Drink quantities

Sounds like a lot of prosecco to me! My venue manager advised that they only serve half a glass for toasts as a lot of people (particularly blokes) don't like that kind of drink. She said this ay you can serve about 12 people with one bottle!

I think generally servings of prosecco are smaller anyway so you wouldn't need as much as you've listed for the drinks receptions (2!) and bear in mind if they prefer beer they won't be drinking the prosecco as well.

Are your friends & family big drinkers?

I'd say around 70% of the guests will be big drinkers

Thanks for the advice so far!

We're providing free drinks all day/night and don't want to limit to to just beer and wine (though I understand that would be a lot easier!)

I think you might have too much prosecco.

By your numbers an all day guest would have half a bottle after the ceremony, half a bottle of wine with dinner and another half bottle of prosecco at the evening reception then a glass of prosecco for the toasts. I know it's a long day but that's a lot for an average person and some people might be pretty smashed by the time of the evening party.

I would agree with the suggestion to look into shops that offer a buy back scheme for the wine and beer, I know Oddbins used to do this but there aren't many of them left.

As for the spirits, there are 28 shots in a standard 70cl bottle of spirits, that's assuming 25ml measures. I think if you feel you really need to buy spirits I'd just get one of each bottle unless you know 90% of your guests drink vodka. I'd also check what measures the bar person is using and if possible get them to use 25ml rather than 35ml so it goes further.

Ok, i think you have too much for drinks reception...if everyone has 2 glasses of prosecco thats 80 glasses, you get 6 in a bottle so you need around 13/14 bottles tops! then your bottle of pimms i would imagine will do around 6 jugs (depending how strong you want it...this should give most people a glass of pimms too with the beer drinkers having the beer) i think that 2 glasses of prosecco and a glass of pimms or beer is more than enough for a drinks reception...without food your guests will be v.tipsy!!

i think for the WB the wine in right...i would get more white than red (i have worked on a few weddings and red ALWAYS gets left) but i think the 20 bottles is fine!! and a jug of juice per table

for the evening reception i think the 75 bottles of prosecco may be too much again (450 glasses! for 150 people?!?!)

Toast is fine 1 glass each!

For the evening disco...

Wine ... i'd go for 70 bottles (ish)
Beer ... i'd go for about 300 (at least, most guys i know will drink 6-10 beers at a wedding)

Vodka ... most of this, maybe 5-8 litre bottles (i drink vodka and on a night out i would drink 1/4 of a litre ish, although guests will already have had a lot of other drinks!!)
Gin ... 3-5 litre bottles
Rum ... 3-5 litre bottles
Whiskey ... 2-3 litre bottles
Tequila (or another shot) ... personally wouldn't bother with this
Mixers and soft drinks ... LOTS!! juice is easy for 'soft drinks' but then i would get loads of lemonade and coke and some tonic!

At the end of the day personally i would rather buy WAY more than needed and take it home with me...if you drink anyway then all it will mean is that you have stocked up and won't need to purchase any alcohol for a while after the wedding...Like you i would be scared of running out, i think your reception and toast drinks sound more than enough...the evening is a difficult one but you can carry over any leftover prosecco/beer/pimms from the drinks receptions!

if you haven't already sent your invites out how about sending a little tick box thing with them asking what people drink (obviously not quantities) but that way if everyone puts vodka you know to get loads more vodka...if nobody says whiskey you know not to bother with whiskey etc??

Good Luck!! x

Thanks so much ladies! This is really helpful!