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No Alcohol at the Reception

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Lesleigh, on May 14, 2017 at 9:27 PM

We have decide to forego having alcohol at the wedding due to my side not being able to be civilized when a little booze is mixed. Also due to the tension between his mother and father, the tension between my mother/stepdad and father, the tension between his mother and my mother, it would just be asking for an all out blood bath. But when we tell a few people about this, they tell us that the reception will be super short because everyone will leave without booze to keep them. Is this true? Neither of us drink (like I've never had a shot, let alone a beer) so we aren't too sure just how important having booze at the reception is? Advise would be wonderful. We have paid for our entire wedding ourselves and it would break my heart if everyone leaves within an hour of the reception because we didn't have alcohol there.

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Bride2020 · on May 17, 2019 at 1:36 PM
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I've been to a few dry weddings, and I don't mean party crowds, they're very churchy weddings. No one left at a rude hour, but yes, it was shorter than a wedding with alcohol. But I could see things going differently with a younger crowd, even if it was dry. I would suggest that if you and your fiance like the vibe of a bar with your friends, have an afterparty and invite 30 of your closest friends (so no parent/family/alc tensions there), and save up to pay for their first few drinks at the bar. If you don't like that sort of scene, then don't do it, and don't feel bad about it.
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