Do you have to buy wedding alcohol on the day of your rehearsal?
State liquor board regulations and purchasing requirements often confuse couples trying to source alcohol for an event. Without clear guidance on rules or wholesale qualifications, people struggle to understand confusing timelines and restrictions, leading to unnecessary stress and difficulty finding answers online.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Starting to stockpile beverages for the wedding a couple of weeks in advance
- 2Researching specific state laws and relevant administrative codes regarding wholesalers and transportation licenses
- 3Reserving items in advance at a retailer and completing the actual sale on the permitted day.
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Just trying to get clarification on what that means? Like I can’t purchase the alcohol for my event until the day of or what??”source ↗
“The second rule seems a little ridiculous to me, however, and I can’t seem to find any record on the internet of anyone else having to do this.”source ↗
“Is buying all alcohol for your wedding on the day of your rehearsal a common/required thing?”source ↗
“For some reason I was thinking that any bulk stores qualified as a wholesaler. This just saved me so much stress, lol.”source ↗
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