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wedding wine or 2 round of drinks

  • 10-10-2008 11:00am
    #1
    jackb
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    Hi i am just looking for your opinion on wedding wine . we ar getting married next may and were thinking of having a round of drinks instead of wine . A lot of both familys dont really drink wine . I would like to keep everbody happy and qive these people a drink of what they want , If somebody wants wine they can order it . I dont know would it be weird without wine at dinner . Would be grateful to hear what you think. We would still have round of drinks at tost after


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  • #2
    shoelaceface
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,079 ✭✭✭shoelaceface


    i dont drink wine and i always feel left out when everyone else gets it and im just sitting there with my vodka.... its like they gave them a present and i was left out...:(

    meh! id go with a round of drinks! everyone is happy then!


  • #3
    hunnymonster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,365 ✭✭✭hunnymonster


    Check with your hotel first. A lot of the contracts state you have to have wine with the meal (some even specifying minimum quantities). That said, I don't drink so if you can do it, I'd much prefer a couple of soft drinks.


  • #4
    kmick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,375 ✭✭✭kmick


    The whole buying a drink for people seems to be mostly gone from Irish weddings. Have small amount of wine and let people who dont drink it buy their own drinks. You are the bride/groom not a bar service.


  • #5
    implausible
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,937 ✭✭✭implausible


    Are you talking about buying several rounds instead of a few fills of wine? As far as expectations go, people tend to expect wine, a round of drink is an added bonus. Some hotels will add up the bill of drinks and some will charge a flat rate per drink, regardless of what people order. You need to look at the drinking habits of your guests!

    We're having wine with the meal and as a toast. With 250+ guests, a round of drinks for the toast would set us back a grand and a half - I'd prefer to spend it on honeymoon flights.

    However, it is your day and it's what you want that counts.


  • #6
    Redpunto
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    Was at a wedding recently and at the beginninng of the reception they had champagne and then they went around for 1 round of drink for after the speeches, thought that worked really well.


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  • #7
    olaola
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    I'd go for the wine. I think a lot of people would feel very put out if they had to buy wine for their meal! Sit down meal DOES require wine. If you were having a BBQ or something less formal, then a round of drinks would be suitable.


  • #8
    helimachoptor
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 21,693 Mod ✭✭✭✭helimachoptor


    shoelaceface wrote: »
    i dont drink wine and i always feel left out when everyone else gets it and im just sitting there with my vodka.... its like they gave them a present and i was left out...:(

    meh! id go with a round of drinks! everyone is happy then!

    I hate wine! But I would have no problem not getting a drink from the bride/groom. Only got a drink at 2 weddings.

    Some people go crazy, at my cousins wedding some of the grooms family were getting double vodkas etc.

    My bottle of corona felt lonely :D


  • #9
    peaches79
    Closed Accounts Posts: 75 ✭✭peaches79


    We had two rounds instead of wine.
    The people who drink wine can order this as each round, and those don't drink it get what they like too- da dahhhh, everyone's happy :)


  • #10
    jackb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭jackb


    peaches79 wrote: »
    We had two rounds instead of wine.
    The people who drink wine can order this as each round, and those don't drink it get what they like too- da dahhhh, everyone's happy :)



    Thanks , This was what we were hopeing to do . Did it work ok . I really want to do it but i wanted to be sure that it would not be weird .


  • #11
    peaches79
    Closed Accounts Posts: 75 ✭✭peaches79


    To be honest, you won't be able to keep everyone happy, so just do your best.
    I didn't hear anything back about it, but at a wedding of 120+ guests I'm sure someone thought no wine at the meal was 'weird' even though they could order it if they wanted as their drink. That's what I don't get about people saying you HAVE to have wine on the table....


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  • #12
    jackb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭jackb


    peaches79 wrote: »
    To be honest, you won't be able to keep everyone happy, so just do your best.
    I didn't hear anything back about it, but at a wedding of 120+ guests I'm sure someone thought no wine at the meal was 'weird' even though they could order it if they wanted as their drink. That's what I don't get about people saying you HAVE to have wine on the table....


    ya i know . We ar having about 250 guests so wont be able to keep everyone happy . But i hope that this would be a better idea as people can order wine or drink or even mineral if wanted and that would be in the round of drinks .I am not asking people who want wine to go and buy ther own . Thanks :D


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