Are they serious???

Does anyone else get bride news in their email from brides.com??? just checking through some of my emails i came across this.....are they serious????? what do u guys think?? Would you actually want your guests to go to the bar Before the ceremony????

29 June 2007

From Modern Bride

Loosen up your guests by ushering them to a bar or cocktail table before starting the ceremony. it will result in a more laid-back crowd for both the ceremony and the reception.

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I agree, thats stupid! I guess they dont have new ideas to print, so they make some stupid ones.

I am saving the alcohol for after the ceremony. there is no reason for anyone to be drinking before.

wedding ceremonies aren't the most entertaining things in the world....i wouldn't mind a little something before one lol

Actually I've heard of this being done before. I wouldn't do it myself, but I know plenty of people who would consider having a cocktail hour before the ceremony, allowing your guests to have a drink before the ceremony isn't totally crazy, it's not like they'll get hammered.

None the less, again, not my cup of tea, but to each their own.

This might help some relax a bit if they have only one. it seems like you'd have to babysit to make sure no one drinks too much and makes a fool.

I saw that suggestion in the magazine.... I hope they weren't referring to those weddings actually done inside a church.
And what if you have to drive from the ceremony site to the reception? I find it irresponsible to encourage people to drink to "loosen up".

are they crazy....

That's just totally stupid. We went to my mom's house after the ceremony and the photographer's studio, and I think the attendants had a drink there - I know my husband and I didn't...

apparently brides are made of money....:P lamo idea.

I actually don't have a problem with this. However, it assumes that you aren't getting married in a church and that you're getting married later in the day. obviously this doesn't work for a morning church wedding, think chic evening wedding.

I am getting married in 2 months and I would find it disrespectful if the guests came to my wedding drinking. this is my special day even if the begining is a little boring to them. I am fun with drinking after the ceremony at the reception but even then I am not providing the alcohol. I am not going to be responsible for some one drinking and driving.

Yeah i think it is crazy

Well...I suppose they were right it would be loosened up. Nothing like seeing grandma pass out on the way down the aisle.

On a more serious note I suppose if you limited it to one drink of something like wine nobody could get really tipsy. I wouldn't want to see my family slamming booze in church though...perhaps something non-alcoholic. We will have a bottle cold sweet tea waiting on the seats with a fan and a basket of parasols at the end of the aisle since it's outside but not a bar.

I think that will only lead to trouble. you want your wedding to be special not full of sloppy drunks and messes. Stay Clear of this idea. it would make me stop buying their book.

Are they serious???