Dry wedding?

That's really up to you. It wasn't an option for us, but if you're okay with having an afternoon reception or guests leaving a little earlier, go for it.

Our venue is in a dry county so we had to have a dry wedding if we wanted to book there. We love our venue and most of our families and parents' friends don't drink anyways so it wasn't a huge deal for us not to have alcohol. Hardly any of our friends have seemed upset about it either. FH & I are just planning on having some drinks at the hotel we're staying at after the wedding.

My brother and sister-in-law had a dry wedding and it was just fine. My FH and I will only have beer and wine served. I think it’s really up to you. What do you want? What means more to you?

I think it'll still be fun even if it is a dry wedding.

I honestly don't think alcohol makes a wedding. I've been to dry weddings and can't say I've ever really thought twice about it. If you love the venue and it's important to you, you should have the reception there. I don't believe that you're in any way obligated to provide alcohol.

My wedding is dry. I think people overreact to this question. I think you'll be fine.

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Thank you! plus I could throw a casual house party with booze after all the wedding stuff is over

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Thank you!

I think it's a different type of event when it's dry. You're not gonna have the same party scene but if that's cool with you then to each their own. I'd probably just do a nice dinner and skip the dancing since most people tend to leave right after dinner anyways with a dry wedding.

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I agree with this. I am not a huge drinker, neither is my hubby but if you are having a dance people like to have a drink as it loosens them up. Were you planning a dance?

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I was, I went to a dry wedding not too long ago and even the dancing was a lot of fun. that may have been because the dj was really cool

It depends on your friend & family group! For us, not an option. We drink at every occasion from birthdays to weddings to BBQs to vacations to anything else. It's not an option for there to not be alcohol. BUT my fiance's father/mother/stepmother don't drink so if it was an immediately family gathering with only his immediate side, no alcohol would be fine.

We are having a dry reception and still plan on having a wonderful time!

On almost every single review of “worst wedding I’ve attended” replies they reply with “dry wedding.” 9/10

I've been to a couple dry weddings and they weren't so bad. The couples made up for it with great food, music, and lots of activities.

I had one and it was great! People still danced. Yes, lots of folks did leave early, but it didn't matter to us, so that's something to consider. Hire a fantastic DJ, have plenty of good food and good non-alcoholic drinks, and it'll be great, especially if your crowd aren't huge drinkers.

IMO if you have a dry wedding it should be something made apparent to guests ( word of mouth). Also having a shorter reception may be best. I’ve been to quite a few dry weddings. Many didn’t last longer than the cake cutting.

If you haven’t booked yet, I would reconsider. Hosting my guests with good food and *drinks* is important to me.

I personally would never have a dry wedding, but it’s all a personal preference. Do you normally drink alcohol with dinner or when you go out? Does your family and friends spend time together over a bottle of wine or some beer? If you do, perhaps a dry wedding is not right for you. But if you aren’t big drinkers and neither are your family and friends, I don’t see it as a problem. I’ve only been to one dry wedding and it was horrible, but they also had no music whatsoever and instead wanted each table to serenade the bride and groom with love songs. I’m assuming that’s not what you have in mind, so you’d be fine!

Think of your guests

I’m having a dry wedding as well. And if any of our guests really can’t have a good time without alcohol, well, the nearest bar isn’t far away. We’ll enjoy our guests and they’ll enjoy us.