Serving alcohol on family land or byob

BYOB is rude.

Purchase your our own liquor, hire a bartender to serve. Problem solved.

If we could still edit posts I would edit to say you can also ask your caterer. They might have bartending staff also, or know of a reputable company for you to hire.

And get additional insurance besides your homeowners policy. Not necessarily in the event of an accident but if someone falls and injured themselves or any other possibility.

BYOB is rude. You need to provide a bar of some sort.

Get a special events liability insurance policy. They aren't that expensive and well worth it for piece of mind. The one we purchased for my stag & doe had 2 million dollars worth of coverage for $250.

Progressive has wedding insurance that will cover you for very little. They do not charge extra for either using a real bartender or self-serve, like grabbing a beer from a bucket or pouring your own glass of wine from a bottle that was sitting on a table. My quote was $100.

Depending on your state you may be required to carry insurance. Where I am, if you even do a venue where you provide the liquor you are required to insure your guests for the day of your event and the day after (they may be driving after midnight) as you are providing the liquor.

BYOB is rude but even with that if people were drinking at my home at an event like a wedding I would be getting insurance to protect my liability.

Buy bulk quantities of beer, wine, liquor at a place like costco, hire a bartender to serve it, and purchase event insurance. I'm looking into using wedsure.com , but there are many other places. Do not BYOB to your wedding. Guests should not subsidize your party.

I’d be surprised if BYOB would release your parents of any liability if something did happen?

Your Dad is correct to be worried about being sued. Your Mom is correct in that it's tacky and rude to ask your guests to supply alcohol for your party.

Thanks for the help everyone! I was throughly against BYOB because I know it is rude. Bartending services are out of the question because the ones in our area are out of budget. It will be self-serve, just werent quite sure the best way to go about it. We weren't aware wedding insurance was a thing, so that is good to know and definitely something we will look into.

Google "IRMA TULIP" and see if they offer liability insurance that will suit you. I know it is an odd thing to search for but it stands for Tenant User Liability Insurance Program (TULIP) and we need it for our wedding. Good luck!

I have hired a bartender with liability insurance for my backyard wedding

Yup, they are both right. BYOB is tacky and rude, and they do have liability. Buy the booze, get an insurance policy, and hire a LICENSED bartender to serve it.

Read through the comments, insurance will probably not cover a self serve event. you really need a bartender. How much are the quotes you are getting?

I should have added that I agree Bride needs a LICENSED bartender! Do NOT let friends or family do this, even a friend who is a bartender.

View Quoted Comment Seriously, just got a quote on this. They were very clear that self serve is included.

Since you are having your wedding on private property I would definitely recommend Wedding insurance and ensuring that you include an alcohol rider. We have to have insurance for our venue for the alcohol anyway and its really not that expensive. Also, I would hire a professional bartender as then the liability is transferred to them as they have make sure they can serve someone

If you haven't had an engagement party, I would suggest a stock the bar party! Instead of people bringing presents they can bring their favorite liquor, or beer (pending on how far away your wedding is). BYOB isn't tacking, or rude. It's your wedding. Either they can bring the alcohol they choose and bring, or they don't have anything. I would still suggest the small event insurance, just to cover your own behind! Good luck, and congratulations!