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Kristen
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Dry wedding... **UPDATED**

Kristen, on August 30, 2016 at 6:33 PM

Posted in Etiquette and Advice 62

Please hear me out before jumping to conclusions, and I am very open to all types of responses and opinions. If I wasn't, I wouldn't be coming to you all with this situation. As can be told by the title, I will be having a dry wedding. No questions asked. And let me explain why: 88% (yes I actually...

Please hear me out before jumping to conclusions, and I am very open to all types of responses and opinions. If I wasn't, I wouldn't be coming to you all with this situation. As can be told by the title, I will be having a dry wedding. No questions asked. And let me explain why:

88% (yes I actually calculated) of our rough draft guest list are family and members from mine and FH's church. We come from a VERY conservative, southern baptist church right in the middle of the Bible Belt. There is a small amount of people our age in that group, but most are elderly. They are your stereotypical baptists, which means they disagree with any sort of intake of alcoholic beverages, no matter the amount or the occasion. Mine and FH's families believe the same way. I will say that due to religious beliefs I do not intentionally get drunk (yes there have m been a couple times where I did not know my limit, I will own up) but I do enjoy a glass of wine with my dinner sometimes. (Cont in comments)

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  • I am Mrs. rjd
    Super September 2016
    I am Mrs. rjd ·
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    I would like to address this to those who are saying that older/"elderly" people don't stay long at weddings so it's okay to not provide alcoholic beverages: I'm old, I drink, I dance, and I stay till late at wedding receptions.

    @OP, I applaud your decision to check into a consumption bar.

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  • Mrs. Sitz
    Master July 2016
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    Please don't have a dry wedding. I've been to one and it was the worst wedding ever! The parents were fighting, etc.. People drink at weddings for a reason. If you don't want to ask your Dad to pay for it, why don't you pay for that part. If only a few guests would drink anyways then I don't see what the big deal is. I agree with the comment about vegetarians vs meat eaters. Same thing.

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