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Alpacas?!

Mw, on December 12, 2019 at 1:37 PM Posted in Wedding Reception 0 24
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I just received an email from our venue about a new package they are offering... an ALPACA package!!


The couple who own the place will bring their personal alpacas to the wedding for up to 2 hours... I never knew I needed something so bad! 😂
My only concern, we cannot afford an open bar (our friends and family would drink us homeless) and are just buying a few kegs and the rest is cash bar.
Is it poor taste if we were “extra” enough to have alpacas at the wedding but not an open bar? The alpacas are $200.00 for the two hours and an open bar obviously a lot more than that...

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Latest activity by Jane, on April 15, 2020 at 6:44 PM
  • Emma
    Devoted March 2021
    Emma ·
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    Look, Alpacas > Open Bar. You're having some drinks for the guests and I think that's enough. We're paying for a set amount of drinks and then its switching to a cash bar, and we wont even have alpacas! I don't think its in poor taste. And at the end of the day its your wedding so if you want alpacas then get the alpacas!

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  • Emily
    Dedicated October 2020
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    Ok... so.. alpacas sound amazing. A few kegs and the rest as a cash bar sounds fine. You are still providing the opportunity to drink and if you know your crowd, you don't want them so drunk they ruin your event. Plus, alpacas are amazing.

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  • Future Mrs. Cwik
    Devoted March 2021
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    100% get the alpacas. Sounds too amazing to pass up!
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  • Aimee
    Super July 2021
    Aimee ·
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    🦙 Alpacas lol. They’ll be so cute and good for a little entertainment
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  • Kaitlin
    Dedicated January 2022
    Kaitlin ·
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    Ugh, I have LOVED this idea and I want them so bad for my wedding! I say go for it! It's your day, do what you love and can afford. I think the guests will love it too.

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  • Vannesa
    Expert October 2021
    Vannesa ·
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    Alpacas and cash bar. That would be awesome!

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  • John Smith
    Expert February 2015
    John Smith ·
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    Live Your Best Life!!!

    Alpacas are something that people are definitely going to remember!
    An open bar sometimes results in people remembering nothing...

    So Alpacas > open bar!


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  • Sarah
    Master September 2019
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    I guess this is a know your crowd thing, but my crowd doesn’t do cash bars so if we went to a wedding that had alpacas (way extra in my book) but I had to pay for my drinks, I’d be pretty peeved.
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  • Katie
    Devoted March 2019
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    Don't forget that this is your day and ultimately your budget!! Every couple in the history of wedding planning has made budget decisions based on what is most important to them as a couple! Usually this is more like "we can't live without a killer band, but don't care as much about lots of flowers" BUT ALPACAS SOUND SO COOL!! Absolutely go for it Smiley smile

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  • MrsD
    Legend July 2019
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    It's not like having alpacas changes you having an open bar. So basically your options are alpaca or no alpaca. Go alpaca! We had a beer donkey at our wedding, he was SO popular!

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  • Katie
    Devoted November 2020
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    No way! Do it. Animals are way better than booze and its WAY cheaper. I dont think people would compare the two.
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  • Anna
    Super August 2020
    Anna ·
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    As a guest, I dislike cash bars.. however, I would never have the thought process of "wow splurged for alpacas and didn't have a host bar"... I wouldn't think like that. So do it!

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  • Lauren
    VIP February 2020
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    Yes!! Go with the alpacas! A venue in my hometown is on a llama farm so you can pay to have the llamas out with the guests. I've never been to a wedding there, but one of my friends said it was so fun! I'd definitely choose the alpacas over an open bar. Smiley smile

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  • Kelsey
    VIP September 2020
    Kelsey ·
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    Oh my gosh that's awesome. Have alpacas it will be so much fun! You still have some beer, we are having beer and wine; any liquor guests will have to buy themselves. Go for it!

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  • M
    Dedicated October 2021
    Michelle ·
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    Do it!!! Our venue has a raptor encounter for $200 (they do rehabilitation for injured raptors). The guests I e told are super excited for it! The alpacas will be the talk of your wedding!!!
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  • M
    Beginner May 2021
    Mw ·
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    Omg that is awesome!! I never would have even thought about having any animals come, but once I read the email I gushed about the idea!!
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  • M
    Legend June 2019
    Melle ·
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    Dude that sounds awesome
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  • M
    Expert September 2020
    Marcia ·
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    Get the alpacas!!!! They will make your wedding stand out forever!
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  • Caitlin
    Devoted June 2021
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    Go for the alpacas!! $200 is so much less than what an open bar would cost.
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  • Devoted June 2020
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    I would totally do that if that was available!! Omg! I love alpacas!! 🦙🦙 DO IT!!
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