Last week my mom called me at work, in a panic.
"Did you think about the booze?! Do we have to bring some? Where are we going to get it?"
Wow.
I can't really blame her. She knows my disgust for weddings (she made me be a flower girl 7 times, for chrissakes) and so she assumed that like all tasks I don't want to do, I would procrastinate and scramble at the last minute.
So I laughed and told her that not only did I think about the booze, but also that it was the very first thing I thought about, and that everything is included in the venue price per head. Yes that means booze. Also the rentals and the linens and the food. (And by the way, could you please not call me about weddings at work, I work with all guys and they need to respect me. I love you I'll call you later, bye.) I've been to enough dry weddings to know that booze is a must.
We opted for a limited open bar with beer and wine and a specialty drink of iced tea with vodka. We were trying to go for a spiked sweet tea as a nod to Dude's southern roots, which I think would entail either bourbon or whiskey, but vodka will go down easier and will probably be preferred by most people.
Most wedding planning advice tells you to opt for a limited open bar because it saves you money, but interestingly enough, it didn't really save that much money. We almost buckled down and got the full open bar but like everything in wedding planning, even an extra $5 will be a huge hit when you multiply it by your guest list.
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7 comments:
You should really hold on to the spiked sweet tea. It's something different, bourbon is f-ing delicious and not harsh when mixed (or really, ever), and vodka drinks are overdone. Honestly- you can get vodka cranberry, vodka martinis, everyday. Just my 2 cents.
oh god- i just re-read it. Iced Tea with vodka is not good. As in, you may have a situation. I've seen it happen before, and it's not pretty.
@words - when you say situation do you mean everyone gets drunk because they can't taste the vodka?
if so, that's uh, kinda exactly what we were going for.
we did think about the bourbon/whiskey but we decided against it because more people drink vodka, and we've already signed the contract
No, i mean people get sick because they can't taste the vodka. There's a difference, ya know? It's also a taste thing- if the tea is real sweet tea, it doesn't go as well with vodka as it does with bourbon/whiskey. But if it's regular unsweetened, then maybe it's a different story. Your drinks, do whatcha want!
i am thirsty
It's your show and u said u had a contract.
The bartender, me, says if u could change it, try Southern Comfort because it is sweet AND potent.
ffinlaw
i had a very bad experience with southern comfort in college, so much so that i still feel nauseated everytime i smell it.
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