My fiancee and I are wondering if it is acceptable to host the bar (beer, wine, and champagne only) for 1 or 2 hours, rather than the entire reception? Our wedding will be at 11am, followed by lunch reception.
Another question......we are trying to decide between 1) a brunch reception or 2) a lunch for 50-75 family and out of town friends followed by a cocktail/hors deouvres reception for a larger group. Is dancing appropriate at either type of reception since the time will be afternoon, and we may have the reception outside?
Nancy Tucker
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Sep 22, 2005, 8:31 AM
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Hello November Bride,
It is more acceptable to limit your offerings than to cut it off completely (eliminate the champagne). I have seen more champagne poured out at weddings because people don't really like it and if they do they only like the really good stuff.
If your reception is only 3 hours and you would want to close it for the last hour,that would be fine. Since you are talking about an early afternoon wedding you might also want to offer a brunch menu with only coffee, juice and sodas and then open the bar for your 2 hours then.
Just some suggestions. Every afternon wedding I ever had was very low on the dancing and the drinking. (That is except for a bunch of firemen who ate my goldfish out of the centerpieces because they had over indulged and this was at 11 in the morning. Nancy Tucker President of Weddings Beautiful US http://www.weddingsbeautiful.com
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Sep 22, 2005, 11:25 AM
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Good suggestions. Goldfish? Yikes.
One other suggestion, please do not invite some to one part of your reception and some to another. All should be invited to the entire event. Rebecca Black, Etiquette Now
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Real goldfish -- or the crackers? Top Wedding Questions Forum Moderator - "Write your sorrows in the sand, your blessings in stone".
Is it OK to host the bar for a limited time only?
Real goldfish -- or the crackers? 