No shots?!

Why would guests assume that they can have shots? Do many of your guests typical do them?

I would let the Bartender be the "bad guy". Your Bartender should also cut people off if they appear to have had too much, no matter what form it is in.

This is for their safety, the venues, yours and other drivers on the road when your guests depart.

I am watching the same show! My venue doesn't allow shots either. No biggie. I am letting the bartender tell them.

I've honestly never been to a reception venue that allowed shots...

If you don't want to make a sign I would just leave it alone.. it's perfectly fine to let the bartender say no.

I believe our venue is the same way with no shots. I assumed also that the bartender would handle that issue when it comes up

I don't think I have ever seen shots at a wedding either.

I assumed that since it was a bar people would be asking for shots! I didnt want to annoy the bartenders all night with people asking so I thought maybe making some kind of sign would be a good idea. Maybe some kind of cute saying or something, maybe with a bar menu or something, has anyone done this? Thats why i was asking for any suggestions!

I wouldn't say anything. Let the bartender handle it. And those ladies on Four Weddings are highly critical of everything, so I wouldn't go by their opinions.

Never ever been to a wedding where shots are served. Sign isn't necessary. Bartender.

Haha. Love Four Weddings! They are overly critical for sure! " well I would have given her a 7 but that one gust of wind made my hair stick to my lipstick." Lol. Anyways, i kind of wanted to make some kind of menu for the bar since we will only have certain liquors, beers, wine so I think I will add something to let people know no shots at least for the bartenders sanity! Haha.

I have only been to 2 wedding receptions and both allowed shots! I didnt realize that most dont! I thought my venue guy was nuts when he said they dont pour shots! I dont plan on drinking alot myself but I know my people like to drink it up! Haha.

You could say "well drinks": then list the liquors offered for them, "wine", "beer" list the types of beer, "wine" list the wines. people should get the idea. Place the list in a photo frame or two on the bar.

I have been to one wedding where we did shots. That was after a game of flip cup though. Bridesmaid v groomsmen.

Shots at wedding is actually not that typical, nor traditional. People who attend weddings don't usually expect shots to be an option actually. Usually it's mixed drinks, beers, and wines that people gravitate towards with weddings since typically it's college aged people only who really prefer shots because the effects of the alcohol are quicker.

I've never been to a wedding that allowed shots either. I don't think its a big deal for the bartender to just tell people individually. They can always get around it by getting straight liquor on the rocks - like whiskey or something if they wanted to pretend it was a shot. We have done that before. I don't think the lack of real shots has ever really been a big deal and is typically expected.

Our venue allowed shots, but since we didn't purchase the more popular "shot liquors" those who wanted to do shots had to do it with vodka, rye or rum. Ugg, not for me. The shots also didn't happen until Last Call at our reception anyways.

Then just create the bar menu.

But as long as you have some sort of a bar, not having shots is really not such bad news.

Never heard of shots at a wedding...until I read a posting on here a while back that said she reached her alcohol bill limit very quickly and learned it was because the bartender had been pouring shots. Make sure your bartender knows not to do it...and let him be the heavy. Otherwise, you will have an extremely high bar bill and a lot of drunk guests.

Personally I would just say word of mouth... and like everyone else says let your bartender police this

I kinda went thru the same thing - we aren't really allowed to have hard liquor but the owners are letting us have a cocktail hour after the ceremony for one hour... for us most of our friends has or is working at a bar, (he used to be a bartender), so they made an exception for us...but with that said I was worried about the shots thing... but it is what it is

I work in the bar business also, as do most of my friends, which is probably why I assumed every bar poured shots, and didnt realize it was uncommon at weddings, either way no big deal. we are all in our 30's and up but most of them mentioned us doing shots on my wedding! Haha, that is the last thing i would want to do anyways! That is not the day for that! For me anyways! My friends can have at it! Thanks for the suggestions ladies, I'll leave it to the bartenders, I'm sure the word will get out quickly enough!!

When I go to a wedding I'm usually not thinking about how quickly I can get to the bar and do some shots! There is a time and a place for everything...