Dry wedding reception

View Quoted Comment Wow! Is that a family thing or is it cultural? I've only been to completely dry everything with Mennonite and Amish family friends and family.

I know there was a few other posts going around about dry weddings. Check them out there where some good suggestions.

View Quoted Comment How our family is. I know my mom is a wine drinker and has a lot of bottles but rarely drinks it. I don't drink wine at all. My sisters aren't drinkers and neither is my dad really. He'll have a beer if offered but never buys it. My mom knows I have all sorts of alcohol cause she is often with me when I buy it, it's just not a social thing for us and my brother/sil don't drink period.

View Quoted Comment It is insane to compare holidays, parties, weddings, gatherings, etc that serve alcohol to FRAT PARTIES. Come on. If drinking is not your scene, that’s fine, but you must realize that’s not the norm in most social circles. Most adults enjoy alcoholic beverages at celebrations/ special occasions.

If I ever went to a wedding (or any other party for that matter) and it was dry, I’d be confused and bored and better believe I’d be out of there after dinner. Of course, the couple and majority of the guests being in AA is a good reason for it, but I’d still miss the booze.

I don’t know anyone that would dance without drinks, except for kids.

View Quoted Comment I come from a group of theatre geeks so we all dance without a drop of alcohol in our system. It's a group of people that socialize often without alcohol at all because none is allowed in the theatre and we often hold get togethers there. I'm having a reception there and have zero problem with no alcohol allowed. Most people I know, even the reserved ones dance without a drink being had. Not everyone even thinks about alcohol at get togethers, dinners out etc.

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Hey Amanda and Alison, another sober bride (and groom) here. Yep, we definitely know how to tear it up! It kills me to read the posts saying people will leave - seems to me AA's are the last to leave the dance floor or the party.
So our wedding sounds about the same - 99% of guests are program friends, but my (small) family does drink. We'll probably have beer and wine for them, and plenty of mocktails and drinks for us. That's great you can go to your sponsor's wedding first, and kind of check out how it goes. I think the family I have coming are circumspect enough that it won't even register, and the ones that do over-indulge aren't invited.