Drink ideas for dry wedding?

emmiejayne · January 2015

What it says on the tin, really! We're having a dry wedding. I don't know what to serve, how many options and how much of each!

Help?

KatWAG · January 2015

Soda, water, iced tea, and lemonade pretty much covers it.

How many people are you having? Are you planing on buying cans or 2 liter bottles? People generally consume 1-2 drinks an hour.

southernbelle0915 · January 2015

Ditto KatWAG. If you want, you could have a featured "mocktail" but it may be more trouble than it's worth.

Are you DIYing the drinks or do you have a catering company? If you have a catering company, just tell them what you want and they can figure out quantities - its part of their job.

emmiejayne · January 2015

KatWAG said:

Soda, water, iced tea, and lemonade pretty much covers it.

How many people are you having? Are you planing on buying cans or 2 liter bottles? People generally consume 1-2 drinks an hour.

Call me stupid, what's soda? English soda is fizzy water.

<80 people.

We intend to buy small (250ml) glass bottles of coke & lemonade along with pitchers of iced water, but we're looking for a couple of fun, family-friendly drinks on top of this.

wandajune6 · January 2015

Please make sure you have some sugar-free drinks as well, preferably beyond just water. We've gone to lots of dry parties where there's tons of fun stuff to drink but only water for diabetics/low carb-ers, and people trying to keep healthier. My diabetic DH always end up grouchy!

emmiejayne · January 2015

southernbelle0915 said:

Ditto KatWAG. If you want, you could have a featured "mocktail" but it may be more trouble than it's worth. Are you DIYing the drinks or do you have a catering company? If you have a catering company, just tell them what you want and they can figure out quantities - its part of their job.

DIY-ing it

makes my life easier (I've got catering contacts, so can get everything at quite a large discount) and I don't have to rely on anyone else just in case they mess it up (obsessive non-delegator here).

A mocktail would be nice - any ideas? Why is it trouble?

emmiejayne · January 2015

wandajune6 said:

Please make sure you have some sugar-free drinks as well, preferably beyond just water. We've gone to lots of dry parties where there's tons of fun stuff to drink but only water for diabetics/low carb-ers, and people trying to keep healthier. My diabetic DH always end up grouchy!

My partner is diabetic

so I feel that pain. Diet fizzy stuff is on the list, hopefully I'll be able to do the mocktails reasonably sugar-free or low-carb. Ideas from a fellow partner-diabetic?

kmmssg · January 2015

You could get flavored syrups to make strawberry, raspberry, or peach lemonade. We use real strawberries to make strawberry lemonade and that was a hit with the Pentecostal non-drinkers at DDs wedding a few years ago. Here are some suggestions:

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Hot-Pink-Lemonade/Detail.aspx

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Refreshing-Limeade/Detail.aspx?evt19=1

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Non-Alcoholic-New-Years-Eve-Punch/Detail.aspx?evt19=1

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Sparkling-Peachy-Punch/Detail.aspx?evt19=1

http://www.tablespoon.com/posts/20-non-alcoholic-party-drinks/272ee0f8-dd9b-45e1-b3da-d3a63074198c

Hope something in there helps. I know the last link has a recipe for nonalcoholic sangria. I have used a different recipe for that in the past that was a huge hit and you could make a large quantity ahead of time. Good luck!

emmiejayne · January 2015

kmmssg said:

You could get flavored syrups to make strawberry, raspberry, or peach lemonade. We use real strawberries to make strawberry lemonade and that was a hit with the Pentecostal non-drinkers at DDs wedding a few years ago. Here are some suggestions:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Hot-Pink-Lemonade/Detail.aspx
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Refreshing-Limeade/Detail.aspx?evt19=1
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Non-Alcoholic-New-Years-Eve-Punch/Detail.aspx?evt19=1
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Sparkling-Peachy-Punch/Detail.aspx?evt19=1
http://www.tablespoon.com/posts/20-non-alcoholic-party-drinks/272ee0f8-dd9b-45e1-b3da-d3a63074198c
Hope something in there helps. I know the last link has a recipe for nonalcoholic sangria. I have used a different recipe for that in the past that was a huge hit and you could make a large quantity ahead of time. Good luck!

Entirely awesome, thank you! xx

southernbelle0915 · January 2015

emmiejayne said:

southernbelle0915 said:

Ditto KatWAG. If you want, you could have a featured "mocktail" but it may be more trouble than it's worth. Are you DIYing the drinks or do you have a catering company? If you have a catering company, just tell them what you want and they can figure out quantities - its part of their job.

DIY-ing it makes my life easier (I've got catering contacts, so can get everything at quite a large discount) and I don't have to rely on anyone else just in case they mess it up (obsessive non-delegator here).

A mocktail would be nice - any ideas? Why is it trouble?

A mocktail would be trouble because someone would have to make each one. So you'd need to hire a bartender. If you're DIY-ing, it may not be worth it.

Virgin daquiris, pina coladas, or even just sparkling grape juice with fresh berries would be delicious.

Soda = coke, sprite, dr. pepper, pepsi, etc. It's a word to describe those types of drinks as a group.

KatWAG · January 2015

Soda is Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Root beer, any carbonated beverage.

I would serve mixed Iced tea and Lemonade and then some kind of mocktail, along with soda and water.

emmiejayne · January 2015

southernbelle0915 said:
A mocktail would be trouble because someone would have to make each one. So you'd need to hire a bartender. If you're DIY-ing, it may not be worth it.

