Afternoon wedding - dry reception

Yes it would still be expected.. beer, wine and champagne would suffice though ! I personally would want wine and champagne even at a picnic

People would still expect alcohol, even for a morning brunch wedding. Serving beer and wine sounds perfectly reasonable for an afternoon wedding.

I believe beer and wine should suffice, dry is a big faux pas though.

I'm in the extreme minority about this on this website, but I don't think that having a dry wedding is necessarily wrong, terrible, or rude. I will say, though, that people who are otherwise drinkers probably would expect alcohol even at an afternoon wedding, but they'd probably just be expecting beer and wine in the afternoon as opposed to a full bar with liquor. You know your crowd best- if they're drinkers then maybe spring for beer and wine if you're comfortable with that, but if you've got a crowd of mainly non-drinkers or have a religious opposition to alcohol, then go without.

I drink beer at picnics. Or

Spread the word, just in case. But I can't say I would mind going to a dry wedding, and definitely not a dry picnic. Have fun.

I am having a morning/afternoon brunch wedding and the only alcohol we are having is champagne for toasts. I was concerned but have brought it up with many of the people invited and no one said they would miss having alcohol. We aren't planning on dancing or anything though. More of just a luncheon reception. But I think most guests are aware of my mother's history of abuse with alcohol and how that abuse reflected back to her kids so honestly I don't think people were expecting me to have alcohol anyways. My fiance supports that decision and every time I ask if maybe we should, he says no because he knows it would make me uncomfprtable. It is your day and people do not need alcohol to survive or have a good time at your wedding.

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No-one's going to tell you to your face that they would miss alcohol.

I had never even heard of a dry wedding until I came on WW. All our parties- baby/bridal showers, kids birthdays, holidays, weddings- have all had alcohol, no matter what time of day it was. Our ceremony began at 11, and we had a full bar. The groomsmen were toasting with beers at 9:30 when we started pictures.

Beer and wine at the minimum....

I’ve attended dry weddings and had plenty of fun. I’ve been to weddings with full bars and were zero fun.

If you don’t want to serve it, don’t!
They can take shots in the car beforehand if they need it that badly!

In all likelihood, there will be alcohol at your reception - your guests will bring it. They'll have flasks or coolers in their vehicles.

Beer and wine. Where is this being held? I get the impression that you would be able to bring in your own booze which will save a lot incomparison to getting it from a venue. People do like booze to celebrate, it is what it is.

We are having a dry wedding, and our reception is in the evening! No one will miss the alcohol.

View Quoted Comment Because not all families need alcohol to celebrate. So...they won't miss it.

View Quoted Comment No, we would not be able to bring our own. The venue is catering, no outside food or drink.

It's not a question of whether or not the reception would be dry. For personal reasons among other reasons, it is going to be dry. I more-or-less was wondering if or how we should let people know, I was thinking word of mouth would suffice. I don't know of 1 person in either of our families that will be offended. And if they are, I honestly don't care. Everyone on my side knows where I stand when it comes to alcohol.

I say yes .. at bbq alcohol is served . It's also not a bbq it's a wedding .. beer sangria , margaritas lol

I would let my guests know. So there's, no confusion when they arrive.

Also, if you want a dry wedding due to your personal choice, that's fine.... Do not blame it on having the reception in the afternoon, because happy hour/brunch occur at that time.