Question about alcohol for the budget friendly brides

Have a look for alcohol calculators online - there are a bunch of them. Also, if you’re buying it yourself, check that the store will let you return unopened cases. I wouldn’t get a keg of beer, I’d get cases of a couple of different ones (I can’t help any more with that because I don’t drink beer). Wine I’d get two whites and two reds - a dryer white and a sweeter one (Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc maybe) and then a Pinot noir and maybe a Shiraz or merlot.

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Check out those alcohol calculators online they are really helpful.

I'm doing BYOB. I don't care for etiquette and all that crap anymore. I have no money for that and if they wanna get crap faced, they will get crap faced on their own. I will however get champagne for me and hubby!!

View Quoted Comment I hear you. That makes sense. I just don't want ppl to come in all extra late trying to stop and grab alcohol or leaving in and out to get it.

I suggest definitely to have some sort of alcohol for guest. In my experiences at weddings people stay longer and are more sociable if their is alcohol! I do think its totally up to you on your preference in having just beer, or beer plus wine. We are having beer and wine provided until ran out and suggested to our personal friends that may want to drink a little more to bring extra if they was wanted to drink a lot. Although most of the time you do not run out because most guest will be more conservative at weddings. Their are calculators online that suggest what to buy based on guest attending but since all of our guest will not be drinking we calculated a little different. I would order within your budget!

View Quoted Comment Thanks. What's kind of wine are you buying ?

View Quoted Comment Yep not gonna happen with my even at all....hopefully lol

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I agree with this advice. If you buy from somewhere that lets you returned unopened bottles and/or cases then you can over-purchase a little and not have to worry about running out and not have that stress the day of. I like KiwiDerbyBride's advice on the wine selections. I like beer but I'm rather picky in my selections and pretty much only drink local beers, no 'traditional American' types, so I don't have any specific examples for those. Maybe ask around among your friends and see what they like? Costco has good beer prices but I don't know what their alcohol return policy is (though their return policy in general is awesome). Do you have a BevMo near you?

View Quoted Comment Thanks. Um.. never heard of that Bevmo before yesterday. What is it?

A great red wine is the Apothic Red Blend, and it is very affordable.

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Thank you!!! I will look that up

View Quoted Comment White, red and then a sweet wine for those who like that option!!!
Nit sure on brands yet!

I live in Canada and I've never been to a single wedding with alcohol in it. My family doesn't drink and neither do my friends mostly because of cultural or personal reasons but EVERY wedding was SO fun. If you have a good music playlist and good friends, people will dance or at least have fun REGARDLESS. I honestly think the obsessive alcohol culture is so toxic. The fact that people think they cant have fun without drinking? Over it! oh no, they'll have to socialize sober! how horrible! Nothing against drinking (I myself drink), but I think its ridiculous that people will want to leave early because they can't get drunk.

Honestly, if you can't afford it, don't do it. Don't kill yourself or break your budget over what other people might think. its YOUR day.

View Quoted Comment Well said. I don't get needing alcohol for everything either. It's so unnecessary but ppl seem to feel the night is incomplete without it. I've decided I'll just get some cost effective wine and call it good. Thanks for chiming in