My reception hall is letting us bring in some imported bottled beers and cider rather than having to pay a ridiculous amount to have them provide it.
I think it will be cheaper to just buy them at a beer distributor (am I wrong?) and have the reception hall chill them. FH and his 3 brothers will do this a day or two before the wedding. Trust me, they will take this on as their mission in life and probably drink as many of them as possible- but that's besides the point.
Any ideas as to how many to buy? Is their some standard guide out there for hosts to determine the number of drinks for each guest. And then increase it by a certain percentage - just to make sure we don't run out? How embarrassing - having to make a beer run at your own wedding!!!
Help!
RudysMom
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Someone on LIW bought her alcohol from a place that will let you buy more than you need (just in case) and then return any left overs (unopened) for a refund but I can't remember who said that...
portjeffbride
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I would guess 1.5 to 2 per person per hour....
It does add up. but as you said, you'll be saving a bundle!
afrodyt2000
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I believe Sam's Club lets you return unopened stuff.
RudysMom
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This is from metmymatch's review:
Shoreline Beverages (A+) 631-427-8488 - Lisa, Mike or Stew Lisa was extremely helpful in helping us pick out beer. We wanted a mix of lagers, ales and seasonal beer. We wound up selecting various types of Brooklyn Brewery beers, Bud/Bud Light, and Punked (a pumpkin beer). Unfortunately, the bartender didn’t put out all our selections. I went up to the bar at one point, saw the selections, and asked if that was all there was. He said yes so I got concerned that Shoreline had screwed us. But the next day when we collected all the leftover alcohol from my sister and her husband, we found unopened cases of the other beers. So, Shoreline DID deliver, but Andrew’s did not provide the beer to our guests. The best part about Shoreline is that they will take back any unopened cases (unfortunately, we didn’t get to take advantage of this because the Andrew’s guy yelled at my sister and her husband that they didn’t take it back).
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Liquor Plaza (A+) 631-271-0004 – Jane Jane was great. She not only helped with assessing how much of each alcohol we would need, but in determining which brands we should get. In addition, she was able to recommend wines and champagne based on my description of what we like. What was really awesome was that the credit for the returned alcohol was put on my credit card 2 days after the wedding. Ka-ching!
