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Alcohol during ceremony

First of all, I am not planning on having alcohol served during my wedding ceremony, just the reception
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However, has anyone ever heard of this being done? I was talking to my brother the other day (who will be an usher in my wedding) and he said jokingly that he may be too busy drinking to seat guests. When I asked him what he was talking about, he said that the past two non-church weddings he has been to had alcohol served during the ceremony itself. I thought this was kind of strange, and he admitted that the guests weren't really paying attention to these ceremonies because they were tipsy, which sounds really annoying.

Has anyone ever heard of this being done?

Re: Alcohol during ceremony

  • I've heard of a flask or two amongst the BP but never anyone being fairly ripped.  Not aware of guests doing that either.

    Both of my weddings were in a church with a very stern warning by each Pastor that if anyone had any alcohol on their breath the wedding would not proceed.  I have a good friend who is a Pastor and he issues that same warning prior to any weddings he performs.  He's never had to cancel one yet.
  • I went to one wedding where the bar was open during the ceremony.  The bridesmaids, groom, and groomsmen were pretty drunk.  People weren't really paying attention and some people were getting up and leaving in the middle of the ceremony.

    By the end of dinner, the groom got into a fight with someone from the bride's family.  The police came, and everyone left.  

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  • I've only ever seen champagne with strawberries as people waited for the ceremony to begin.
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  • In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_ceremony-ideas_alcohol-during-ceremony?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:10Discussion:101d070a-3fb5-41e5-9cd6-a85235716ce0Post:73a46161-ddbc-4bc0-834f-7f964528a34e">Re: Alcohol during ceremony</a>:
    [QUOTE]I went to one wedding where the bar was open during the ceremony.  The bridesmaids, groom, and groomsmen were pretty drunk.  People weren't really paying attention and some people were getting up and leaving in the middle of the ceremony. By the end of dinner, the groom got into a fight with someone from the bride's family.  The police came, and everyone left.  
    Posted by lindseyann410[/QUOTE]

    Um.  Wow.
  • I've been to 2 weddings where the bar was open before the ceremony.  At ours, the bar will not be open, but they will be serving champagne w/ Strawberries or bellinis to our guests as they arrive.  I figure it will be a nice way to start the event
  • I've heard of having cocktails passed prior to the ceremony, but never having a bar open during the actual ceremony. 

    I think it's MUCH more common to wait to drink until the reception.
  • I have forbidden my family to bring in flasks to the church.  i think it's tacky and distasteful.  I've seen my uncles open beers after the ceremony and I think that's unacceptable...but that's just me...liquor can wait until after they leave the church.
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