Wine on tables at wedding advice - how many,what colour...

Were not sure if were doing this or not yet, but if we do, were going with 1 red, 1 white. if you really want rose (which is my fav) i would do 1 rose, 1 white, HTH

Im not sure to be honest, think we need to have red - quite a lot of family drink red...

Yeah same with us, i prefer rose or white, but most ppl i know in my family like white or red...so we will have to go with that, then over the rest of the night, i wil order myself glasses of rose!

Dont suppose it will matter to much, its only a bottle on the table, and if my family are anything to go by, if its there they will drink it! lol

I was pondering on this too. I was going to ask my co-ordinator if they can ask each table who wants red or white/rose and put out whatever is needed. You usually end up with loads of red left. If its possible might be more accurate if the waiting staff ask and pour each guest and top up so no wasteage.

Could you ask your reception to serve the drinks and then offer red white and rose.. no need to put the bottles on the table.

For a table of 10 we're having 3 red and 3 white on each. Then a few beers and a pitcher of water. We have a pay bar also for later on.

We're having a bottle of sauv blanc to go with the scallops in an ice bucket, 2 different reds to do with the lamb. Each table will be able to let staff know when they need any of the bottles replacing. We've allowed a bottle per head for the meal in terms of calculations though.

I'm not a rose fan and think of it more a social drink rather than a dinner drink.
I would offer red & white only. I believe that the majority of peole would opt for red or white, not rose. However you know your friends and what the majority would drink.

If the reason is that you personally want to drink rose, I'd just arrange for a bottle for your table only.

For dinner events you generally work on the rule of half a bottle of wine per person.

Thanks for responses everyone, we had only thought 1 of each on each table due to money but now wondering enough..

to be fair nearly all the men will be buying beer from bar anyway!

We're putting 2 x white and 1 x red on each table. but I know the table which has my two sisters and their husbands on all drink red, so I will ask the venue to put 3 red on - the cost is the same. 2 white and 1 red is what was recommended to us by the venue as the most popular choice.

Some of my other tables are a bit top heavy with young children, and we did discuss the suggestion of not having the wine on the table, and having it topped up by the waiters etc, but we feel sure that the other tables with more drinkers on will do some "mine sweeping"

Most of our guests prefer Rose so we are having this only, and we feel it lends itself to the laid back feel of our day (we are having a BBQ).

We have 2 bottles per table of 8, which is a glass each, and have then bought extra bottles which will be distributed as and when tables run out. We thought this was better than some tables running out and others ending up with loads left as there is always a mix of drinkers and non drinkers.

Generally though, I think people go with equal amounts of red and white, but as others have said, it depends on your guests and you know them best

Our is a very laid back wedding also - think we will go with 1 red and 1 rose and see how it goes.....

our reception is marquee so we will be buying the wine before the day and caterers not charging corkage to serve.

THIS!

Also, whoever said about Rose being a social drink and not a dinner drink, I totally agree. Stick with red and white I say! x

My sister had this dilemma and wasn't sure who woudl want what etc, so, on the menus on the tables, they've put a note "Your table has been allocated X [based on 1/2 bottle per person] bottles of wine, please tell the waiting staff whether you want white, red or rose". That way, if they want all red, they can have all red or vice versa.

We are having a red, white and rose on each table and they will be replaced as needed. We have 45 guests and have bought 54 bottles, but what isn't used at the wedding breakfast will be used over the rest of the weekend.

We are having 3 bottles per table but not actually putting the bottles on the table IYKWIM... The waiting staff will take white/red/rose to each guest and see what they want.

Our venue has said that we can start out with 50/50 of red/white on the tables, and then if more people are drinking white and we start running low, they will just take some of the red's out back and swap for more whites.

So it wont cost us any extra.

I see a few people on here like rose.

I love sparkling rose, and as our colour theme for the day will be red, I was hoping to have pink champagne for toasting.

Anyone else doing this?

I'm having rose and white cava at the drinks reception as my girlfriends prefer rose! I'm having a pink wedding so also fits nicely!

I never thought of having a mixture! Sounds perfecto

Our package includes a bottle of white and red on each table during dinner. I've tried them both and they're lovely so I'm not going to faff about with rosé (although that is my favourite so probably what I'll be buying from the bar for the rest of the evening!)

I don’t think that’s silly at all — 1 red and 1 rosé on the table actually makes a lot of sense. Rosé is pretty versatile and works well for people who don’t want something too heavy, while the red gives a more classic option. Since guests can still buy whatever they want at the bar, it won’t feel limiting. I’ve seen similar setups at events and it works fine. You could also pick styles that are easy-drinking and crowd-friendly, like some of the options you see from producers such as puninwine.com , where balance and approachability are kind of the point.