Cocktail hour champange?

gottahavashorti

Social circle, region, religion, time of day, etc. do play a role in how minimal or no alcohol at wedding is received by guests.  FI and my family and friends would be very disappointed if we didn't have at least wine and beer at our lunchtime reception.  If we did a brunch wedding they might be okay with a dry wedding.  As PPs have said, some social circles expect a full bar or a dry wedding.It doesn't sound like your guests will expect alcohol at the wedding or like they enjoy champagne, so go with the dry wedding.  Have punch, lemonade, iced tea & sweet tea, water, coffee or sodas at the cocktail hour.  Cheese and veggie trays or other light appetizers as well.

aerinpegadrak

All we have to go by here is what you post.  When you post:"So we are so broke and this wedding is breaking us. FI is set on a honeymoon out of the states and isnt budging sooooo that means that some wedding aspects will have to be cut or lessened."and"at $4 for beer and $6 for wine open bar can be expensive"the logical conclusion is that 1) the expensive honeymoon is his and only his idea ("isn't budging" implies that you've tried to change his mind) and 2) the only reason you're not serving alcohol is the cost.  I'm sure there are other reasons and the issue is more complicated, but when these are the first things that come to mind in describing your problem, then these are probably the most important ones to you.  In my experience, attempts at clarification usually just sound like backpedaling, especially when the poster gets defensive.

emme25

Actually I am not being defensive. I responded so now that is seen as being defensive?  I have only posted 5 times this entire post. And the question was never answered.  Our venue only serves beer and wine but at $4 for beer and $6 for wine open bar can be expensive so I was thinking since they have champange and champange punch can I just serve those and toast with those too. Is that champange overload? It is a cheaper option since we can control (champange by the bottle $22 and punch by the gallon $25) it.And again I may have typed too much info.  And again I may have typed too much info.

gottahavashorti

Your follow up posts did come across as being a bit defensive.  But, many people don't like champagne and you said yourself that you think only a few people drank champagne the last time you saw it at a wedding.  So whether it's a champagne overload doesn't really matter, because it sounds like your guests woudln't expect it or drink it.