Early lunch reception. Will people be expecting Booze?

You don't have to provide liquor but some folks will. I would do beer and wine if you can afford it but if not then state si on the invitation.

I would offer some drinks such as mimosas, bloody Mary’s, beer and wine like pp said.

You don’t have to have alcohol- if you do decide to maybe have light stuff like sangria, spritzers, just some champagne etc..

I know I would be bummed but that's not everyone. It really depends on your crowd.

Like others said, you could also offer something easy or make it cash bar (let people know ahead of time).

I wouldn’t be upset depending on the food you’re serving. I would like maybe mimosa or wine/beer though but if you don’t want to have any alcohol then don’t. Or make it a cash bar.

I think this is a know your crowd thing. Our crowd expects alcohol at weddings- period. Even morning weddings we’ve attended have had mimosa and Bloody Mary bars along with a few beer and wine choices. If you don’t want to serve alcohol you don’t have to but I don’t know that anyone could answer whether your guests expect it.

I do think people will expect it. Everyone drinks at weddings no matter what time it is lol. We had a Sunday afternoon wedding and just served wine

If you could offer at least wine or champagne, that might be nice. But if you don’t, I think it’ll be ok for a Sunday afternoon wedding.

Agree about this being very dependent on your guest list and local expectations. Like others, in our circle, a wedding (and pretty much any other celebration/gathering) includes alcohol. That's not to say everyone gets drunk by a long shot, but it's expected that minimally there will be wine and beer as beverage options. If you live in a highly religious community or some other circumstance where alcohol is much less prevalent, then a dry wedding probably won't be a surprise.

Thanks for the response, I feel better about it now I was leaning towards not having it as majority of the people in both of our families don't drink. a couple people might be disappointed but oh well.

I think people expect to have some sort of alcohol at weddings. We too are planning an early afternoon wedding and will have an open bar. Like others have said, I think it is a know your crowd thing. I'd suggest beer and wine, at a minimum.

I would expect alcohol at all weddings, morning, noon or night. Sure, the alcohol offered might change (mimosas and bloody marys in the morning, beer in the afternoon, full bar at night, etc.). But that's for our specific friend & family group, it really depends on what is typical with you and your guests.

For a morning or afternoon wedding, I’d expect bloody Mary’s, mimosas, and light wine and beer.

I don't think providing liquor is a necessity

In this situation, I would offer at least champagne, wine and/or beer.

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Thanks We have decided against it. There will only be a handful of people that would drink anyways! It's not worth paying another 3k to appease Literally 3-5 people that drink.

I don't know anyone who drinks on Sundays except watching football. At a wedding regardless of the day, I would never expect alcohol to served before dinner hours.