As promised here is the follow up. Before I get called an alcoholic bad friend the first thing I'm going say is there was no religious reason, no one in recovery, the bride and groom both drink, the reason this was dry was bc she was being cheap! I went to the ceremony it was beautiful 45 min long. The reception didn't start for another hour and half so we were all just standing around bc they weren't letting people in the reception room. The brides uncle came prepared with a cooler in his trunk, so we basically tailgated until security came. But the guard was kind enough to point us to a bar around the corner. That's were all the guest hung out. Cue to the reception. We walk in and its decorated beautifully but the only catch was there were no regular tables or seats only bistro style tall tables and stools. Why?! bc there was no dinner! It was a "cocktail" style reception with no cocktails! There was only finger foods. Let me tell you how dry this wedding was continued in comments...