How to avoid serving alcohol at a wedding

How to avoid serving alcohol at a wedding

So you are planning your upcoming wedding and have decided against serving alcohol. If word has gotten, you've gotten probably already some, or perhaps even rude comments about the wedding not fun without alcohol. Whatever your reasons, it is your choice to be sober. To throw, follow these steps to have a dry wedding with everything-but-dry-fun.

So you are planning your upcoming wedding and have decided against serving alcohol. If word has gotten, you've gotten probably already some, or perhaps even rude comments about the wedding not fun without alcohol. Whatever your reasons, it is your choice to be sober. Follow these steps to throw a dry wedding with everything-but-dry-and-fun.

• Accept that people are going to vocalize your opinions, good or bad. People do not always realize that you may have a reason, such as a father or aunt who is an alcoholic, you don't want to be in a difficult situation. You want to protect your privacy, but a General comment about the situation, without naming names stops these commentators in their tracks. It's hard to argue with someone who just wants it to have the support of your loved one.
• Turn what some see as bad into good. Instead of the guests home with miniature picture frame for you and your new spouse or a tulle bag filled with candy, a donation to a substance abuse or alcohol education organization, such as the " mothers Against drunk driving (MADD) or National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS). These organizations can sometimes give you little cards that inform guests of the wedding, a donation was made in your name. Place the cards on each table-setting.
• take a day-time reception. People usually don't drink so much in the late morning and afternoon as they would at an evening reception anyway.
• Keep a small amount of alcohol for the toast. Serve champagne, guests or just the wedding party to the toast. You could also serve a champagne punch in champagne glasses. These options keep your alcohol bill down, but follow the tradition of a champagne toast.
• Replace the champagne with sparkling grape juice. No, it is not the same, but the idea is the same.
• Serve an array of non-alcoholic beverages. If you abstain from alcohol, and then give only water and iced tea, can't appreciated the guests feel. Some of them are going to feel in order to travel from far away and want something special to and appreciated, to be present. With soft drinks, coffee and punch in addition to the customary water and iced tea.