Why worry about craft beer at wedding receptions?

Get 3 kegs and give people 3 options:
Option 1: Dortmunder Gold
Option 2: Chimay Blue
Option 3: Torpedo

You are likely going to have to have some kind of wine. Apart from those drinking wine, who can't find a beer to drink from those 3 options?

 

If you're serving Chimay I'll attend your wedding, I'll even bring a gift.

 

As it should be.
Two of the most memorable parts of any wedding by far.

 

Well, if I had made any comment regarding the amount of money being spent, you would have a point. But since I did not make any such remark, not so much...

The amount is of no importance. The lament of having spent it is.

 

BYO

 

This makes little sense to me. Couldn't you also have a "good red wine" or "top shelf vodka" at home as well

 

Oh, ok. You've never begrudgingly spent money on you SO to make them happy? Got it.

 

Last 3 weddings I have been to have served my homebrew. If nothing else I had a great conversation starter with the girls haha.

 

I'm getting married in December and the venue got us a keg of Green Flash west coast IPA for $230. I'm afraid I will also have to get some bud or coors light to appease the less-craft enthusiastic guests.

 

Our venue told us they would do the best they could to meet our beverage needs. We ended up with Miller Lite, Hoegaarden, Flying Fish Grand Cru Winter (we got married in January) and Yuengling. All the beer drinkers were happy, hell, I think after my first Flying Fish, I switched over to top shelf bourbon anyway. My wife knew it was important to me to have decent beer at the reception, and we did.

 

Again you miss the point. If you can't accurately respond, don't bother. Of course I've spent money begrudingly. But this is a freakin' wedding. Describing having to pay for your brides wedding as something that requires beers to ease the sorrow, that was the quote.

 

No, all I have at home is beer...

 

I "worried" because it was our wedding and we wanted our guests and ourselves to have something good to drink. It was important to my wife and I and our guests knew it. We got so many appreciative comments following the reception regarding the beer spread.

FWIW, we were 15mins from Smuttynose so we had bottles of Finestkind, Shoals, Robust Porter, Old Brown Dog and Star Island Belgian. It was a rousing success and many friends of mine have asked for tips regarding their own wedding. To each their own, it's YOUR day, do what you want.

 

Ok, you win. If I have any relationship questions I will come to you since you seem to have that all figured out.

 

I got married in VT just so I could have heady topper. Best decision ever!!!

 

I didn't worry about the beer at my wedding and everyone had a great time. With the money we saved we went to Waterbury for our honeymoon.

Also...

125 people is a SMALL wedding? We had about 40 and I thought it was a fairly good size!

 

My wife and I had craft beer at our wedding last year, and I was glad I arranged to do so. But when I go to someone else's wedding I don't care if they're pouring Schaeffer Light, it's not my wedding and I'm just there to get wrecked. I will drink anything at a wedding.

 

People will drink whatever is there, and they will like what they drink. No mass market beer consumer ever turned down a craft or quasi-craft beer if it was the only option. And for some it may be like the kid who finally eats spinach and likes it after thinking he doesn't like it.

 

Like I said, people will drink whatever is there... AND LIKE IT!

 

Just like funerals.