Would you take a flask to a dry wedding?

I am contemplating a dry wedding myself. I have many good reasons to not have alcohol at the reception. 1)My FFIL is a recovering alcoholic and he has been sober for almost 2 years now but he still has his temptations. 2.)My brother is epileptic and can not drink alcohol with the medicine he is on(he drank one time for his 21st bday and ended up in the hospital..don't need that) 3.)My parents were never drinkers and my grandma doesn't like it(my late grandfather was a horrible alcoholic most of my mom's life) 4.) It's cheaper to not have alcohol. I was very much with a dry wedding because my original reception venue was at a local apple orchard and I would have to pay to have a licensed bartender to come. But there is a possibility that we are changing venues and it has a bar. More power to my guests if they feel the need to spend my wedding reception getting plastered in a bar instead of spending it at the awesome party I have planned.

I definitely would bring a flask. I would hide it, of course! But DEFINITELY take a flask. I've done it.

I've never heard of no alcohol at a church hall. At least wine! There's wine in church

@Morgan, what's rude to say?

Probably. I've only ever been to 1 dry wedding. I was in the wedding so I was doing a lot of running around anyways, but a drink would have helped.

OMG- Taryn's post gave me a bingo!

@Diana C, there's wine in church for communion. Some churches might be fine with social drinking at their church hall, but a lot of them wouldn't.

(cont.) I have planned for the reception to end at 10pm and then me, FH, most of the bridal party, and some friends and family(whoever wants to go) are heading to the local bar that I have been going to since I turned 21. It is located in a hotel in which I have already rented a section of rooms for anyone who will not have a DD or needs a place to stay. In my mind alcohol does not make a wedding and if I have guest who will not attended because I decided to have a dry wedding then I will know who my true friends and family are.

I'm not a big drinker so I could really care less either way dry or not. However, I would not be offended in the slightest if someone brought a flask to my wedding if for whatever reason I lost my mind and had a dry wedding.

Love it- "if for whatever reason I lost my mind and had a dry wedding. "

And with my family and his, I would be shocked if no one tried to bring in alcohol. That's just my family. I wouldn't be upset if they did, I am just not going to be responsible for any drunkards on my special day. I think I would be more upset if people choose to not attend my wedding simply because I choose to not have alcohol. You would think they could survive 4 hours without it.

Those "drunkards" you are talking about are your friends and family.

I have so much to say but I'm going to refrain .... sigh.

@pumpkin, I would NEVER have a "dry" party much less wedding. We entertain quite often,there is not always drinking involved but the option is always there for a drink or not. Yes I'm not a big drinker but I always have options available to those who do choose to partake.

Shiiiiiit I bring flasks to baptisms.

@Clare .... LMAO!

Hahaha Clare!

I love to drink...went to a dry wedding and still had a blast. the MOH and myself joked before the wedding about pregaming it but ended up not having time, nor did i even think about bringing a flask, but didnt need it.

i think it depends on the wedding and the people there. if the people are lame then yes i would bring one. if they are naturally fun people i wouldnt. and for all of you who are worried about being cought, go into the bathroom stall

@Clare, baptisms are BORING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

but i like weddings.

I wouldn't but I'm not much of a drinker and I'd hate for the bride and groom to have some kind of trouble or fee because of something I did. I feel like that's just horrid.

Some people due to religious reasons, or family issues, or maybe even budget, just can't do liquor. That's ok. When I go to a wedding I go because I'm there for the couple. I will stay the whole time because I want to be there. if other guests left because there's no booze... That's just sad. I would fell bad for the couple because people cared so little for them.

LOL Claire.

I was unaware of the concept of a dry wedding until I joined WW. Seriously.

I will say though that the bride and groom should think of their guests. Even if you dint drink, if you have a family and big drinkers you might want to try and accommodate that. I am serving wine at my wedding.

Yeah I know they are my friends and family. And the last wedding I went to was for a cousin and it ended in 2 of my uncles going to jail and a bloody mess to clean up because they were drunk and started fighting. I love my family but when it comes to drinking I would prefer them to do it when they were in their own company instead of being together. Plus I want them to remember the special day not forget it.