Smuggling alcohol into a wedding reception?

[jessie777]

Would you? Have you?! Did you get caught?!

the worst was on wedding half the people brought their own booze in and the bride and groom had to pay around £2000 + enforcement costs as it went to court and they still refused to pay so high court enforcers where employed

@manicmij well at our wedding it was £8.90 for a pint and £12.50 for a glass of wine. That's why we bought everyone a bottle.

I'm sure everyone understands that bar prices have to cover staff, premises, repairs, insurance and all the rest, but these things have to be paid for anyway ... so what excuse is there for some venues massively hiking the drinks prices just because it's a wedding?

And to the PP who said "filling up in the room" tends to be a young person's thing - don't be so sure Cruise ships often attract an older demographic, and with those I've been on it happens constantly I may even have done it myself

Totally wrong to take drink to any event. Sorry if something happened and the police or ambulance were called the venue/staff could lose their licence. Don't fancy someone putting my job at risk whatever the price. If you cant afford it don't drink - simple. Plus yes the host could be liable to pay a corkage charge in the very least. Walk a day in the venue/staffs shoes, they are ultimately responsible for any behaviour etc as a result of alcohol.

at the place i worked during univerity it was a stright up £80 put onto the invoice the bride and groom had to pay per none sold bottle found (they signed the contract so was legally enforceable incase people say they would refuse to pay the penilty)

But isn't this massively open to abuse - coming from the hotel's direction this time? What's to stop a venue producing a selection of empties from other events and demanding £80 for each ... especially as the B&G could hardly prove they didn't come from their own guests?

We did to DDs evening do, £22 for a bottle of wine that was a river in Tesco, we bought a few bottles, and bought one , then DH took the empty one to our room an brought down a new one. If they had charged a sensible amount we wouldn't have done it.

Fiver not river

At my daughter's wedding a good friend had driven up in his van which was basically a mobile bar! I certainly didn't mind and the hotel said it was one of their biggest grossing weekends! I don't know what that says about out family

I wouldn't, but if you need to, take it in wrapped as a wedding present

If you are that tight for cash, don't go. You don't have to. No one will thank you for your attendance. You have probably winged about the cost of a wedding present on another thread. Are you an alcoholic that you can't get by without booze for a few hours?

Sporrans are a great size for hip flasks

Yes I have and no I didn't. I was careful obviously but at ten pounds fifty for a vodka Diet Coke and bitter shandy I'm glad I did!

All I can say is why did you choose such an expensive venue. Must have thought folk could afford to attend venue or didn't you care about that.

If you are that tight for cash, don't go. You don't have to.

What a lovely attitude to take regarding someone's wedding.

You guys go to weird weddings. Maybe showing my age.

I've done and I don't feel bad about it in the slightest. I've taken Malibu in a water bottle and bought pineapple juice at the bar. I did buy drinks when I was there, but not as many as I wanted as the prices in these venues is sky high. My husband often takes a hip flask of spirit on a night out.

Yes, vodka in a baby suppy cup or baby bottle.

I just wouldn't go if I had to take a bottle of wine in my bag.
Why would anybody ???
I mean how much can a bottle of wine cost?
Not more than £25?
If you don't want to pay for a drink at a wedding then don't go .

"Yes, vodka in a baby suppy cup or baby bottle."

At a wedding with kids presumably? So your need for a cheap drunk is worth a kid picking up a sippy cup of neat vodka by accident?

That really is despicable.

This is the real cost of these big showy weddings.

When I was young wedding receptions were held in tne village hall or the cricket club or whatever. You laid on a buffet as impressive as you could manage, provided a load of drink which your guests did not have to pay for, booked a.band and a DJ and everyone had a really, really good time!

If you do, take a hip flask & be discreet. Do not be tempted to try to smuggle in a full bottle of wine. A friend of mine recently lost her security deposit because of people taking their own drinks to the reception, not a great start to her honeymoon!

"If you are that tight for cash, don't go. You don't have to.
What a lovely attitude to take regarding someone's wedding"

But it's absolutely fine to embarrass them and cost them corkage by smuggling your own in because you can't enjoy an evening without drinking as much as physically possible?

Do you have a problem with alcohol? Need it to have fun? I can't see why you'd stoop to sneaking it in otherwise.

I'm with Test tube.

I think anyone who thinks the venue hasn't noticed is naive. They just decided not to do anything about it at that time.

I'm probably going against popular opinion here, but to me it seems really tacky to 'smuggle' alcohol into a wedding reception, but it also seems really tacky & cheap to expect people to have to fork out & buy drinks at a wedding reception. Don't have a wedding reception you can't afford. Either cut down on the guest numbers, or opt for a cheaper venue such as 'self-catering'.