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Alcoholic drinks at reception!

jigna829jigna829
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Did anyone have or are going to have alcoholic beverages at the reception? If so, did the venue provide the liquor or did you have to BYOB?My venue does not provide any liquor so we have to buy our own. About 40 people from my family are coming from the UK and will be bringing a mix of Bacardi, Vodka, Gin, Black label and maybe one other that i cannot recall but it will be maybe 1 bottle of any of the above per person. We are expecting about 300 guests of which 3/4 of them drink. Should I buy more variety or more of the ones that they are bringing? We will be having champagne, soda, juices, fruit punch (virgin), and beer.
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Re: Alcoholic drinks at reception!

  • Meghana55Meghana55 member
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    edited December 2011
    Alcohol was provided through our venue and included what you mentioned.  ditto pp - I would definitely include white and red wine.  A lot of people drink wine at weddings.  I'd also consider adding Jack Daniels.  As for amount, since most people would probably drink more if they're not driving, you shoudl probably factor about 4-5 drinks per person. 
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  • dublintomadrasdublintomadras
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    edited December 2011
    Who is going to bartend for your wedding?  Are the bartenders provided through your caterer?  If so, I'd talk to the caterer about what kind of alcohol to provide and how much to have on hand.  These guys will know a lot more about quantity/types than anyone else.  We brought in all our own liquor for our wedding but my family has connections to a liquor distributor and we worked with them to figure out exactly how much to have.  We ended up with way too much, but I'd prefer that to having too little!  We had all the regular liquor (vodka, rum, etc.) and also liqueurs for after-dinner drinks (Baileys, Amaretto, Sambuca, etc.).  Don't forget about mixers, too -- juices, sodas, etc.  And cut-up lemons and limes and olives, etc. for garnishes.Definitely talk to a professional!
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  • wdc*bridewdc*bride
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    edited December 2011
    Ditto d2m about asking a professional bartender.  If you're not hiring one, I would even consider calling around to "interview" a few prospects and using that as one of the questions you ask them, even asking if they've done SA weddings and if that changes the mixture of popular drinks.  They'll provide this type of information because they want to appear knowledgeable during the interview.
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