Dry Weddings

Glenn you may call me Christy because I love you that much

Future Mrs. Covington, actually if I may correct you. It's not YOUR day.

It's your wedding day. As in you and your husband. Are you preparing for the marriage or simply the wedding?

Well then something is wrong with you, Glenn. And Im not being passive aggressive when I say take it how you want to. End of story.

Woot made it through all 9 pages of comments! Future Mrs. Redmond, perhaps the snotty response is just a result of how you are phrasing it? I know if I was told your only reason for not having alcohol was because of one alcoholic I would certainly feel significantly less important as a guest since that one persons problem trumps my ability to choose to have an adult beverage. Honestly your reasons for not having alcohol are irrelevant and I wouldn't attempt to justify them to any guest.

I would recommend when asked what is being served at the wedding you could say what you have vs what you don't have "We will have soda,coffee etc, no need to bring any cash it's on us" Maybe you could plan a flavored hot chocolate station (peppermint, mint, raspberry) and gush about that so that the guests can infer from your ommission that you aren't having alcohol. Still get a snotty response? Let them know where the nearest bar is located so they can step out during the reception to get a drink.

Raptor your avatar scares me..lol....sarcasm doesn't go over well on message boards!

Raptor Bride, I dont understand why your post was directed towards me. (Instead of assuming, Im asking for clarification. You see how that works Glenn?)

It's actually not sarcasm. It's honesty. I don't try to interpret sarcasm through a computer. It wastes my time and energy.

And it's an opossum. A rather famous opossum named Heidi, who recently just passed away.

I scanned through the posts and saw you mostly questioning it. Things along that line, 'My guests know how to have a good time and don't need alcohol. '

I was simply providing to you my POV.

Well if it will make you feel better raptor, I'm not having a 7k dress and serving beer, wine and champagne. This thread could be deemed a waste of time and energy since the vets deem it soooooo!!!

Raptor Bride, so are you saying that someone not serving alcohol is a mistake? (Mind you, I AM serving alcohol, so that wouldn't even apply to me)

I didn't say it was a waste of time. I said it was just boring. People are going to fight this topic to the end of time. Agree to disagree. Don't sit there and belittle each other. It's a stranger on the internet.

Thank you for clarifying that. I would've told you a dress that was 7k was a waste of money. My entire wedding cost me 8k, and I had a full open bar, and seated bar.

Raptor's a vet because she's been married for 6 months? Lol I soooo look up to you! Can't wait til I make it to my 6th month

No. I'm a vet because I've been on WW the two years I was engaged and now six months married. Thank you very much.

That and I'm a huge honest meanie face.

Kendell J!!! You stepped in it now!

You know, to each their own family. My SiL had alcohol at her wedding and her recovering alcoholic uncle had no problem whatsoever being around the stuff. It's all really about self control/preservation/discipline/etc and the person who has said "issues".

Also, are you 100% sure that the reason people are going to wedding just for the booze? If so, that is incredibly sad. Can you not think that they're there to celebrate your union with your hubby? I mean, come on.

Apparently I did! lol

How long have you been here Kendell? I think length of time does determine who is a vet and who is not. That is pretty simple to understand for me anyway.

What difference does it make? Im not the one proclaiming that Im a vet.

OMG, I'm agreeing mostly with Glenn....it's the apocalypse!

Heehee =)

Seems like anyone can be deemed a "vet" these days. *whistles*