To think having our Christening party in a pub is odd?

[Strawberryteddybear]

We ideally want a community hall, but there are none local to our church that are available. Ones that are available are a car ride away and as some of our guests won't be driving, I think its unfair for us to expect them to get a bus/taxi.

There is a nice pub within walking distance that have a function room available, and is perfect. It doesn't really bother me or Dp but it feels weird and I don't know if our guests would be like .

AIBU? Or am I just thinking too much about it?

[Annunziata]

YABU, it's very common.

[Panzee]

Use the pub. They sell drinks and do food. What's not to like?

[WoodBurnerBabe]

YABU, I went to one 2 weeks ago and it was lovely.

[2beornot]

We had dd's christening party in a pub. Well actually it was a carvery/pub and we all had a roast dinner!!!

Depends on the type of pub I guess - a nice family pub would be fine.

[BrokenToeOuch]

I have been to a few in a pub and didn't think it was odd :)

[bazingasheldon]

I've managed pubs and clubs for over 20 years and have seen hundreds of christenings. It's very common where I live.

[YouStayClassySanDiego]

It'll be lovely, nothing wrong with a pub.

[Longdistance]

YABU. We had ours in the pub across the road that had a function room. Nothing wrong with that, they dealt with the mess, and catering.

Why does it feel weird? Is it that you've just been to church, and then rolled into a pub?

[2beornot]

Sorry I forgot - YABU!

[CasperGutman]

Sounds fine, as long as it's a nice pub.

Presumably when Annunziata said "it's very common", she meant "it happens a lot'" rather than "it had no class"!

[LaGuardia]

How vair vair working class. YABVU.

[WorraLiberty]

I'm from an Irish family and we'd consider it weird not to hold it in a pub or social club

[ClaudetteWyms]

YABU it's quite normal, have been to one and it was fab!

[Pigeonhouse]

Why on earth does it feel weird, OP? Are your guests very religious teetotallers who think pubs exist off the Wages of Sin or something?

[Annunziata]

Presumably when Annunziata said "it's very common", she meant "it happens a lot'" rather than "it had no class"!

Oops, yes I did.

[SauvignonBlanche]

Is this a Methodist christening? That would be odd. Otherwise it would be perfectly fine.

[scantilymad]

It sounds lovely. Not weird at all. Have a fantastic party.

[SauvignonBlanche]

I'm so glad you confirmed that Annunzia, I knew you wouldn't have meant it the other way!

[JackNoneReacher]

Pub function rooms exist for Christening and funeral 'do's'.

Why is it weird?? Because it sells booze?

[BackforGood]

It just depends if you have any very strict Methodists (very much in a tiny minority, but they do exist in Methodist Churches) who you were planning to invite.

[Mrswellyboot]

Wet the baby's head

Go to the pub. Everyone does that here.

[KayleeFrye]

It's perfectly normal and fine to do gatherings after christenings (and funerals too for that matter) in a nearby pub. nothing weird at all. (Unless any of the family are strict methodists or SallyArmy or similarly abstentionists!)

[Amy106]

That's not odd at all. Sounds like fun!

[LucilleBluth]

I don't think I haven't been to a christening party that wasn't in a pub.