We're not having a sit down meal. We're having a fish & chip van. People will sit to eat, but in a slightly phased way (because people will have to filter up to the van to get dinner) and sitting wherever they like on tables of various different sizes as there will be no table plan. There are about 150 expected.
We were planning to provide a drink on arrival (Pimms or some sort of fizz/cocktail) and then fizz for the toasts after food. Other than that a cash bar.
I'm just nervous that people will think we're tight for not providing wine with the meal. If it were a sit down I would provide wine with the meal on the tables, but as it's not I'm not sure practically how to achieve it. And, also, money is a little tight.
So the questions are:
a) would you be [hmmm] at no wine with dinner in the above situation
b) if you think we should provide wine, what's the best way to do it practically? Given the tables will be a mishmash of 6s, 8s, 10s, 4s etc (it's an existing restaurant/cafe/bar/gig space which we're taking over, not a 'proper' wedding venue. So the staff aren't really used to doing weddings, I'm not sure how much I can ask of them.