I suppose we could do the wine thing. I know we’re all approaching the “alcohol snob” level, preferring all the top-shelf stuff, but I’d be interested in the price differential between top-shelf and something….not that pricy. Which I suppose is part of why I’m getting involved. I have my own ideas on a budget and what I’m comfortable with, along with what I consider the priority items. We’ll really have to see what the per-person reception costs are before making an ultimate decision on anything. At the very least, there will be some sort of alcohol there, as I know for a fact that I don’t like dry weddings at all.

Fortunately, so far Cathy & I seem to be in the same ballpark, if not precisely the same page. The only thing I most definitely don’t wont to go through are those bridal shows… Let the bridesmaids, matron of honor, my mother, etc, go to those instead of me. View all comments by emag

On the alcohol front (hey, we gotta have our priorities), I think you’ll find that “open bar” and “keep things small (read: affordable)” aren’t compatable concepts. At least that’s what we found. The option of “wine on the couple, everything else is cash bar” worked out for us. We were also given the option of having an open bar with a cost limit, after which point it would convert to a cash bar, but we went with the wine option instead. Our guests have told us they couldn’t find the bottom of their wine glasses, but it didn’t wind up breaking the bank either.

Good luck and enjoy it. Wedding planning can actually be fun for the groom if approached correctly View all comments by Pete