Would you consider a wedding/event to be less fun if alcohol is not served?

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This one lady on my show is being charged $3000 minimum if she wants any sort of alcohol on the premises (BYOB included). She’s already over budget and considering adding this on just to keep guests happy. Lmao i wouldve been like Bernie Mac when he say “fck them kids” 🤣 Thats a crazy price and I dont want alcohol there anyways. I used to say champagne at the least but i hate even the smell of that so nah. Most drunks will not have a designated driver and children are invited, so I’m not looking to be responsible for either of their well being
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Anonymous · Accepted Answer

There's 3 things I truly believe now when it comes to weddings. Having been to weddings since I was a child in the 90s to before the pandemic. I really wonder why people spend so much on weddings and invite so many pointless people. I don't care about people thinking my wedding is boring because people weren't dancing and drinking. To me, a wedding signifies that a special young woman gave me a chance and took a leap of faith for me and I intend to do everything possible to work my ass off for her and the kids I have.

I don't really care about the opinions of others if they find my wedding to be an utter bore fest. A wedding is about the bride and groom not others. I could care less since they'll probably give me some crappy gift like 2 slot toaster they bought from Walmart for $20. If I said this on Reddit, this comment would probably garner -100,432,677 dislikes because I am not a modern day bozo who correlates weddings to reality shows. That's my take on it.

Wraith_Cemetery · Accepted Answer

I gave up drinking ages ago. Since then, I've been to plenty of sober parties and they were more fun than the ones where alcohol was involved. Parties where people are drunk can be more of a hassle because you have to deal with the behavior of folks who can't handle their liquor.

I get a lot of hate as an Irish person who doesn't drink. It's a horrid stereotype that Irish people are all drunkards (not the case at all). I'm considered "boring" and "old" by many due to the fact that I'd rather not consume alcohol.

In my opinion, a person has to be really pathetic if they require alcohol to have fun. Throughout the entire Covid-19 pandemic, people got drunk in order to survive it which, to me, means that they were weak.

Xoxocutekitty · Accepted Answer

In my opinion, definitely less fun without alcohol options.

Often times, instead of an open bar people will opt to serve drink tickets (1-2 per guest) which is usually more than enough (particularly if motivated partiers can make a game of figuring out who doesn't want to use their tickets).

It's a lot cheaper, its a fixed price, and it adds to the party element, particularly if you're having an evening event. Not everyone needs alcohol to have a good time, but then again, 50% of folks need a little juice to get on that dance floor. If I'm paying $$$ for music, a dance floor, a dj etc, I sire as heck want to maximize my chances of people using it and having a great time.

Emiliamazing · Accepted Answer

There will be people that are upset about no alcohol and there will be people who don’t care. It seems like an exorbitant price, better to spend the money elsewhere. Folks can come and enjoy the wedding and celebrate the couple. Perhaps it would be really nice if one of the guests said I would like to pay for some alcohol to toast to the bride and groom. Just a thought from a different angle :-).

jennifer_bloom · Answer

You could say you are abstaining from alcohol to respect guests who follow traditional spiritual beliefs, that way, they will believe you are motivated by philanthropy and not by poverty, or allow kids at the wedding and say they are banning alcohol out of respect for children etc… that lie will save them $3,000.

aWes0MeNeSs · Answer

Not at all. I don't understand why some people feel as if they can't have fun without getting drunk. Absolutely nothing about it appeals to me. 🤣

WhatTheHeckkkk · Answer

I personally wouldn’t mind, I don’t think it’s boring to not serve alcohol. However, many others my age would disagree lol.

Fiend88 · Answer

Not at all. Im against alcohol. Why would i want to pay for someone to forget me wedding the next day? I'd rather use the extra money for a honeymoon. There's attractive about a drunk person. Don't drink! Do drugs instead. (JOKING on my last sentence. Just being silly). Not only that, it's my wedding not theirs. If they don't want to come because there's no alcohol they're not someone I'd want there anyway. That's not the reason you go to share in someone's special day.

