So we've finally booked our venue for after out church ceremony! So excited! Having a gorgeous two course meal, and serving our cake as dessert. We also have a beautiful veranda, that overlooks Chester Racecourse!
Our contract does not include drinks, as we have been debating over what to provide for people. Our first thought was getting a number of bottles of wine for the tables, then we toyed with getting our own and looking at the corkage fees - but they were reaaally expensive!
Money is a big factor in the day, sadly. But we both would really like to provide drinks for people.
EDIT - in this post, I'm just talking about providing the drinks for the toast. There will be alcohol at the party, with a cash bar - we just won't be paying for any other drinks bu the toast drinks! 
The place we're going offers a glass of prosecco for about £5.00 per glass, wine for about £15 per bottle and a jug of juice for £5.00 per jug. So I started to think...
How about lots of different jugs of fruit juices, then we take in our own purees and sauces, fruit and little cocktail umbrellas, and our toast drink could be non-alcoholic cocktails - that people can make themselves. It'd provide some entertainment - as we're not having a DJ - and I'll make little recipe cards up myself and decorate the table to fit with our coastal theme.
We asked the wedding co-ordinator and she is more than happy for us to do this.
How would you feel if you were offered a non-alcoholic cocktail for a toast drink? Would you think the bride and groom were a bit cheap?
