Hey,
So it's going to be like, IDEK how long until a wedding is possible. No groups >25 until early next year at least where I live. Even though it would be outside: yeah, no. I have friends across the country and abroad that I'd want to come too.
Anyway! Lots of time to plan.
I like to be thrifty but I also just like creating stuff and DIY things, for fun and to make things more special. My latest thing I thought I'd check out is making wine. My partner used to brew meads/ciders (he has many bottles left that we will probably use for a toast!), has basically everything we need other than juice kit and bottles/corks/corker. It actually seems a fair amount more simple than beer which is why I looked into it. I had no idea that you could really do it pretty simply, and that wine kits are even available. It's also cool that this would be a thing you could do in advance unlike cooking (or even brewing beer to a certain extent). It would be a cool thing to learn together (tho my partner has a leg up on this for sure)!
Anyone ever do this? Venue is a private residence btw, they've had a local cidery come sell at events with a keg there before, they said homebrew won't be an issue. Would love some recommendations from where you've bought from if you tried (btw- looking to make the good shiz. no super sweet or fruit wines)