Here's your dilemma: You have planned out an elegant wedding but you are not sure you should have a bar.
If you give your guests a couple of drinks to make the night memorable, it might turn out to be disastrous once they have had one too many.
Read on as we tell you the important key points in setting up your bar and trying to avoid alcohol-caused chaos.
First, try to have a good estimate of how many guests will be attending and how many of them will drink.
This is the tricky part, how much is too much or too little? Suppose that each guest will drink up to 3 glasses of cocktails or each table will consume 2 bottles of red wine.
Too many bottles also tend to encourage some folks to drink more and thus end up drunk at the end of festivities.
Not everyone drinks alcohol so have alternative drinks for the non-drinkers and designated drivers.
Ask the bartender for special non-alcoholic beverages which go well with the meal or the theme.
Serve carbonated fruit punch or frozen flavored margaritas minus the spirits.
Who knows, the cocktails might be too good that even the alcohol-drinkers might stash away the refreshing treats.
To effectively tie in the wedding feel into the cocktails, try serving flights.
These are three or four individual cocktail shots served together under a united theme.
The flights fall into dozens of styles or motifs, like Hawaiian luaus, signature vintage mixes and regional specialized shakers.
Inquire with your barista regarding the appropriate flight for your theme or have him mix his own concoction and make it personalized by serving it for one night only.
Before any drinking has started, remind your co-workers, relatives and peer group to have a designated driver per vehicle.
If your budget allows it, rent a bus to go on a few trips to take your guests home safely and worry-free.
Ensuring transport when everyone goes home leaves the guests to enjoy the festivities until the very end of the program.
Also, it takes a lot of stress off you and your groom which leave the both of you to cherish the once-in-a-lifetime occasion.
It never hurts to come prepared.
If your bridesmaids brought hairclips and extra pins for those unexpected moments during the march, they should also bring emergency items for those unexpected (or expected) mishaps related to intoxication.
Aside from the normal aspirin and water, load the bar up with coffee for those who cannot stay awake after the party.
Devise a plan in dealing with drunken guests, such as transferring them to the next room, taking them out for a walk or having them recover soberness from a seat at the far back of the hall.
Just because one guy has had a lot of fun doesn't mean the rest cannot go on with festivities.
Drinking is a part of merry-making but it isn't always so.
You can find alternative ways of entertaining guests and having them all mingle guilt-free.
Having alcohol in your party can work for your event's advantage and disadvantage.
Talk it out with your groom or with your bridal team to figure out if alcohol would be appropriate for the event.
If you give your guests a couple of drinks to make the night memorable, it might turn out to be disastrous once they have had one too many.
Read on as we tell you the important key points in setting up your bar and trying to avoid alcohol-caused chaos.
First, try to have a good estimate of how many guests will be attending and how many of them will drink.
This is the tricky part, how much is too much or too little? Suppose that each guest will drink up to 3 glasses of cocktails or each table will consume 2 bottles of red wine.
Too many bottles also tend to encourage some folks to drink more and thus end up drunk at the end of festivities.
Not everyone drinks alcohol so have alternative drinks for the non-drinkers and designated drivers.
Ask the bartender for special non-alcoholic beverages which go well with the meal or the theme.
Serve carbonated fruit punch or frozen flavored margaritas minus the spirits.
Who knows, the cocktails might be too good that even the alcohol-drinkers might stash away the refreshing treats.
To effectively tie in the wedding feel into the cocktails, try serving flights.
These are three or four individual cocktail shots served together under a united theme.
The flights fall into dozens of styles or motifs, like Hawaiian luaus, signature vintage mixes and regional specialized shakers.
Inquire with your barista regarding the appropriate flight for your theme or have him mix his own concoction and make it personalized by serving it for one night only.
Before any drinking has started, remind your co-workers, relatives and peer group to have a designated driver per vehicle.
If your budget allows it, rent a bus to go on a few trips to take your guests home safely and worry-free.
Ensuring transport when everyone goes home leaves the guests to enjoy the festivities until the very end of the program.
Also, it takes a lot of stress off you and your groom which leave the both of you to cherish the once-in-a-lifetime occasion.
It never hurts to come prepared.
If your bridesmaids brought hairclips and extra pins for those unexpected moments during the march, they should also bring emergency items for those unexpected (or expected) mishaps related to intoxication.
Aside from the normal aspirin and water, load the bar up with coffee for those who cannot stay awake after the party.
Devise a plan in dealing with drunken guests, such as transferring them to the next room, taking them out for a walk or having them recover soberness from a seat at the far back of the hall.
Just because one guy has had a lot of fun doesn't mean the rest cannot go on with festivities.
Drinking is a part of merry-making but it isn't always so.
You can find alternative ways of entertaining guests and having them all mingle guilt-free.
Having alcohol in your party can work for your event's advantage and disadvantage.
Talk it out with your groom or with your bridal team to figure out if alcohol would be appropriate for the event.