Wine and beer help!

My fiancé and I*

Are you allowed to buy it yourself? I think it all comes down to where you get it. We're doing only wine and we're doing a dry red, and dry white, and a dessert wine. You can't buy wine at grocery stores here, but I've heard Costco is a good place to get wine in bulk. Had we been able to bring in outside wine we would have purchased ours from Total Wine. My coworker drove to a Trader Joe's out of state and got all of the wine for his wedding there.

If you're uncertain of what type of wine and beer to get, I suggest bringing a diverse group of wine and beer-drinkers with you to help you choose. 3 types of wine and 2 types of beer (Lager and IPA would be my choices. Stout if we were getting married in winter) should be plenty!

View Quoted Comment We are allowed to provide our own. We can buy in grocery stores here, so it’s going to take a lot of shopping around to compare. We don’t have a total wine around, I’ve seen that as a suggestion a few times in other threads. We do have a Trader Joe’s though so I might have to check that out!

We did BYO and did the Costco Kirkland branded red and whites. The bottles and bigger and it’s still cheap. Their beers are also a good price there as well. I could have gotten my champagne there, but they didn’t have the specific brand I was looking for, but they do have options.

View Quoted Comment We don’t have a Costco close enough sadly

I would go for the cheaper larger bottles so you get more bang for your buck. The big thing to keep in mind while bulk buying wine is to see if you can return any unopened bottles to the store after the wedding! As far as a cheap but good brand, I like Barefoot. They have a great variety when it comes to types and sizes, and it tastes good! (Maybe I just have cheap taste in wine held over form college lol, but I think it's good!)

We used Rex Goliath brand pinot noir and pinot grigio. It was 5 or 6 dollars a bottle and lots of grocery/liquor stores will give you a discount if you buy by the case, so definiltey check that out!

View Quoted Comment I haven’t heard of that brand so I’ll definitely have to check it out!

View Quoted Comment Ooh good idea! Will definitely ask about that

We got a cute and tasty moscato at Total Wine for $4.50 a bottle and Cabernet from Trader Joe’s for $2.99 a bottle

View Quoted Comment Thank you!

White wine fanatic here! A cheap goodie is the Vidal Blanc from an adorable winery in the Virginia mountains. You can order online from them, and you always get a discount when you order a case — 12 bottles for around $110. Here's the link! This is the one I'm using for my own wedding!

https://www.thedogs.com/product/Vidal-Blanc-2018?pageID=8D7918FB-ACA1-8D32-1B17-9329C95FCC48&sortBy=DisplayOrder&maxRows=10&