The Wedding Lens Blog – Wedding Planning Tips & Advice

Sometimes people need to have a dry wedding. If you’re wondering why, think expense, religion, or more importantly, alcoholism. Regardless of the reason, how do you have a dry wedding?

First, consider having a daytime wedding – followed by lunch or brunch. Most people aren’t interested in drinking alcohol at noon, so it makes it very easy to avoid having alcohol.

Second, serve a variety of nonalcoholic drinks.  They key is to have a variety, though. Not just iced tea and water, include coffee, soda, or something special. Try a signature drink, like this mint tea or cranberry punch. Oh! And use something like sparkling apple cider for the toast, instead of champagne.

Third, if you have an evening wedding, I promise you can get people to dance, assuming you want them to! Try using games, like Dance Dance Revolution or a hula hoop, or other competitions.

Also, it can’t hurt to tell people in advance that no alcohol will be served — and perhaps the reason if it is something like alcoholism. People will respect it and telling them in advance gives ‘em a chance to get over it!

Did you have a dry wedding? How’d it go?

~ Natasha