What drinks are expected at a noon wedding?
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We’re planning to have a noon wedding with a nice lunch buffet. What alcoholic drinks (if any) would people expect? Just champagne for a toast and possibly a couple of glasses of wine with lunch? certainly no one would expect a full bar at 1:00 in the afternoon, right?
Oh - I should probably add that an open bar is out of the question because we each have conservative family members who would be very upset by an unlimited flow of alcohol. I just thought that the champagne toast and wine with lunch would be a nice compromise between having no alcohol at all and having a bar.
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9 Responses to “What drinks are expected at a noon wedding?”
get a keg, prefrence is bud light…
I think mimosas and bloody mary’s would be good.
I would not worry about a full bar at that time. Yes, you want champagne and I would also provide wine. And, depending on the wedding type and the guests, you may want to provide beer, too.
What liquor (if any) you serve is entirely up to you, but I seriously doubt anyone would expect a full bar at one in the afternoon.
That was roughly the time my wedding was held. We had champagne and beer available for those who wished it. Depending on what your crowd tends to drink and the level of formlality, I would say either champagne and wine or champagne, wine, and beer should cover most crowds nicely at that time of day.
A champagne toast and a couple glasses of wine per adult guest sounds quite sufficient.
depends on how long its to last to,if its a all day thing and you have guest from accross the country,yes you better have a good layout………..
One o’clock in the afternoon, you do not serve an open full bar. Sure there will be plenty of guests who want to get totally plotzed, but you don’t have to provide that. It doesn’t matter what the guests might want, it is what is proper and reasonable for you to provide as hosts, for the event you are hosting.
Besides the champagne toasts, the mimosas sound nice. And a selection or 2 of a light wine to go with the lunch.
I am going to get SO many thumbs down, I know already.
Strictly a matter of taste - YOURS! I think you could have non alcoholic sparkling cider and people should not care…YOUR DAY - YOUR WAY! The toast is perfect enough if anything else is necessary they have a problem….The only expectations you have are the ones you place on yourself - CONGRATS!!! Have a fun wedding!
Mimosa’s are wonderful, they are light and refreshing.
Non-alcoholic sparkling wine is nice too for conservative guest or guest who cannot have alcohol.
Maybe a frozen margarita machine
a small keg of speciallty beer (rolling rock, october fest)
Thats perfect ( and you could also get away without the wine and only have the champagne toast) But be sure you have food( appetizers) to go along with the alcohol since a lot of people may not have eaten breakfast and they need food to balance with the alcohol.