POLL: Day-of drinking

Knot Kathleen

Hi Knotties,

Mind answering a quick question for The Knot Live team?

Thank you!

julbgordo

I think it really depends on who you are!  I'm a light weight and on regular occasions won't go more than 2 drinks.  At weddings though, with all of the dancing I can usually drink a bit more without feeling horrible.  It definitely depends how much you are used to and what your body can tolerate.  I definitely wouldn't want to be "trashed" at my wedding though.

cwaggoner07

More than 3 is too much for me always. But there will be margaritas at my wedding. HEL-LO fiesta!

J&K10910

Am I the only person who read this as drinking on the day of the wedding, but NOT at the reception?  Like...before the ceremony?

melntaitt

There's champagne set up everywhere on our wedding day - the hairdresser is serving champagne and there will be bottles in the maids dressing suite.

I'm not sure how much I'm going to drink at the actual wedding but so far, at all the wedding parties I haven't had more than one glass of wine even though I'm not a light weight by any stretch of the imagination. I've just been so nervous, I couldn't stomach anything - however, there will be an ice tequila fountain at the reception and I'm taking a shot. Then I'm done.

emarston1

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_chit-chat_poll-day-of-drinking?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:14Discussion:36af59e3-229a-4419-8bfe-92727b9cb491Post:5e3c8423-9657-4190-86e7-a9e373a2a6c1">Re: POLL: Day-of drinking</a>:
[QUOTE]Am I the only person who read this as drinking on the day of the wedding, but NOT at the reception?  Like...before the ceremony?
Posted by J&K10910[/QUOTE]
That's how I read it too.  And for the record, no one likes a sloppy drunk bride.

tldh

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[QUOTE]Am I the only person who read this as drinking on the day of the wedding, but NOT at the reception?  Like...before the ceremony?
Posted by J&K10910[/QUOTE]

That's how I read it.  I know some priests who will not go through with the wedding if they smell any alcohol on either the B or G's breath.  I was doing to much on my wedding day to slow down and have a drink beforehand anyway.

DeadUtopia

It takes more than 3 drinks to get me anywhere near the warm fuzzies. It's hard to say how much is too much to drink because different people have different tolerances. I don't think there's anything wrong with imbibing as long as you're not drunk, like PP said...no one likes a sloppy drunk bride.

jennipea382

I also read it as before the ceremony.

While getting ready I may have a glass of champagne, but not too much of course. Probably a bottle to split with my BMs (there's 3 of them.. maybe another bottle if I share with anyone else).

As for the reception, I don't know for sure. I know I don't want to end up like my cousin. My mom ended up taking care of her while she was puking part of the night. I DEFINITELY do not want to get to that point. So I'll probably have a few glasses of wine and/or champagne, but I'll be pacing myself. Don't want to pass out right away ;-)

Madisonpenny

I voted more than 3 HOWEVER I won't be having more than 1.  I don't know how much I will have eaten through out the day and that can seriously affect how quick it hits you so to be safe...

ChristineNB

I am a total lightweight.  My fiance has said I should not drink until after the ceremony.  At the reception, I'm not sure how much I'll drink, but there will be an afterparty where younger people will keep drinking and I fully see myself getting trashed then.

lyndausvi

I think the poll is weird.  Everyone is different.

My wedding was at 5:30.  I had a glass of champagne at 11am getting my hair done.  I had another glass during pictures at 3.  

I had about 4 drinks through out the reception. It was a 5 hour reception.   Not even sure I finished them all because I was out on the dance floor and lost the glass.

  6 drinks in a few hours on an empty stomach for a lightweight maybe.  6 drinks during a 12 hour period of time when I ate 3 full meals was not too much for me.

housewifehobbiest

I like this post, it's something I've been thinking about!  I have moderate social anxiety (as in had to take meds to go to my crowded high school before finding CBT that worked wonders).  I found that sipping something helps to calm my anxiety, so I have a tendency to accidentally over indulge in social situations.  And I do not want to be Drunk Bride.

We're only having beer and wine, but I'm making it a point to always have a bottle of water with me that day so if I need to sip, I can drink that instead of alcohol.  I will probably limit myself to one of two weak mimosas in the AM while we're getting ready and then 3 beers at the reception.  We're having a heavy BBQ lunch, so three beers would put me in the happy but very in control sweet spot.

I am worried about FI though, he has no sense of moderation or self control and has admitted he is incapable of cutting himself off.  And his friends are the worst about egging each other on.  We're going to have several talks about us both staying relatively sober for the full event.

lyndausvi

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_chit-chat_poll-day-of-drinking?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:14Discussion:36af59e3-229a-4419-8bfe-92727b9cb491Post:94f9d5e2-5194-48bb-b7f9-15d1066b2291">Re: POLL: Day-of drinking</a>:
[QUOTE]I am worried about FI though, he has no sense of moderation or self control and has admitted he is incapable of cutting himself off.  And his friends are the worst about egging each other on.  We're going to have several talks about us both staying relatively sober for the full event.
Posted by NYCFoodieBride[/QUOTE]

<div>My husband is that way IRL.  On the wedding day he was on such a high, he hardly drank.</div>

housewifehobbiest

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: POLL: Day-of drinking : My husband is that way IRL.  On the wedding day he was on such a high, he hardly drank.
Posted by lyndausvi[/QUOTE]

Well that is actually very comforting, thank you! He says he won't, but then he teases me by saying its his wedding and of course he's getting bombed! So I'm nervous about that "there's a little truth to every joke" saying.

LoisLane007

I didn't drink (alcohol) before my wedding and got all of a few sips of my toasting champagne.

doeie04

I voted "it's my party". (I read it as the whole day, though.)

I won't be drinking much. Maybe one or two throughout the whole night. My face and chest get really red and I don't want that in pictures. If I didn't have that issue, I could have more than three spread throughout the day and be just fine.

If she meant before the wedding, I couldn't handle very many. Plus, we have a shiit ton of stuff to do and I can't be out of it. :P

midgetthemighty

I read it as "before the wedding" as well, which I find, quite frankly, dumb. Why would you want to be buzzed/tipsy/drunk before your wedding or possibly during your ceremony?

At the reception, do whatever you want. Personally, I won't be drinking much because I don't want to be sick and I think it's somewhat unclassy for the bride and groom to be wasted.