee to have them buy it for us.
Option 2: We buy everything ourselves (hopefully from a place that will buy back unopened bottles), haul it to the venue, they still serve it and we still get to keep what is left. We will have a corkage fee if we bring it in but we will have a wider selection, especially with wine.
I'm still waiting to hear back from the venue about exactly what percentages the fees are along with a price list so we can better compare options. Even though it is more "work" I would rather option 2 if I can find a place that will buy back unopened bottles. That way we can buy much more than we think we so I don't worry about running out and we still don't have to spend a lot of unnecessary money.
So here is where I need your help.
What would you do in this situation?
What liquor stores will buy back unopened bottles in the Columbus area?
What wines should I get ($10-15 bottle range)? Entree choices are chicken, meatloaf and pork chops. I only drink sweet white wines like Moscato or Reisling, so I don't know what I should do for the red choices.
Thanks!
April