My wedding will have no booze.....

Honestly, alcohol is so overrated at weddings. I get it, some guests need a little liquid courage to start dancing but you two should do whatever makes you both happy even if that means no booze! If your guests are going to complain about the lack of drinks, they should consider having a one before or after since your wedding is happening in the afternoon.

I agree that it is your day and you guys should do what’s right for you and that the time of your event doesn’t make alcohol a must. I also agree that you should let guest know in advance that it’s a dry wedding venue. But after that I’d leave it at that. Don’t feel like you need to explain why to your guests or apologize to them. People have cash bar (we are) and people understand that. I’d recommend caution about supplying alcohol yourself on private property (ie backyard) with out a permit or insurance. Just make sure you’re protected in case there could be an accident related to serving alcohol and your guests.

You’re wedding day is about you and your partner. If thats what you choose then that’s what you should do. Don’t plan your wedding to make other people happy. Do it for you.

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I think so too! our venue is adorable and affordable with lemonade and punch for the guests, sandwiches, cheese, meatballs, dips for food and a yummy cake. Plus lots of lawn games and we even get a guitarist to play for us for our special moments. I know it will be a beautiful afternoon., I guess I'm hung up on the idea that we will disappoint people by having a low key wedding. we don't want to have to pay for a second venue so we are thinking of a backyard bash afterwards to have some drinks.

I think it is totally fine to have no booze at the wedding... But let people know ahead of time. People may be disappointed if they are surprised by it, but if they have advance notice it shouldnt be an issue

I think at that time alcohol is not expected. I think it would be cute to do a cake and punch or tea party.

I would say that based on the time of day you are having your event, you can get away with having a dry wedding. If you were having an evening wedding, I would say the no booze thing might be a bit of a disappointment, but for an afternoon event, I think this is totally fine. And if you are thinking of having a backyard bash, that's a nice option to include the people that might want to keep the party going and celebrate into the evening and give an out to the people that might not be interested in boozing it up.

The reason is my venue is a private ranch and the only way they will allow booze would be if we pay for busses to transport our guests to and from the wedding. it is about an hour out of the city we live in. the bus expense is huge for just a couple hours at the ranch which Is why we decided to forgo the buses and perhaps just have a backyard bash afterwards.

I don't think people will really mind. They are there to attend your wedding and share in your joy not to get free liquor and/or get drunk. They should be understanding that it is a large cost. Are you able to make it a BYOB event? That might be a way for people to have booze but you not foot the bill.

I'm sure there are weddings where there is no alcohol but even Jesus turned water into wine at a wedding he attended, so I think wine is expected. It's up to you but I would see if you could have at least some wine at the table.