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Dedicated October 2018

Wine & beer

hi_bride, on December 21, 2017 at 12:16 PM

Posted in Etiquette and Advice 32

So I know that It is considered proper etiquette to at least host wine and beer for the reception. For those of you doing this at a venue that normally has a full bar, are guests still able to purchase liquor if they don’t want wine and beer? Do you tell the venue not to make liquor available for...
So I know that It is considered proper etiquette to at least host wine and beer for the reception. For those of you doing this at a venue that normally has a full bar, are guests still able to purchase liquor if they don’t want wine and beer? Do you tell the venue not to make liquor available for purchase at all because this is considered “tacky” to have guests open their wallet? Are the only options available at the bar the ones you’re hosting?
I am planning to do a full hosted bar (consumption) but if for some reason our budget goes awry and we have to change to wine and beer only, I’m wondering the least tacky way of doing things lol.
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  • PandaInLove
    Expert August 2017
    PandaInLove ·
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    I'd feel the exact same way. If the only liquor available was signature drinks, I'd be ok with that too, but I can appreciate having the option to get what I want if it wasn't able to be provided.

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  • Kiwibride
    Super November 2018
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    Personally I think it's fine to have liquor available at the guests own expense. You're hosting beer and wine which is totally fine and everyone can drink for free, it just means that if someone wants to drink something else they can make the choice to

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  • Brenda
    Devoted May 2018
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    We’re doing beer, wine and two signature drinks (it’s the venues rules) and it’s also a BYO venue so it saves us from stocking a complete bar. I think most of our guests would mostly drink beer or wine though.
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  • O
    Master October 2017
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    I agree with this; not many like beer or wine, so it leaves them an option.
    The other option is to have a signature drink that has liquor in it.
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  • LaraLouM
    Super May 2019
    LaraLouM ·
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    I have it set that if our guests want some type of beverage we are not providing they may purchase that. Usually, you have to discuss this with the venue ahead of time but it should not be difficult for them to accommodate that.

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  • cantwait4thedate
    VIP November 2017
    cantwait4thedate ·
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    I think that giving the option to buy is better than not having it, if you are doing beer and wine. I don't think that is tacky at all, I am super picky about the wine I drink (only moscato) and not everyone has that, so I would like the option to buy something else.

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    Just Said Yes October 2018
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    We are only having beer and wine and our friends and family know we don't drink often so they probably won't even expect that. But we want our guest to be able to relax if they want so they'll have those choices to choose for free and if they want something stronger they can stop off at their hotel's bar lol afterwards.
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  • MIWM
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    We are doing wine and beer. My fiancé also wants to include some hard liquor.

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