Buying a first drink for everyone

andycahill

Hi, im getting married soon and plan to buy everybodys first drink at the wedding,
were not having a meal , just a buffet type thing.
Friends are bringing friends and people I dont know,
do I have to buy them a drink too?

emzolita

andycahill wrote: »

Hi, im getting married soon and plan to buy everybodys first drink at the wedding,
were not having a meal , just a buffet type thing.
Friends are bringing friends and people I dont know,
do I have to buy them a drink too?

If they're your friends or family's plus ones, then yes I'd say you do. You cant really only buy a select few a drink.
Either don't buy anyone a drink or buy everyone a drink . It won't turn out well if you only buy people you know a drink.

Milly33

Yep I would think so. It was be yep just mean if you didn't.. Actually it would come across to be as very mean and stingy.. Not being harsh but it would. If people are coming who you don't know, then they are going as a guest of your guest so you would treat them the same

littlenubbin85

Yep, I'm afraid so. You can't pick and choose who you're going to buy a first drink for. It really wouldn't look good.

clint_silver

andycahill wrote: »

Hi, im getting married soon and plan to buy everybodys first drink at the wedding,
were not having a meal , just a buffet type thing.
Friends are bringing friends and people I dont know,
do I have to buy them a drink too?

If youve invited people to your night, and told them to bring a guest but you only want to buy a drink for people that you know, do you have a problem with those that you dont know eating your food as well?

I wouldn't bother with the free drink in this instance. youre telling your guests, theyre friends that you asked them to bring along are not treated as equals

andycahill

yes i agree with you all, they are my guests plus one, then their 3 or 4 buddys from work...

andycahill

yes i agree with you all, they are my guests plus one, then their 3 or 4 buddys from work...
I do plan on buying them all a drink, but dont want to run out of cash

sweetie

andycahill wrote:

yes i agree with you all, they are my guests plus one, then their 3 or 4 buddys from work... I do plan on buying them all a drink, but dont want to run out of cash

Why are you letting this happen, people bringing buddies from work?

Milly33

All cleared up then..Ill be having a white wine!! Met you there

amdublin

andycahill wrote: »

yes i agree with you all, they are my guests plus one, then their 3 or 4 buddys from work...
I do plan on buying them all a drink, but dont want to run out of cash

That seems strange, did you invite friends and tell them it is okay they bring their friends?

It would not be the norm that people bring buddies from their work to a wedding they've been invited to.

In this instance I'd say don't buy a drink at all. It's either all or nothing really, and I think you simply can't do all in this circumstance.

solerina

Why are you letting rent a crowd attend your wedding and then worrying about buying them a drink ??
If you are worried about who/who not to buy a drink for, open some bottles of wine and that should suit most people.

January

Why are people bringing their buddies from work? Sorry no way would it happen to me. You're looking for trouble.