Arrival Drinks?

We're having fruit punch on arrival, 1/2 bottle of red or white with the meal and sparkly for the toast.

I think as I said before it's totally up to you. There is no right and wrong. Just do what you're happy with and what falls within your budget.

We're having bucks fizz for arrival drinks, wine with dinner then carva with the toasts, n obviously soft drinks for drivers,non drinkers, there is a bar at venue,

We're having sparking wine - followed by wine and beer at the meal followed by drink what you like on us

Sounds like a plan to me!

We had bellini cocktails and bottled beers, then prosecco for toast drinks, then choice of wines throughout the meal. Evening was apay bar so guests chose whatever they wanted.

I think that you can have whatever you like!

We are leaning towards cocktails for ours- August wedding so regardless of the weather I will fancy something summery!!

I think we're having Pimms. Then red & white on the tables and a glass of bubbly for the speeches!

Daughter had Pimms, orange juice and elderflower cordial at her drinks reception. Red and white wine for the tables and then sparkling for the toast. The free bar was also open for beers etc.

I've had sparkling white wine (champagne, cava etc) at other weddings we have been to.

We had Bucks Fizz and Kir Royale for the arrival drink, then 4 bottles of wine per table and champagne to toast. Anything over that was a pay bar.

I dont think people expect anything as such- whatever you and your guests prefer I guess.

We had Pimms or orange juice, wine on the table then sparkly wine for toasts. I don't like champagne.

We're having Pimms and beer for the arrival drinks, half bottle of wine per person with the meal and champagne for the toasts.

Pimms or elderflower cordial with sparkling water for arrival. Then guests can help themselves to drinks (white/red wine, TEA ale, larger) as we will have bought it all. I would like to have sparlkling wine but we aren't having speeches so I don't know when that could happen. Also considering having our own cocktail that will be made up in jugs for self-service. I love G&T so I might need to include this as well. I can't get too carried away - we need to buy all of this!

I think people usually have fizz because it is seen to be more celebratory then just wine (and what better idea to crack open the fizz then a wedding?), not that there is anything wrong with wine its just that most people drink it more frequently so having something different i guesws feels like more of a treat so cocktails etc also fit that bill...but certainly nothing wrong with wine beer or any other booze if that's what you like,

I'm with funkyjameseo - bit of fizz at weddings is great, and there's nothing wrong with presecco.

I had presecco and kir royales - wish I had a signature cocktail (been watching far too many 4 weddings US) but cocktails were really expensive at our venue, and technically a kir royale is still a cocktail!

We are having pimms and beer at ours

Champagne or Pimms on arrival, champagne for the toasts, wine with the meal, we are allowing a bottle per person, (any left over WONT go to waste), then a free bar for the rest of the night.

Oooooh I can't wait. xxx

It must depend on the venue. Our package includes champagne as a welcoem drink for guests, but they said we could substitute that with Pimms if we wanted to. I'm considering it, actually, as after tasting Pimms for the first time this summer I'm head over heels in love with it. Our venue will let us do a combination of both as well, so guests have a choice of drink.

We're probably having pimms, beer and juice as our reception drinks, then wine with the meal and champers for the toast. We have a lot of boys coming to our wedding so figured they would appreciate a bottle of beer more than pimms etc.

Aside from the cost, I wasn't keen on having champagne or similar as a reception drink because it goes straight to my head!!

We had a variety of drinks. Bottles of Budweiser for the beer drinkers, sparkling wine and Bucks Fizz or sparkling water for everybody else plus the bar was open.