Is it appropriate to not serve punch, or are there other non-alcoholic drinks that could be used in it’s place?
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Written by insurancelady82 about 2 years ago.
There are more non alcholic drinks that there are ones that contain alcohol. Try Soda, bottled water, juice, milk, coffee, etc.
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Written by D4Pres2012 about 2 years ago.
punch? it’s not 1986 anymore. punch may be appropriate for a kid’s bday party but not a wedding. buy bottled water and canned soda if you don’t want to have booze. put them in coolers with ice. doesn’t sound like much of a party to me.
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Written by Mister Sarcastic about 2 years ago.
It’s his reception, he should do whatever he wants. Not everybody feels that you need alcohol in order to have a party.
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Written by Coco about 2 years ago.
Of course! Serve whatever’s appropriate to them. What do they like?
For me, we’re having a christmas wedding so we’re serving mulled wine. How about sparkling wine for them? -
Written by grammie about 2 years ago.
What time is the reception? Soda, sparking fruit drinks, tea, coffee, lemonade. ice tea and iced coffee.
Why only desserts?
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Written by Suz123 about 2 years ago.
Sparkling cider
Lemonade
Bottled water
Sodas -
Written by Brian A about 2 years ago.
Yes, you could use just about any other non-alcoholic beverage. I really, really, really doubt anybody is going to be like, “Hey! Where’s the punch?!”
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Written by TwistedxKiss about 2 years ago.
I am lethally allergic to even just the SCENT of punch, so we are doing the same thing! We were going to serve coffee, but the reception is turning out to probably be out doors in the afternoon, so I am thinking iced tea and something else (because I don’t like iced tea but my family does). There are all kinds of lemonade that he could do, I am allergic to that as well but that’s something I’ve heard being done and most people that aren’t me like lemonade. A family favorite here is raspberry lemonade, and there’s even a sparkling variety which I am sure is delicious. I am sure other people will make great suggestions too that I can’t think of off the top of my head, but punch is definitely not required as long as they serve something else non-alcoholic– as a non-drinker I assure you there is PLENTY! It really just depends on what your son and his fiancee like.
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Written by Luv2Answer about 2 years ago.
Well, you have to serve something. If it’s not punch or alcohol then what about sodas, iced tea, lemonade etc. You will of course need a variety.
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Written by aspasia about 2 years ago.
Tea and coffee are more traditional with dessert than punch — but not quite so apropos for toasting. Sparkling juices are a lovely choice for toasting: they can even be quite appropriately served in champagne flutes (and if you like lingonberry, you can get sparkling lingonberry by the case at IKEA very inexpensively).
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Written by *Miss_Autumn* about 2 years ago.
Not everyone likes punch. It’s not a big deal and has nothing to do with etiquette. Some people claim to have never seen or heard of non-alcoholic punch at weddings and say that it’s a brand new trend ala Martha Stewart. No it’s not because it’s been around forever.
There are hundreds of non-alcoholic options. Lemonade (doesn’t go that great with sweets because of the acidity but some people like it), iced tea, Italian sodas, espresso/coffee, virgin frozen fruity drinks, Shirley Temples, soda, juice. The list goes on.
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Written by orangeflameninja about 2 years ago.
I really didn’t want punch at my wedding either, but it was important to my mom and my fiance also liked the idea. The punch was a big hit.
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Written by HIS! about 2 years ago.
They don’t have to serve punch. But why does he care? If he doesn’t like it, then he doesn’t have to drink it. If the bride wants punch and it’s the bride or her family who are paying for the reception, then your son needs to stay out of that decision.
And as his mother, please don’t encourage him or you will be putting your nose into something that is honestly not your business.
(PS – I’m a mother in law.)
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Written by Alicia R about 2 years ago.
I played around with the idea of a dessert only reception, and my aunt suggested having a coffee bar to go with it. She suggested purchasing different flavored syrups to make it go along with the “decadence” theme, and for those who did not want something sweet, they could drink the coffee black.
Iced or hot tea would be another great option, but if you plan on having kids, I would suggest lemonade or another kid friendly drink. If you have lemonade and iced tea, you could serve Arnold Palmers (a mix of iced tea and lemonade, that is quite popular here in the south).
I am sure you can find something to replace punch!
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Written by diamondcollector about 2 years ago.
coffee and tea
wedding cake
punch : bottles of 7 up and raspberry sherbert. or lime sherbert.the southern way for a 2 pm wedding.
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