Hi Ladies,
My FI and I are having a traditional Indian wedding. They get pricey, and my dad was able to strike a deal with the reception hall. A lot of my parents friends don't drink b/c of religious reasons. So the reception hall gratiously is charging us only for those who don't drink based on the guest number. However I don't know how to take count of non-drinkers w/o seeming tacky (there are a lot of people coming who probably don't understand that a lot of people aren't drinking for relgious reasons). Is a response card along these lines appropriate (ignore wording, working on that. . .also do I have to ask? can my parents ask their friends to be sure if they aren't drinking?):
___________ will be attending:
___ceremony ___ reception ___ both
Food options:
___vegetarian ___ nonvegetarian
Beverage options:
___alcoholic ___ nonalcoholic