Sorry, more wedding stuff!
FIL is in charge of the bar at the theatre where we are having the wedding. We are giving people a glass of fizz as they arrive, then it is a paying bar (although cheap prices) and free tea, coffee and cordial.
He seems to think that 150 people (10-15 kids, about a third of the adults will be rock/biker/goth types and another third will be general working class northern family, the rest will be mumsnet/breastfeeding club people and the PILs friends from the theatre and more well behaved (ie less drinky) family) will be ok with 5 crates of lager and 10 bottles of wine on top of the usual theatre sherry and such, for a bar that will be open from 1pm till 10.30pm.
This is madness, yes? So, AIBU to ask him to get more booze in? The theatre will make a profit on selling the booze, and it is a charity, so it needs it, but I suppose it is an upfront cost that they don't want to risk. I also don't want them to think our friends are going to rampage through the place.
PIL are very well behaved- MIL has never been drunk in her life, she will have one glass on a special occaision, and FIL maybe has three pints of real ale on a night out.
My Dad drinks four cans before he goes to bed every single night, and I think most of his family do the same, and a lot of our friends drink a bottle of wine whilst getting ready for a night out. So you can see we have a bit of clash of cultures here.
So, how do I ask them to get more stock in without a) making my family sound like undesirable inlaws or b) sounding rude. DP has tried, but I think they think he drinks too much, so I think it needs to come from me who hardly drinks.
I think this is the first time an event like this has been held at the theatre- it is usually more along the lines of a couple of sherries and some vol au vents for somebodies 70th.