Virgin daquiris, pina coladas, or even just sparkling grape juice with fresh berries would be delicious.

Soda = coke, sprite, dr. pepper, pepsi, etc. It's a word to describe those types of drinks as a group.

I was thinking of doing one big batch of a simple (reasonably sugar-less) mocktail (such as the fizzy grape juice) in a big drinks fountain (kitsch FTW!)

KatWAG said:

Soda is Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Root beer, any carbonated beverage.

Thanks for the explanation of soda!

*Any ideas WRT amounts, assuming 80 people, coke, diet coke, lemonade, a lime mocktail, iced water and a mocktail?*

KatWAG · January 2015

People tend to drink 1-2 beverages on hour. So plan for that. How long is your reception?

If you are having 80 people, I would plan to have 160 glasses worth of your mocktail. Then its kind of a "know your crowd' type of thing. Do more people drink tea or Coke? I would get a few extra and return what you dont use.

wandajune6 · January 2015

emmiejayne said:

wandajune6 said:

Please make sure you have some sugar-free drinks as well, preferably beyond just water. We've gone to lots of dry parties where there's tons of fun stuff to drink but only water for diabetics/low carb-ers, and people trying to keep healthier. My diabetic DH always end up grouchy!

My partner is diabetic

so I feel that pain. Diet fizzy stuff is on the list, hopefully I'll be able to do the mocktails reasonably sugar-free or low-carb. Ideas from a fellow partner-diabetic?

Italian sodas with SF syrups are a favorite around our house. Also, you'll be his new BFF if you have SF lemonade. He gets so jealous of everyone else getting juice!

[Deleted User] · January 2015

One of my favorite Mocktails is Cranberry Juice w/Sprite, it's my mocktail version of a Cranberry/Vodka or is you put it in a fancy glass a substitute for a Cosmopolitan. Also Ice tea as an additional option could be a good hit. For people that are interested then they can mix the ice tea with the lemonade for a "Arnold Palmer" drink.

emmiejayne · January 2015

wandajune6 said:
Italian sodas with SF syrups are a favorite around our house. Also, you'll be his new BFF if you have SF lemonade. He gets so jealous of everyone else getting juice!

I was going to make limeade (lime juice, fizzy water, Candarel-type-sugar-substitute). Would this go down well with your OH? I kinda want to surprise him a bit.

Erikan73 said:

One of my favorite Mocktails is Cranberry Juice w/Sprite, it's my mocktail version of a Cranberry/Vodka or is you put it in a fancy glass a substitute for a Cosmopolitan. Also Ice tea as an additional option could be a good hit. For people that are interested then they can mix the ice tea with the lemonade for a "Arnold Palmer" drink.

I love it! Simple and pretty, thank you so much!

May end up doing sparkling apple juice with blueberries floating in it for toasts.

Might get some edible glitter and put it in the drinks fountain - kitsch FTW!

Thanks for all the help! xx

wandajune6 · January 2015

emmiejayne said:

wandajune6 said:
Italian sodas with SF syrups are a favorite around our house. Also, you'll be his new BFF if you have SF lemonade. He gets so jealous of everyone else getting juice!

I was going to make limeade (lime juice, fizzy water, Candarel-type-sugar-substitute). Would this go down well with your OH? I kinda want to surprise him a bit.

Erikan73 said:

One of my favorite Mocktails is Cranberry Juice w/Sprite, it's my mocktail version of a Cranberry/Vodka or is you put it in a fancy glass a substitute for a Cosmopolitan. Also Ice tea as an additional option could be a good hit. For people that are interested then they can mix the ice tea with the lemonade for a "Arnold Palmer" drink.

I love it! Simple and pretty, thank you so much!

May end up doing sparkling apple juice with blueberries floating in it for toasts.

Might get some edible glitter and put it in the drinks fountain - kitsch FTW!

Thanks for all the help! xx

I don't know Candarel but it sounds good to me!

princessleia22 · January 2015

I think iced tea and lemonade are good ones that most people like. If you do an unsweetened tea, it works for all the non-sugar people. My brother did a sweet raspberry iced tea that people loved. Or people can mix the lemonade & iced tea. If you go with flavored syrups, you can do a plain iced tea & fizzy/soda water, then people can flavor them however they want to (raspberry, cherry, etc.). That leaves a lot of options for people with little cost, supply, or work on your part. Maybe have the iced tea, fizzy water, and lemonade alongside a "flavor bar" with all the various flavor syrup options to add into it?

emmiejayne · January 2015

princessleia22 said:

Maybe have the iced tea, fizzy water, and lemonade alongside a "flavor bar" with all the various flavor syrup options to add into it?

You're a genius! Thanks! I love it!

LondonLisa · January 2015

What time of year is it? For spring village fetes we have Ribena mixed with lemonade and fresh fruit (orange, strawberries, raspberries)/ mint leaves as a non-alcoholic version of pimms for children. It is really nice if warm outside, and you can make jugs of it very easily. If it is cold, everyone loves hot chocolate and mulled apple juice.

emmiejayne · January 2015

LondonLisa said:

What time of year is it? For spring village fetes we have Ribena mixed with lemonade and fresh fruit (orange, strawberries, raspberries)/ mint leaves as a non-alcoholic version of pimms for children. It is really nice if warm outside, and you can make jugs of it very easily. If it is cold, everyone loves hot chocolate and mulled apple juice.

October half-term (a lot of my friends are teachers, it's just easier for them to come).

Thank you!xx

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