Alcohol or no alcohol?

Question

we very rarely drink but i know some of my guess do and my side of the family and his family dont drink (only like wine on holidays or something)

but we are on a very low budget, should we go with alcohol and just not a lot( its not a bar or open bar it will be in metal tubs)

i was thinking 96 cans of bud and bud lite( almost everyones favorite)

and then a couple of smironoff ice ( for anyone who wants to drink but not beer)

there will be 100 ppl but only about 50-60 will drink

is this enough or should we jsut not have it all?

is a wedding fun w/o beer?

Answer 1

Well, that is about half the people that you need to be thinking about....I very rarely drink but I know if I went to a wedding were there was no alcohol available I would think it was strange (although I personally would not care).  I think you should have some available, like what you said above, about 100 buds and 24/30 smirnoffs.  That way you aren't going way out of budget and at the same time the option for an alcoholic drink is there.  Wine is something you may want to consider.

Answer 2

you can have a wedding without alcohol.  And when you have one, other people want other things that wont be available.  An easy solution is to have none or do beer and wine.  Also you can get a bar from a catering company and they bring everything!

Answer 3

If your on a low budget,dont buy any.You can have a great time with out as well. Congrats.

Answer 4

I would do beer and wine if you dont want to go all out with the alcohol.  have a bottle of wine on all the tables and then get maybe 5 cases of beer and that should be plenty.  for the wine...if you get it at the liqour store then usually they have a policy that if you dont use it you can return it so put out what you think you might use and keep the rest tucked away so if you need it someone can bring it out but if you dont its not open and you can bring it back so store it and give it as gifts to people later.

Answer 5

A wedding can be fun without alcohol, it's what you make it.

I am also trying to plan a low budget wedding, so we are not going to provide people with drinks. I know these days it's normal to put a tab on the bar, or provide alcohol, but everybody understands that the price is far too much.

Answer 6

your idea is a happy medium, although you may want to get a little more beer....In mississippi where I live, its really hit and miss whether to have alcohol or not, in most cases where its not, noone ever stays past the cake cutting....you spend all that money on all the wedding stuff and everyones gone in an hour.  We had alcohol at our wedding, and so have some of our friends, and we had to kick people out becuase we had met our time limit....everyone had a lot more fun!

Answer 7

Have you thought of writing a note with the invitations that there will be a area for alcohol. That you have some budlight. And that there will be more iced filled coolers for whatever alcohol they want to bring.

Set the area up nice and they will be happy.

With plastic glasses for wine or mixed drinks.

Answer 8

Yes a wedding is okay without alcohol, but some people will definately be upset.  And you don't want to be remembered as "Oh yeah, that wedding without alcohol."  I would definately have the beer/smirnoff in tubs; just decorate the tubs a little with tool and silk flowers so it does not look like a fraternity party!  People should be grateful that you supplied them with drinks and not care.  You may also want to consider wine as well--You can get bottles (or boxes) of wine pretty cheap.

Answer 9

Wow.  That's definitely too little for 50-60 people.  I mean if they are light drinkers you'd need about 125.  If they like to have a little more fun then I'd say 250-275.  You should look into kegs to save money.  

I would be slightly annoyed if there was no alcohol at a wedding, and I highly doubt I would have as much fun.

Answer 10

There's no obligation to serve alcohol - if you and your families don't drink, maybe you could use that extra money toward another appetizer, an extra dessert, another hour with the DJ, etc.

Answer 11

I think an alcohol free wedding is a wonderful idea especially if kids are also present. You can always get amazing alcohol free wines and champagne from ikea or grocery stores that are so tasty.

I took one of those to a bbq once and one of the guests accidentally drank some of it and didn't even notice! All he said was "wow, which bottle is this????".  lol

All the best :)

Answer 12

I would do beer and wine. 96 cans is not enough. I would get a keg.

Answer 13

I personally hate wedding were I can't have a drink and no I am no a huge drinker but I like a few glasses of wine.

Cheapest way to do it is get wine and a keg of bud.

Also if you buy the same brand of wine in bulk, many places will give you a discount.

Skip the Smirnoff ice- malt liquor doesn't say "wedding" to me.

Answer 14

Most likely 50-60 won't even drink. A lot of people won't drink at weddings even if they drink other places.

96 cans should be plenty. Running out of alcohol is a good thing. At least you had some. That was my view: I wanted to have alcohol for people, but I didn't want people to be drunk and have to deal with them or have my parents have to drive them home that night. So, I bought a limited amount of alcohol so no one could really get drunk unless they hogged it all! :)

Answer 15

Good question. Let me start with what my wife and I did. We had a partially dry wedding. We served a (cheap) bottle of Champaigne to each table for the intitial toast and offered red or white wine (bottles) for a reduced price at the bar. This technique probably saved us a couple grand, and even gave the evening a more "upscace" feel. However, it cost us in that the dance floor was pretty much empty, and we lost half the guests before 9 O'clock. If I could do it again, I would have offered an open bar.

In the end that decision is up to you. Go with what you feel suits your day the best, and don't worry about your guests, it's not their day... it's yours.

Answer 16

Honestly, its your wedding! Keep that in mind. We all want out guests to have a good time and be glad they attended. However, you don't have to go above and beyond to accommodate. If the 'drinkers' cant go one evening without drinking (and still enjoy themselves) than I think they may have a problem. I vote don't do any alcohol. If you offer some and it runs out you may find someone leaving to run to the store and then beer becomes a focus of your big day. Not cool.

What if you do some fun punch drinks instead. There are many easy recipes on line for such drinks. You can have fruit floating in them and make it special. Everyone will be drinking the same thing and you can save your money on the alcohol. A wedding can definitely be fun without beer!

Good Luck! I don't think having beer would be a mistake but I think you can avoid it and still have a perfect day!