Venue Alcohol Policy

Move on.

That's really odd. I've never heard of a venue having a policy like this. Could you negotiate something with them? Maybe offer to hire outside security? If not, move on. I wouldn't book a venue with that kind of policy.

Next venue.

Whatever their reason, I would move on.

I'd be out in that.

Find a new venue.

Maybe it's a liability thing? They're trying to limit their liability for guests leaving while still tipsy?

Whatever it is, I'm with PPs...move on.

NEXT

Definitely skip!

It's run by a small upper-class city, so it's probably a way to keep the neighbors happy. I'm with you guys, but at the same time I'm so sick of researching and viewing venues.

I think mimosas and wine only are fine for a Sunday brunch wedding. However, I'm confused on how they'd plan to limit each person to 1/2 bottle of champagne or wine. How do you keep track of that?

I wouldn't book a venue with that alcohol policy. I personally am not a hard liquor drinker, but I am a beer and wine drinker. A 1/2 bottle of wine is really only a couple glasses. And 3 beers for the whole night isn't much per person for people who drink beer.

I'd look for a new venue

Future Mrs., my guess is they will just determine total wine/beer, and when it runs out, no more. So if one person hustles drinks quickly, others may get none.

I have a 2 glasses of wine limit, for an evening. If you're having a Sunday brunch reception at noontime, I'd have a couple of mimosas, but that would be it. Hubby is a beer drinker, but he wouldn't drink beer that early in the day. If only 5/7ths of your crowd drinks anyway, you might be okay.

A beautiful Masonic Temple facility near us doesn't allow hard liquor. Beer has to be served in bottles and red wine can only be served at the table, because they don't want it spilled or stain their marble floors. That beats our church social hall policy, though...

P.S. I read the Masonic Temple policy online. We didn't visit the venue, because we didn't want to pay that city's sales tax. Our church social hall = 0 alcohol.

That is odd about the cap per person

@Dreamer, how in the heck do you keep track of that? Drink tickets...? Please no.

Also.. red wine spilled on marble floors... so you just wipe it up? I'd think marble was better then wood or carpet...

None of this makes sense.

The limit is just on how much you bring in, not how much each person actually drinks. It seems like a bad way to accomplish what they want. I'd think requiring us to have a professional bartender would be more effective, which we would be getting anyway.

Neeeeeext!

Yeah I agree look elsewhere. Running out of alcohol would be awful.