No alcohol allowed at venue

I'm on board the New Venue Now wagon.

After party maybe

I would leave your wedding early and go to the bar.

New venue. New avatar.

Thanks for the positive comments I didn't join this forum for insults just advice we're not trying to be cheap only trying to please all our guests and cut down on a lot of driving for them

Any venue that doesn't serve alcohol, will NOT allow you to hand it out(no matter how "cute" the favor is) due to liability and legal issues.

If you're dead set on the venue, don't try and justify it by providing someone a tiny bottle of alcohol on their way out the door.

Every dry wedding/self catered wedding I have been to, I look around and start thinking of the money they wasted, when it could have gone towards properly hosting. (This does not include dry weddings to to religious/cultural reasons)

Again, no venue will allow you to pass out alcohol when they will not allow it to be served.

The only solution to this is a new venue. Giving out a nip as someone leaves your dry wedding would be like a slap in the face.

Most likely, you will still not be allowed to hand out a "bar in a jar" at the venue since that still counts as having alcohol there.

I would prefer to drive to another venue instead of going to a dry reception. If are really trying to please your guests, find a new venue for the reception.

Luckily you still have time to find a new venue.

@OP, no one insulted you. They were being honest. No one will care how beautiful your venue is if they can't have a drink. And while it's nice you're trying to cut down on driving time for you guests, I have a hard time believing that this is the only venue in that area.

Everyone gets so salty on here if you post it twice or haven't changed your avatar. It's funny! Sometimes I get on here just to see people's upidy post about what this site thinks is proper. But to me it's your wedding alcohol should not be your top priority. If this is where you want the wedding and reception then do it. Paying for two different venues I know is expensive!

Here's one! Not sure of your budget, but they have different rooms and lower prices for Friday and Sunday!

http://www.delavanteventcenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016prices.pdf

Pick another venue.

I definitely think choosing a different venue would be ideal. Otherwise, people will probably not go or leave early. Guests expect to be able to drink at weddings.

@Kayla, I find myself really enjoying your responses lately. On point!

What kind of venue doesn't even allow beer and wine? You need another venue. Have you already put a deposit down?

Pretty simple, please find another venue or host your wedding earlier in the day where alcohol is not really required.

And no the alcohol favour isn't the best idea. Your venue probably won't even allow it. Please pick another favour. Something edible is best.

I promise you we are telling you what your guests will think.

As a guest, I will always choose comfort, good food and drink over "pretty venue". Therefore I did the same thing as a bride. (of course the goal is to find both)

The first venue we looked at, we fell completely in love with. It was on the water (the lake I grew up on) and absolutely gorgeous. I immediately couldn't imagine getting married anywhere else. The pictures would have been breathtaking. Then, as beautiful as it was, we realized the reception area didn't fit our needs and comfort for the guests. No perfect dance floor, guests had to be split on two levels, no clear place for speeches that could be seen by everyone. It just didn't work for us. So we kept looking. And you know what we found? A better venue that was gorgeous in its own right and had all the elements of a perfect place for our reception.

Keep looking and find another venue. At least for the reception. You are obviously trying to be a good host, so I hope you will listen to the advice you are given to follow through with that.

Guests will not mind in the least to drive to a separate reception venue if it means they can drink.