DaveJord · Answer

For the guests no alcohol is a lame. I would pay the $3000 and tell them to BYO but honestly I would choose a different venue with a bar and let my guest pay for their own drinks. I would only pay for a good wine or bottle of champagne on table with dinner.

ohshee · Answer

Has she sent out the invitations if she hasn't she then she should include in tough times we're doing this on a shoestring budget we wanted to be fun and happy please bring a bottle of champagne a case of wine something or she should give you LMAO the list of people that are coming and you can call each person if they want to donate 20 bucks and you go shopping for the drinks you got to have some sort of alcohol at a wedding and music cake a bride a groom LOL

Oigit · Answer

I don't drink. But if there was not booze there I would be a bit sad. Because watching people that have had too much to drink can be a endless source of entertainment. So it could be less fun. After all knowing the people that will say or do something stupid after a few is one of the reasons I go to parties.

Babybebe15 · Answer

Pakistani, Bangladeshi, and (some) Indian weddings don’t have alcohol and they are some of the most fun weddings ever. Lots of dancing, singing, partying, and amazing food with absolutely no booze. You don’t need alcohol to have a good time. It’s overrated and expensive.

aarnasen · Answer

Oh lord oh lord 💀 Wedding alcohol is a monster in both price and chaos. I didn't drink at my own wedding not because of age restriction but because I'm not making a fool of myself at my OWN wedding. Lowkey flex but I drank champagne every night on our mini honeymoon lmao so it was worth the wait.

concerned4u · Answer

I'd totally consider it more fun if there wasn't alcohol. I'm with you. People can find their own alcohol and drink it elsewhere but if it's my wedding, I want my kind of people and they won't be drinking alcohol. Certainly would weed out the ones I wouldn't want there anyways. Elderberry juice, smoothies, vegetable juice bar, alcohol free punch, now 'that' would be awesome. I might would let them know ahead of time.

wheresmrcunnunglis · Answer

As someone who avoids going out with colleagues often due to alcohol always seeming to be present, I would not mind this if it happened for weddings, but I don't feel my take is the majority. Weddings and alcohol go hand in hand traditionally and allow some people to loosen up and turn things up.

That price tag for the alcohol made me go yikes instantly. If I ever got married, I would nix the wedding and focus on the after-party and honeymoon when it came to the money.

jamesgoldman · Answer

I like to drink so would probably smuggle a hipflask in with me to a dry event unless it was dry for religious reasons

It's the only way through them in my experience especially as they'll last for a few hours for a short wake and a long wedding reception could run towards 12 hours

MysticDevice · Answer

I'm from Wisconsin so a wedding without alcohol isn't a real wedding lol. Its traditional here for the wedding party to have access to an open bar and usually a regular bar in the building for everyone else. Of course its polite to bring in kegs for the guests as well. I'm not making this up. This is exaclty how my cousin's wedding went.

kellytheman · Answer

Well maybe not a open bar because some people are more fun and let loose if they got some alcohol in them but I probably prefer no alcohol but I have to find something as good to substitute it like hard cider or seltzer. Champaign would be ok for like toast or something.

ChrisMaster69 · Answer

I’ve been to a couple of Mormon weddings, zero alcohol but actually a good bit of fun.

I’ve been to others where some of us have not drunk and had a great time as well, it greatly depends on all the guests.

Lucy68 · Answer

I'll have alcohol at my wedding, now some people are funny drunks (depends what I'm drinking I'm more social) and probably are more social then. But the second I see someone trying to strip on the dance floor they are out

The_Shadow_Dweller · Answer

I would not allow people to have any kind of alcoholic material in any event organized by myself.
If possible, I would not even hire or use a venue if they are having alcohol in their menu.
It is bad, then it is bad.

Phoax · Answer

Absolutely. Alcohol is a social lubricant. It gets all the people that don't know each other to start chatting, unites the 2 families much faster than without. It gets people that never dance to hit the dance floor. There is a reason it's popular in almost all cultures and impossible to make illegal even though it's worse than many illegal drugs. It encourages social behavior better than anything else. That said you could skip the payment and tell people to sneak bottles in their purses.

Guy13 · Answer

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ShaTTeredMasterpeace · Answer

Back when I still believed in marriage, I said I would do a cash bar for an hour of thr reception and that was it. People are more hesitant to drink at weddings when they gotta pay for it.

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